Tour de France (2013) Photos; Stage 1: Porto-Vecchio → Bastia, 213 km |
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| Everyone was excited to see the 100th Tour de France get started on the [Mediterranean] Island of Corsica | share this photo |
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| Stage 1 avoided the hilly/mountainous terrain on the island which will be prominent on Stage 2 and Stage 3 | share this photo |
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| Bastia, the finish host for Stage 1 | share this photo |
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| Bastia... the calm before the storm | share this photo |
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| Later there was trouble at the finish... | share this photo |
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| The Orica GreenEdge bus got caught under the finish line gantry with the peloton just 15 km from the finish. It was finally removed when its front tires were deflated with the peloton just 5 km from the finish. "Obviously, this was a really unfortunate situation,” sport director Matt White said on the team website. “The bus was led under the finish gantry, and we took for granted that there was enough clearance. We’ve had this bus since we started the team, and it’s the same bus we took to the Tour last year." | share this photo |
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| The finish photographers capturing the chaos. | share this photo |
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| There were several crashes near the finish. This one was caused by Andre Greipel trying to squeeze through a small gap which derailed the Omega Pharma Quick Step team including Tony Martin (bloody, but calm in the middle) and Mark Cavendish. Update: Nothing broken for Tony Martin but: "He has a concussion, a contusion on his left lung and a very deep (5cm wide) wound on his left elbow". He's uncertain for the Stage 2 start. | share this photo |
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| Argos Shimano leading the way with 2 km to go | share this photo |
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| Argos-Shimano staying out of the trouble at the front while a Lotto rider looks around for the whereabouts of Andre Greipel | share this photo |
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| A depleted sprint finish in Bastia | share this photo |
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| The sprint finish in full flight | share this photo |
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| Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) wins Stage 1 | share this photo |
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| With pre-stage 1 favorites, Cavendish, Greipel and Sagan out of the mix, Marcel Kittel had an easy run | share this photo |
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| Your stage 1 winner, Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) | share this photo |
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| Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) receives the first Yellow Jersey | share this photo |
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| Marcel Kittel later tweeted, 'This is soo damn unreal!! I still can't believe it!!!' | share this photo |
Tour de France (2013) Photos; Stage 1: Porto-Vecchio → Bastia, 213 km |
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