PHOTOS: Tour de France 2014 kicks off in Leeds, Britain
July 5, 2014
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) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Britain's supporters are pictured at the departure village before the start of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531385614 )
Supporters are pictured at the departure village before the start of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531386800 )
LEEDS, ENGLAND - JULY 5: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge talks to Mark Cavendish of Omega Pharma-Quick Step before the start of the start of the Tour de France on July 5, 2014 at West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Asadour Guzelian - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( 451725382 )
The Red Arrows perform a fly-past above Harewood House, near Leeds, northern England on July 5, 2014 at the ceremonial start of the Tour de France. The 2014 Tour de France got underway on July 5, 2014 on the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27, 2014 on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ASADOUR GUZELIAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 531388217 )
A flag reading The Tour de France is pictured at the departure village before the start of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 531388573 )
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) ( Britain Tour De France )
The Tour de France peloton arrives at Harewood House, near Leeds, for the official start on July 5, 2014. The 2014 Tour de France got underway on July 5, 2014 on the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27, 2014 on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ASADOUR GUZELIAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 531388615 )
LEEDS, ENGLAND - JULY 05: The race leaves the start for stage one of the 2014 Tour de France from Leeds to Harrogate on July 5, 2014 in Leeds, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451719858 )
Supporters are pictured at the departure village before the start of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531387469 )
Disguised supporters are pictured along the road during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531392294 )
The pack rides during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531392352 )
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) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Supporters are pictured along the road during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531392993 )
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, centre, and Prince Harry, right, watch as Mark Cavendish watch for riders approaching 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) ( APTOPIX Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Supporters are pictured along the road during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531393032 )
Germany's Jens Voigt (R), France's Benoit Jarrier (C) and France's Nicolas Edet ride in the breakaway during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531393156 )
Germany's Jens Voigt leads the breakaway during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531393311 )
The pack rides during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531393804 )
France's Nicolas Edet (R), Germany's Jens Voigt (C), and France's Benoit Jarrier (L) ride in the breakaway during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531393876 )
Supporters are pictured along the road during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531394172 )
The pack rides during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531394334 )
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) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
WEST TANFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 5: Prince Harry is hugged by a member of the crowd prior the start of the Tour de France on July 5, 2014 at West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Anna Gowthorpe - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( 451732136 )
Sheep that have painted yellow walk in a meadow 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) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
The pack speeds down 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) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
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) ( APTOPIX Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Supporters are pictured along the road during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531396359 )
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) ( Britain Cycling Tour de France )
Spain's Alberto Contador (C) rides with his teammates of the Russia's Tinkoff-Saxo cycling team during the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531396266 )
HARROGATE, ENGLAND - JULY 05: The peloton rides through Yorkshire Dales during the first stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 190km stage between Leeds and Harrogate, on July 5, 2014 in Harrogate, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) ( 451731304 )
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) ( APTOPIX Britain Cycling Tour de France )
ILKLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: Race leaders in the Tour de France ride through the centre of town on Stage 1 of the race on July 5, 2014 in Ilkley, 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 is expected to bring thousands of cycling fans to the region. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) ( 451721916 )
Germany's Marcel Kittel (L) sprints to win ahead of Slovakia's Peter Sagan (hidden), Lithuania's Ramunas Navardauskas (R), and France's Bryan Coquard (C) at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531389679 )
Germany's Marcel Kittel (L) celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Slovakia's Peter Sagan (C), Lithuania's Ramunas Navardauskas (R), and France's Bryan Coquard (2ndR) at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531389664 )
Britain's Mark Cavendish, injured, crosses the finish line at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531390218 )
Britain's Mark Cavendish injured receives medical assistance after a fall near the finish line at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images ( 531390750 )
HARROGATE, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) awards the overall race leader's yellow jersey to Marcel Kittel of Germany and Team Giant-Shimano after he won stage one and claimed the over race lead in the 2014 Tour de France from Leeds to Harrogate on July 5, 2014 in Harrogate, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451729474 )
HARROGATE, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Overall race leader Marcel Kittel of Germany and Team Giant-Shimano is presented takes the podium as Prince Harry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge observe after Kittel won stage one of the 2014 Tour de France from Leeds to Harrogate on July 5, 2014 in Harrogate, United Kingdom. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) ( 451730148 )
Leader in the king of the mountains classification, Jens Voigt of Germany shakes hands with Prince Harry at the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour De France in Harrogate, northern England on July 5, 2014. British sprint ace Mark Cavendish was taken to hospital after crashing during the opening stage of the Tour de France. Cavendish, 29, crashed hard in the finishing sprint in Harrogate, where his mother was born, at the end of the 190km opening stage from Leeds. He was seen holding his collarbone on the tarmac, visibly in pain, before cradling his arm in his lap and grimacing as he rode to the finish line one-handed. Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images ( 531395129 )
Slovakia's Peter Sagan celebrates his white jersey of best young on the podium at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531394179 )
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