Numerous crashes triggered by rain-drenched, slippery roadways brought a little turmoil to stage 1 in Nice for the start of the 2020 Tour de France. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) crossed the line on the Promenade des Anglais to protect the stage 1 success and the first yellow jersey..
” I constantly dreamt about using the yellow jersey and now its a dream come to life. You cant dream of a better start,” the Norwegian said.
There was a major pile-up simply inside the last 3km of stage 1, removing several riders including Frenchman Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ). All of the riders included in the fall or held up were offered the very same time as the winner.
The phase belonged to Kristoff, who timed his sprint to perfection for a crucial success to start the 3 weeks of racing.
Enjoy the Tour de France phase 1 emphasize video above.
Mads Pedersen (Trek Segaredo) and Cees Bol (Sunweb) completed second and third, respectively, on the opening phase, which at one point was reduced the effects of by the riders due to the fact that of the slick roadways around Nice.
