Photos: Tour de France 2014, Stage 1
Recap of the first day of the 2014 Tour de France, July 5.
Tour de France, Stage 1
A teammate, rear, raises his arms as Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel, second right, crosses the finish line ahead of second place Peter Sagan of Slovakia, third from right, third placed Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania, right, and fourth placed France's Bryan Coquard, left, to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Tour de France, Stage 1
The wind plays with the hair of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge as she watches the final of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. At right are Prince William, rear, and Prince Harry. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Prince William, centre, Kate Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry walk along the street to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, speaks with a cyclist, before officially starting the Tour de France at Harewood House near Leeds England. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France will start their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Asadour Guzelian, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, waves to the crowds outside Harewood House, near Leeds, before officially starting the Tour de France. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Asadour Guzelian, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
The pack climbs Cray pass during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watched by her husband Prince William, left, and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, 2nd right, prepares to cut the ribbon officially starting the Tour de France at Harewood House near Leeds England. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France will start their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Asadour Guzelian, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate Duchess of Cambridge talks to members of the public, gathered to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish, left, talks to Britain's Christopher Froome prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
British police officers stand next to the car of Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish gets up after crashing in the last kilometer of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
The pack climbs the rolling hills of Yorkshire during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
The pack rides through the rolling hills of Yorkshire during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel crosses the finish line ahead of Peter Sagan of Slovakia, right, to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel crosses the finish line ahead of Peter Sagan of Slovakia, right, to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Riders crash in the last few hundred meters as the lead the sprint of the pack in the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel kisses the trophy after winning the first stage and the overall leader's yellow jersey, of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish crosses the finish line after crashing in the last kilometer of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish crosses the finish line after crashing in the last kilometer of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watched by her husband Prince William, left, and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, 2nd right, is presented with the scissors to cut the ribbon officially starting the Tour de France at Harewood House near Leeds England. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France will start their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Asadour Guzelian, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
A medic tends to Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish after he crashed in the last kilometers of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Stage winner Marcel Kittel of Germany, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, kisses the trophy on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Team Giant Shimano's Marcel Kittel puts on the leaders yellow jersey with help from the Duchess of Cambridge after stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, England, Saturday July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Martin Rickett) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish crosses the finish line after crashing in the last kilometers of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
The pack passes a ribbon with the Union Jack during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Jens Voigt of Germany climbs Buttertubs pass to win the best climbers dotted jersey during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Jens Voigt of Germany climbs Buttertubs pass to win the best climbers dotted jersey during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Jens Voigt of Germany climbs Buttertubs pass to win the best climbers dotted jersey during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's Prince Harry, left, Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watch as Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates winning the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's Jens Voigt, front, France's Benoit Jarrier, center, and France's Nicolas Edet, rear, climb Cray pass in the breakaway group during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Peter Sagan of Slovakia, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, celebrates on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's Christopher Froome, center right, watches as Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince harry, right, assist Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, as she cuts a ribbon outside The Harewood House outside Leeds, to mark the official start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince harry, right, assist Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, as she cuts a ribbon outside The Harewood House outside Leeds, to mark the official start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, talks to Britain's Christopher Froome prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
British police officers stand next to the car of Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
A man dressed as Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, left, poses with cycling fans prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
A man dressed as Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, left, poses with cycling fans prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Sprinters Mark Cavendish of Britain, second left, and Germany's Andre Greipel, right, shake hands as Britain's Christopher Froome, second right, and Spain's Alberto Contador, left, wait for the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spain's Alberto Contador rides ahead of the pack during the ceremonial procession ahead of the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spain's Alberto Contador, left, Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish, center, and Britain's Christopher Froome, right, lead the pack during the ceremonial procession ahead of the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spain's Alberto Contador gestures when he rides in the pack during the ceremonial procession ahead of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain, Saturday, July 5, 2014. Right is Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spectators wait for the cyclists to climb Buttertubs pass during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, rear, and Prince Harry watch as Mark Cavendish falls from his bike near the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour De France Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Harrogate, England. The world's greatest cycle race, the Tour de France started for the first time in its history in Yorkshire this weekend. The event is expected to bring thousands of cycling fans to the region. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
A cycling fan has the Union Jack painted on her face as she watches the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spectators watch the pack pass during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spectators watch the pack pass during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish gets back on his bicycle after crashing during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's Jens Voigt, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, celebrates on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watches as Mark Cavendish falls from his bike near the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour De France Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Harrogate, England. The world's greatest cycle race, the Tour de France started for the first time in its history in Yorkshire this weekend. The event is expected to bring thousands of cycling fans to the region. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Germany's Jens Voigt, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, is congratulated by Prince Harry on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's Prince William helps Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel putting on the best sprinter's green jersey on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's Prince Harry, left, Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watch stage winner Marcel Kittel of Germany on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Britain's Prince William, right, Prince Harry, left, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, second right, pose with Germany's sprinter Marcel Kittel, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spectators watch the last kilometer of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge walk along the street to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge walk along the street to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Kate Duchess of Cambridge talks to children gathered to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge wave to the crowds gathered to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge talk to crowds along the street to celebrate the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire at West Tanfield, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell/Pool)
Tour de France, Stage 1
The Peloton passes through the village of Muker, northern England during the first day of 2014 Tour de France Saturday July 5, 2014. The 198 competitors in the 101st Tour de France have started their grueling three-week ride through four countries before ending the world's greatest cycling race in Paris on July 27. (AP Photo/Owen Humphreys/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
Tour de France, Stage 1
Spectators watch the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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