Sagan takes sprint stage, Frank in yellow

Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland today with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey.

Sagan, who had also won Monday’s third stage, was the strongest over the last few metres of the 180.5km run from Zernez and Bad Ragaz.

He finished ahead of Italy’s Daniele Bennati and Philippe Gilbert of Belgium.

Frank has a 13-second lead over Portugal’s Rui Costa ahead of Sunday’s concluding time trial in the village of Flumserberg.