Following the British Riders in the Tour de France: Stage 1
STAGE 1 IMAGE OF THE DAY
Geraint Thomas on the podium in the young rider jersey after a trouble free ride into 6th place on the stage, which saw a dramatic final 10km. (Image: Laurent Cipriani/AP/Press Association Images)
STAGE 1 VIDEO
Ben Swift's Post-Stage Video Diary
STAGE 1 TWITTER QUOTES
Mark Cavendish:
"1st stage done. We had bad luck. @mattgoss1985 crashed with 2km to go, I swerved to miss said crash, clipped wheel on barrier & punctured.
"Think it'll be hard to adapt menality to intermediate sprints. SO different than sprinting at end for win & hard to sprint for a minor place."
"Gilbert is simply in another league. Absolute class. Nice to see @geraintthomas86 in white again too."
"I reckon the most tiring factor of #TdF is the mental stress. You can't go 1 minute without full concentration. Properly warps your brain!!"
Ben Swift:
"Hot day 2day,gr8 first experience for my first tour.Crashed in the 2k to go crash managed to land on my feet. Gr8 ride by @GeraintThomas86"
PRE-RACE VIDEO
Geraint Thomas's final pre-race video in which he looks forward to three weeks in the saddle.
