Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen clinched victory in a thrilling photo finish to win stage six of the Tour de France.

The flat 163.5km route from Macon to Dijon was always likely to end in a bunch sprint, following Mark Cavendish’s record-breaking victory a day earlier.

But the British rider, 39, finished out of contention in Thursday’s sprint and unable to add to Wednesday’s 35th stage win on the Tour, which took him clear of Eddy Merckx for the outright record.

Team Jayco–AlUla’s Groenewegen, 31, made a late surge for the line to beat Jasper Philipsen by little more than a wheel trim.