Alexander Kristoff battled his way to a top-10 finish for UAE Team Emirates at stage four of the Tour de France.

The UAE Team Emirates were back road racing as they headed out on a flat 195km route from La Baule to Sarzeau.

The team stayed safe towards the front of the peloton for the entirety of the race, protecting Dan Martin and putting Kristoff in a good place for the finish.

In the final kilometres Kristoff showed his strength by battling hard at the front of the race to take seventh spot in a hotly contested bunch sprint.

Commenting on the result, Kristoff said: “I was in quite a good position and I came from behind with good speed. I knew this could be dangerous but I tried to go and I lost a little bit of rhythm when I started, then it’s always difficult. I had to stop pedalling two times in the last three hundred meters and I never really got up to full speed so I finished in seventh place. I need to do things better next time.”