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A departure under the sun
The start of the Great Loop 2018 was given under a beautiful sun. The arrival at Fontenay-le-Comte took place around 15h35
"It can be very nervous. The sprinters will be interested in not leaving the front rows," warned the race director Thierry Gouvenou, who predicted a majestic sprint on the 750-meter final long straight
In the end, it was the Colombian Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step) who won the first stage.
The winner of the first stage Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile – Fontenay-le-Comte was insured, by the game of bonuses (10, 6 and 4 sec to the first three) to win the first yellow jersey of the Tour.
In the sprint, Fernando Gaviria prevailed in front of the world champion, the Slovak Peter Sagan.
The German Marcel Kittel took the third place in front of the Norwegian Alexander Kristoff and the Frenchman Christophe Laporte
To note that the Briton Chris Froome, favorite of the Tour de France, was delayed by a fall in the final, about 6 kilometers from the finish.
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Burgundy-Franche-Comté in the Tour 2018
Note that Bourguignon Julien Bernard is in the peloton. This is the first time he has participated in the Tour de France under the colors of the Trek-Segafredo team. This 26-year-old cyclist is the son of the former champion Jean-François Bernard
Julien Bernard is from the Nièvre, but lives in Dijon, where he was fired at the SCO Dijon club.
A Franc-Comtois is also in the race: Jurbadien Alexis Vuillermoz runs under the jersey of AG2R La Mondiale.
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