Peter Sagan won his second stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, but Fabian Cancellara remains the world leader for the fourth consecutive day.
Pumping their fists in what he called the nod to the title character in "Forrest Gump", Sagan crossed the finish after jumping out of the box with less than 300 meters left.
The Slovakian rider finished second ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway, the second and fellow Slovak Peter Velita in third countries.
At least four arrests ruined the next part of the race as members of the herd is strong that he would go ahead in five small climbs near the finish line. Deflated tires and mechanical problems are a common sight.
"It's been very hard ... the band was nervous, everyone wanted to be in front, there was a lot of accidents," said Sagan. "It's a very dangerous phase."
Swiss Cancellara takes second place is Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain and the Third Sylvain Chavanel of France for seven seconds.
Phase 4 will be another bumpy ride along on Wednesday, while the riders 214.5 kilometers from Abbeville to Rouen, the heart of Normandy.
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