Marcel Kittel took advantage of a big crash in the final strait of this year’s Tour de France’s opening stage – a 190.5km run from Leeds to Harrogate – winning a sprint to take the yellow jersey.
Photo: Asadour Guzelian / Associated Press
Results for stage one:
1 Marcel Kittel Giant 4:44:07
2 Peter Sagan Cannondale
3 Ramunas Navardauskas Garmin
4 Bryan Coquard Europcar
5 Michael Rodgers Tinkoff-Saxo
6 Chris Froome Team Sky
7 Alexander Kristoff Katyusha
8 Sep Vanmarcke Belkin
9 Jose Joaquin Rojas Movistar
10 Michael albasini Orica
Leaderboard:
1 Marcel Kittel Giant 4:44:07
2 Peter Sagan Cannondale
3 Ramunas Navardauskas Garmin
4 Bryan Coquard Europcar
5 Michael Rodgers Tinkoff-Saxo
6 Chris Froome Team Sky
7 Alexander Kristoff Katyusha
8 Sep Vanmarcke Belkin
9 Jose Joaquin Rojas Movistar
10 Michael albasini Orica
Point Classification:
1 Marcel Kittel Giant 45
2 Peter Sagan Cannondale 45
3 Bryan Coquard Europcar 39
4 Ramunas Navardauskas Garmin 30
5 Michael Rogers Tinkoff-Saxo 22
6 Jens Voigt Trek 20
7 Chris Froome Team Sky 20
8 Alexander Kristoff Katyusha 18
9 Nicolas Edet Cofidis 17
10 Sep Vanmarcke Belkin 16
Mountain Classification:
Place Rider Team Points
1 Jens Voigt Trek 4
2 Benoit Jarrier Bretagne 1
3 Nicolas Edet Cofidis 1
4 Lars Bak Lotto 1 – Sky Sports
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