From 1933 to 1938 the American star of the Jazz Age played a role in the Tour’s grand départ and in doing so helped reshape the Tour for a new audience.
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The crashes took their toll.
Ottawa s Michael Woods, the team leader for Israel Start-Up Nation finished 154th eight minutes 49 second behind the leader. Not the start I wanted to this year’s Tour, the 34-year-old Woods said via social media. I am a bit scraped up but will live. Thanks for all the well wishes!
Teammate Guillaume Boivin of Montreal, making his Tour debut, was 31st, 512 seconds behind Alaphilippe. My teammates had told me that the first day would be hectic and they were right on the money on that one, said Boivin. For sure, it’s not ideal to start a Grand Tour like this but we also have to remember that this is a three-week race.
The mass return of Tour de France fans coincided with chaos and crashes while world champion Julian Alaphilippe avoided most of the carnage to win the opening stage with a