World champion Peter Sagan claimed victory on stage two of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey off the shoulders of Mark Cavendish, while Chris Froome gained significant time on some key rivals.
Tinkoff rider Sagan beat Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-QuickStep) in an uphill sprint to the finish in Cherbourg to collect his fifth Tour stage win - and first since 2013.
While he moves into yellow, Froome's 10th place on the day leaves the Team Sky man in fifth place overall, 14 seconds off yellow.
Even better for the defending champion is the news that two-time Tour winner Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) - who crashed for a second day running - lost 48 seconds to Froome while BMC's Richie Porte lost one minute 45 seconds after a puncture five kilometres from home ruined his day - and most likely his Tour.
Froome's team-mate Geraint Thomas also lost time, and is now 38 seconds off yellow, 24 seconds down on Froome.
Cavendish's day in yellow ended with him finishing one minute 49 seconds behind Sagan.
Like Cavendish on Saturday, Sagan is in yellow for the first time in his career.
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