Sagan claims stage 16 at TDF

Bern - World champion Peter Sagan pipped Alexander Kristoff in a photo finish to win the 16th stage of the Tour de France on Monday.

Race leader Chris Froome came home in a much-reduced peloton at the end of the 209km stage from Moirans-en-Montagne to Bern in Switzerland to maintain his advantage in the yellow jersey competition.

Slovak Sagan claimed his third victory at the Tour this year and seventh in total in the third photo finish of the 2016 race.

This victory ensured this will go down as Sagan's best Tour yet, having also held the yellow jersey for three days during the first week.

He won the second and 11th stages before this, but his third stage victory outstrips the two gained in each of 2012 and 2013.

And as he's well on his way to winning a fifth straight green jersey, the 26-year-old is enjoying his best Tour yet - and the best season of his career.

He was world champion back in September and then won his first prestigious "Monument" one-day classic at April's Tour of Flanders.

Results from the 16th stage of the Tour de France on Monday, a 209km ride from Moirans-en-Montagne to Bern:

1. Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 4hrs 26:02.

2. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) at 0:00.

3. Sondre Holst Enger (NOR/IAM) 0:00.

4. John Degenkolb (GER/GIA) 0:00.

5. Michael Matthews (AUS/ORI) 0:00.

6. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/TRE) 0:00.

7. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL/LNL) 0:00.

8. Maximiliano Richeze (ARG/ETI) 0:00.

9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/DDT) 0:00.

10. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:00.

11. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

12. Patrick Konrad (AUT/BOA) 0:00.

13. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

14. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 0:00.

15. Louis Meintjes (RSA/LAM) 0:00.

16. Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI/FDJ) 0:00.

17. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 0:00.

18. Richie Porte (AUS/BMC) 0:00.

19. Adam Yates (GBR/ORI) 0:00.

20. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 0:00.

21. Wilco Kelderman (NED/LNL) 0:00.

22. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 0:00.

23. Mark Cavendish (GBR/DDT) 0:00.

24. Stef Clement (NED/IAM) 0:00.

25. Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 0:00.

26. Fabio Aru (ITA/AST) 0:00.

27. Sergio Henao (COL/SKY) 0:00.

28. Daniel Martin (IRL/ETI) 0:00.

29. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 0:00.

30. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 0:00.

31. Julien Vermote (BEL/ETI) 0:00.

32. Simon Geschke (GER/GIA) 0:00.

33. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

34. Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 0:10.

35. Oliver Naesen (BEL/IAM) 0:21.

36. Luis Angel Mate (ESP/COF) 0:21.

37. Borut Bozic (SLO/COF) 0:23.

38. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU/CAN) 0:33.

39. Petr Vakoc (CZE/ETI) 0:38.

40. Emanuel Buchmann (GER/BOA) 0:39.

41. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) 0:39.

42. Imanol Erviti (ESP/MOV) 0:39.

43. Armindo Fonseca (FRA/FVC) 0:39.

44. Andre Greipel (GER/LOT) 0:39.

45. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 0:39.

46. Mikael Cherel (FRA/ALM) 0:39.

47. Frank Schleck (LUX/TRE) 0:39.

48. Pierre Rolland (FRA/CAN) 0:39.

49. Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA/ALM) 0:39.

50. Jan Polanc (SLO/LAM) 0:39.

51. Adam Hansen (AUS/LOT) 0:39.

52. Marcus Burghardt (GER/BMC) 0:39.

53. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BMC) 0:39.

54. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/AST) 0:39.

55. Reto Hollenstein (SUI/IAM) 0:39.

56. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/TRE) 0:39.

57. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL/LOT) 0:39.

58. Michael Schar (SUI/BMC) 0:59.

59. Paul Voss (GER/BOA) 0:59.

60. Jan Barta (CZE/BOA) 0:59.

61. Martin Elmiger (SUI/IAM) 0:59.

62. Diego Rosa (ITA/AST) 0:59.

63. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 0:59.

64. Bartosz Huzarski (POL/BOA) 0:59.

65. Gregory Rast (SUI/TRE) 0:59.

66. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/ALM) 0:59.

67. Arthur Vichot (FRA/FDJ) 0:59.

68. Jan Bakelants (BEL/ALM) 0:59.

69. Paul Martens (GER/LNL) 0:59.

70. Robert Kiserlovski (CRO/TIN) 0:59.

71. Marco Haller (AUT/KAT) 0:59.

72. Daniel Moreno (ESP/MOV) 0:59.

73. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA/DDT) 0:59.

74. Kristijan Koren (SLO/CAN) 1:20.

75. Tsgabu Grmay (ETH/LAM) 1:20.

76. Timo Roosen (NED/LNL) 1:20.

77. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA/AST) 1:20.

78. Tanel Kangert (EST/AST) 1:20.

79. Steve Morabito (SUI/FDJ) 1:20.

80. Daryl Impey (RSA/ORI) 1:20.

81. Georg Preidler (AUT/GIA) 1:20.

82. Roy Curvers (NED/GIA) 1:20.

83. Tom Dumoulin (NED/GIA) 1:20.

84. Markel Irizar (ESP/TRE) 1:20.

85. Ilnur Zakarin (RUS/KAT) 1:20.

86. Adrien Petit (FRA/DEN) 1:20.

87. Luka Pibernik (SLO/LAM) 1:20.

88. Gorka Izagirre (ESP/MOV) 1:20.

89. Ion Izagirre (ESP/MOV) 1:20.

90. Brice Feillu (FRA/FVC) 1:20.

91. Cyril Gautier (FRA/ALM) 1:20.

92. Ben Gastauer (LUX/ALM) 1:20.

93. Jasper Stuyven (BEL/TRE) 1:30.

94. Dylan Groenewegen (NED/LNL) 1:58.

95. Mathew Hayman (AUS/ORI) 2:03.

96. Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI/DDT) 1:20.

