Geraint Thomas claimed his third successive top-10 finish at the Tour de Suisse by sprinting to sixth place on stage three.

Thomas was well positioned with Sergio Henao as a reduced peloton contested the victory on the uphill drag to Olivone, but despite their best efforts, it was Peter Sagan who emerged triumphant after a dominant display of power.

The Tinkoff-Saxo rider latched on to Daniel Moreno’s wheel in a twisting finale, but surged past his Katusha rival on a technical corner before wrapping up his fifth win of the season. Thomas and Henao both battled behind, and crossed the line in sixth and ninth places respectively.

Despite being credited with the same time as Sagan, bonus seconds meant Thomas dropped to seventh place in the overall standings despite remaining seven seconds behind race leader Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin), who finished fifth on Monday.