Adam Yates retains Tirreno-Adriatico lead after Elia Viviani wins stage three

Italian champion Elia Viviani spreads his arms out to celebrate winning stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico — Italian champion Elia Viviani held off his sprint rivals to win stage three

Britain's Adam Yates retained the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico after stage three, which was won by Italy's Elia Viviani in a sprint finish.

Viviani held off former world champion Peter Sagan and Colombia's Fernando Gaviria in a technical finish in Foligno, Italy.

His Deceuninck-Quick Step team have now claimed 17 victories this season.

Mitchelton-Scott rider Yates, 26, finished safely in the bunch after a relatively easy day on the 224km route.

He keeps the leader's blue jersey over team-mate Brent Bookwalter on stage placings, with Slovenia's Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) seven seconds back in third.

The prestigious seven-day race concludes on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, at Paris-Nice, Ireland's Sam Bennett beat France's Arnaud Demare on the line after a late surge to claim stage six in a sprint finish in Brignoles, France.

Team Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski remains in the overall lead, 18 seconds ahead of team-mate Egan Bernal, with the race concluding on Sunday.