PHOTOS: Tour de France Stage 2 – July 6, 2014
July 6, 2014
Thousands of spectators line the roads as the pack climbs Bradfield pass during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ( APTOPIX Britain Cycling Tour de France )
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and ProTeam Astana crosses the line to win the second stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 201km stage between York and Sheffield, on July 6, 2014 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) ( 451764588 )
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 06: The Peloton ride up Haworth High Street during Stage Two of Le Tour de France on July 6, 2014 in Haworth, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) ( 451761126 )
Aerial view of the pack during the 201 km second stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE ENACHRISTOPHE ENA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415880 )
Germany's Marcel Kittel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides in the pack during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531411764 )
Cyril Lemoine of France and Cofidis, Solutions Credits is offered a banana by a fan after claiming the points on the Cote de Blubberhouses during stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in Harrogate, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451765656 )
France's Thomas Voeckler rides in a breakaway during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415224 )
Supporters wave along the road as Germany's Marcel Kittel (C), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides past during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531421565 )
A bag piper plays as spectators wait for the pack to pass during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
HOLM MOSS, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 06: Spectators make their way up a hill called Holm Moss in Yorkshire as they get ready to watch Stage 2 of the Tour de France on July 6, 2014 in Holm Moss, United Kingdom. The world's greatest cycle race, the Tour de France started for the first time in its history in Yorkshire this weekend. The event has brought thousands of cycling fans to Yorkshire. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** ( 451757622 )
The pack rides during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415186 )
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Chris Froome (L) of Great Britain and Team Sky leads the race as he attacks on the final climb and claims the points at the top of the Cote de Jenkins Road during stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Froome is followed (L-R) by Tejay van Garderen of the United States and the BMC Racing Team, Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and the Astana Pro Team who won the stage and the overall race leader's yellow jersey and Alberto Contador of Spain and Tinkoff-Saxo. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451765576 )
Supporters are pictured along the road during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415789 )
Austria's Bernhard Eisel (L) and China's Cheng Ji (C) during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415214 )
France's Blel Kadri grimaces as he rides breakaway during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
France's Blel Kadri rides in a breakaway during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415080 )
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Riders make the climb of the Cote de Kenkins Road to the excitement of the fans during stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451766738 )
Germany's Marcel Kittel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line at the end of the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURELIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415428 )
YORK, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Throngs of fans await the peloton as they leave the start of stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in York, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451765654 )
Supporters are pictured on a rock near the road during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415210 )
OXENHOPE, ENGLAND - JULY 06: The peloton makes the claim of the Cote d'Oxenhope Moor during stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in Oxenhope, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451765972 )
HARROGATE, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Race fans wait for the riders to climb the Cote de Blubberhouses during the second stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 201km stage between York and Sheffield, on July 6, 2014 near Harrogate, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) ( 451766266 )
The pack rides during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531411926 )
Aerial view of the pack during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE ENACHRISTOPHE ENA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415813 )
Spain's David de la Cruz Melgarejo, France's Perrig Quemeneur, France's Armindo Fonseca, and Belgium's Bart de Clercq ride in a breakaway during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531411722 )
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Fans crowd the sides of the course as they support the riders during stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451766718 )
Supporters are pictured along the road during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531421550 )
France's Thomas Voeckler (R), Germany's Marcus Burghardt (C), and France's Cyril Gautier ride in a breakaway during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531415776 )
Spectators line the road as the pack climbs Blubberhouses pass during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
The pack rides during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531411729 )
France's Perrig Quemeneur (R) leads the breakaway during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531409276 )
YORK, ENGLAND - JULY 06: The peloton leaves the start of stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in York, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451765602 )
OXENHOPE, ENGLAND - JULY 06: The peloton makes the claim of the Cote d'Oxenhope Moor during stage two of the 2014 Le Tour de France from York to Sheffield on July 6, 2014 in Oxenhope, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451765952 )
TOPSHOTS Supporters are pictured along the road during the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531417825 )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali grimaces as he strains to stay ahead of the sprinting pack, rear, to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( APTOPIX Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURELIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531413238 )
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, kisses the trophy on the podium of the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in York and finish in Sheffield, England, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Stage winner Italy's Vincenzo Nibali celebrates on the podium after winning the 201 km second stage of the 101th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2014 between York and Sheffield, northern England. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531414371 )
Categories: Cycling, Sports, Syndicated
Tags: photo