Tour de France 2017: Peter Sagan wins Stage 3, Geraint Thomas hangs on to the yellow jersey

[caption id=“attachment_3775267” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Tour de France Cycling - The 212.5-km Stage 3 race - Though he came 8th, Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas of Britain retained the yellow jersey (overall lead) on the podium. REUTERS[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775269” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The pack with team Sky and Britain’s Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, rides during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775369” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Australia’s Richie Porte, right, and Spain’s Alberto Contador, second from right, try to break away from Britain’s Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, in the last kilometers of the third stage of the Tour de France.  AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775273” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Peter Sagan of Slovakia, far right, leads the sprint of the pack to to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775275” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Peter Sagan of Slovakia, center, crosses the finish line ahead of Ireland’s Daniel Martin, right, and Belgium’s Greg van Avermaet, left, to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775291” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Peter Sagan of Slovakia celebrates as he crosses the finish line. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775277” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Stage winner Peter Sagan of Slovakia celebrates on the podium after the third stage of the Tour de France. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775283” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Germany’s sprinter Marcel Kittel, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey, celebrates on the podium after the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3775287” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Nathan Brown of the U.S., wearing the best climber’s jersey, celebrates on the podium after the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 212.5 kilometers (132 miles) with start in Verviers, Belgium and finish in Longwy, France. AP[/caption]