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Tour de France 2016: Aussie Matthews wins thrilling six-way sprint finish

Aussie Michael Matthews claimed his first stage victory in the Tour de France, edging a thrilling six-way sprint over the final 250 meters on Tuesday.

Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange) just edged Tinkoff's Peter Sagan, who had led for much of the final 10 kilometers, while Dimension Data's Edvald Boasson Hagen came home third in the 197-kilometer 10th stage between Escaldes Engordany and Revel.

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Also in the lead group at the end of Tuesday's stage were Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing), Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale) and Matthews' teammate Daryl Impey.