97. Matteo Bono (ITA/LAM) 2:08.

98. Dylan van Baarle (NED/CAN) 2:11.

99. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/LNL) 2:27.

100. Michael Albasini (SUI/ORI) 2:28.

101. Ramon Sinkeldam (NED/GIA) 2:30.

102. Ian Stannard (GBR/SKY) 2:43.

103. Davide Cimolai (ITA/LAM) 2:43.

104. Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ/AST) 2:46.

105. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/DEN) 2:54.

106. Mikel Nieve (ESP/SKY) 2:54.

107. Mikel Landa (ESP/SKY) 2:54.

108. Cesare Benedetti (ITA/BOA) 2:54.

109. Andriy Grivko (UKR/AST) 2:54.

110. Jarlinson Pantano (COL/IAM) 2:54.

111. Winner Anacona (COL/MOV) 2:54.

112. Peter Stetina (USA/TRE) 2:54.

113. Chris Anker Sorensen (DEN/FVC) 2:54.

114. Kristijan Ðurasek (CRO/LAM) 2:54.

115. Lars Bak (DEN/LOT) 2:54.

116. Fabio Sabatini (ITA/ETI) 2:54.

117. Antoine Duchesne (CAN/DEN) 2:54.

118. William Bonnet (FRA/FDJ) 2:54.

119. Rui Costa (POR/LAM) 2:54.

120. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/LAM) 2:54.

121. Daniel Navarro (ESP/COF) 2:54.

122. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/SKY) 2:54.

123. Anthony Delaplace (FRA/FVC) 2:54.

124. Florian Vachon (FRA/FVC) 2:54.

125. Jerome Coppel (FRA/IAM) 2:54.

126. Ruben Plaza (ESP/ORI) 2:54.

127. Jerome Cousin (FRA/COF) 2:54.

128. Yohann Gene (FRA/DEN) 2:54.

129. Nelson Oliveira (POR/MOV) 2:54.

130. Eduardo Sepulveda (ARG/FVC) 3:11.

131. Serge Pauwels (BEL/DDT) 3:12.

132. Cyril Lemoine (FRA/COF) 3:15.

133. Luke Rowe (GBR/SKY) 3:33.

134. Wouter Poels (NED/SKY) 3:33.

135. Oscar Gatto (ITA/TIN) 3:44.

136. Angel Vicioso (ESP/KAT) 3:44.

137. Rafal Majka (POL/TIN) 3:53.

138. Laurens ten Dam (NED/GIA) 4:00.

139. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/DDT) 4:00.

140. Robert Wagner (GER/LNL) 4:00.

141. Albert Timmer (NED/GIA) 4:00.

142. Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED/LNL) 4:00.

143. Stephen Cummings (GBR/DDT) 4:18.

144. Amael Moinard (FRA/BMC) 4:18.

145. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC) 4:18.

146. Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA/KAT) 4:18.

147. Thomas De Gendt (BEL/LOT) 4:25.

148. Marcel Sieberg (GER/LOT) 4:27.

149. Bryan Coquard (FRA/DEN) 4:50.

150. Pierre-Luc Perichon (FRA/FVC) 6:53.

151. Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN/ORI) 6:53.

152. Luke Durbridge (AUS/ORI) 6:53.

153. Natnael Berhane (ERI/DDT) 6:53.

154. Geoffrey Soupe (FRA/COF) 6:53.

155. George Bennett (NZL/LNL) 7:11.

156. Rohan Dennis (AUS/BMC) 7:11.

157. Leigh Howard (AUS/IAM) 7:23.

158. Greg Henderson (NZL/LOT) 7:23.

159. Andreas Schillinger (GER/BOA) 7:23.

160. Alex Howes (USA/CAN) 7:23.

161. Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED/CAN) 7:23.

162. Vegard Breen (NOR/FVC) 7:23.

163. Daniel McLay (GBR/FVC) 7:23.

164. Shane Archbold (NZL/BOA) 7:23.

165. Romain Sicard (FRA/DEN) 7:23.

166. Nicolas Edet (FRA/COF) 8:17.

167. Lawson Craddock (USA/CAN) 8:18.

168. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) 8:18.

169. Arnold Jeannesson (FRA/COF) 8:18.

170. Michael Valgren (DEN/TIN) 8:18.

171. Alberto Losada (ESP/KAT) 8:18.

172. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/DEN) 8:18.

173. Maciej Bodnar (POL/TIN) 8:18.

174. Alexis Gougeard (FRA/ALM) 8:18.

175. Matteo Tosatto (ITA/TIN) 8:41.

176. Iljo Keisse (BEL/ETI) 11:25.

177. Marcel Kittel (GER/ETI) 11:25.

178. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 11:56.

179. Sam Bennett (IRL/BOA) 11:56.

180. Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA/DEN) 11:56.

181. Christophe Laporte (FRA/COF) 12:14.

182. Tony Martin (GER/ETI) 12:20.

183. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA/ETI) 12:20.