Corsica delivered excitement and chaos on its first ever Tour de France stage. Argos' German rider, Marcel Kittel beat a group that included Kiwi Greg Henderson in the sprint to the finish that almost didn't quite happen after Orica Greenedge's bus was stuck on the finish line - had the bus not managed to be moved, the stage would have finished 3km earlier.
Kittel was blissfully unaware of the chaos in Bastia - the Aussies must have been too busy celebrating the Lions win a couple of hours before that they placed their bus in such a precarious position. Not that he will care as he sleeps in his yellow jersey tonight.
20km to go a massive crash took out tour contender, Alberto Contador, Mark Cavendish, Tony Martin, Geraint Thomas and Peter Sagan, amongst others. The crash ruined Cavendish and Sagan's chances of getting the yellow jersey on day 1. It also meant that everyone was given the same time as the winner.
What about Jack?
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| Jack finishing Stage 1 (he's the left most light blue cyclist) |
Jack Bauer is classified 142 at this time, having finished physically in the pack with Alberto Contador's Saxobank team. He was one of the many cyclists affected by the crash although he wasn't involved in the crash thankfully.
So day 1 is over and the tour moves into the mountains of Corsica. Stay tuned for more updates!
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