Peter Sagan has no intention of changing his sprinting style despite it costing him his place in the 2017 Tour de France.

The world champion collided with rival Mark Cavendish in the closing metres of stage nine in last year's race, the Briton sent into the barriers by Sagan as they jostled for position.

Cavendish suffered a broken shoulder in the incident and was forced to withdraw, while race officials threw out Sagan for his involvement.

With eight sprint stages on this year's Tour – many of them in the opening week – there will be plenty of chances for the pair to renew their rivalry, and Sagan says he would handle a similar situation in the same way.

"The story of the last year is passed, I have talked about it a lot," Sagan told a media conference in Cholet on Friday.

"[If we are in the same position this year] I am going to make the same [moves].

"I want to be out of the trouble, but I don't think about how careful I have to be in the sprint.

"You never know what happens in the closing stages."

Sagan's expulsion meant he missed the chance to claim a sixth successive green jersey, so getting it back from Michael Matthews is a top priority.

"The goal is always to keep ourselves safe, [to have] no crashes, and for sure if I can win a stage, maybe two, it's always better," added the Slovakian.

"My big goal is the green jersey, but everything depends on the legs and how the race is going."

And when asked who his rivals will be, he replied: "We will see after two weeks, for now everybody!"