Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) recorded his third stage victory after beating Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) and Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEDGE) to the line in Metz.
Here are the best images from the final sprint stage before the race heads into the mountains.
Movistar’s fleet of Pinarello Dogma 2s ready for action
Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) and Sagan complete media duties at the start line
Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack-Nissan-Trek) aboard his yellow Trek Domane
A hoard of photographers wait expectantly at the finish…
…and were rewarded with a dramatic three-way sprint
