The Latest: Sagan deeper in green after Tour’s 13th stage (The Associated Press)

Peter Sagan frustratingly placed second in a Tour de France stage for the fourth time this year on Friday, but he does have one major consolation: He’s still the best sprinter in the race. The soft-eyed Slovak with the Tinkoff Saxo Bank team consolidated his lead in the battle for the green jersey given to the best sprinter, gaining on second-placed rival Andre Greipel. Sagan has 285 points in the green-jersey chase, while Greipel has 261 – but Sagan began the day with a thin 2-point lead.