Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 1: Passage du Gois → Mont des Alouettes, 192 km
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The neutralized start on Passage du Gois (at low tide) to kick off the 2011 Tour de France		share this photo
No 25 man pile-up like the last time the Tour passed through in 1999		share this photo
But, there were three crashes later on including two in the last 10 km		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) counter-attacked Fabian Cancellara's (Leopard-Trek) move with 1 km to go on the uphill finish at Mont des Alouettes		share this photo
The rest of the depleted peloton led by Cadel Evans (BMC), Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) and Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar)		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) digging for the line		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) kisses his new fresh Belgian National Champions RR jersey to celebrate his first Tour de France stage win		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert's (Omega Pharma-Lotto) margin of victory over Cadel Evans (BMC) + 3s and Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) + 6s		share this photo
2nd Cadel Evan (BMC) and best among the expected GC contenders		share this photo
Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) won the bunch sprint for third over Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) +6s		share this photo
RadioShack's Andreas Kloden and Chris Horner made the split and finished 7th and 9th respectively + 6s		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) lost 1:20 today after he was caught behind the crash that occurred with 10 km to go		share this photo
Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek) was caught behind the crash with less than 3 km to go and was fortunate to be given an adjusted + 6s gap		share this photo
Here, take a sip. Philippe Gilberto (Omega Pharma-Lotto) happy to final get his first Tour de France stage win in the books		share this photo
Counting today's win, Philippe Gilbert has now won 12 of his last 16 race as noted by @joelindsey		share this photo
Of course, winning the first day also gives Philippe Gilbert the first Yellow Jersey of this year's race		share this photo
Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 1: Passage du Gois → Mont des Alouettes, 192 km
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