Kittel wins amid Contador crash
June 30, 2013, Sunday
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DOUBLE champion Alberto Contador took a spectacular tumble as the Tour de France got off to a chaotic start with German Marcel Kittel winning a crash-marred opening stage yesterday.
The Orica GreenEdge team bus got stuck under the overhead banner of the finish line as a speeding peloton was approaching and was moved away minutes before Kittel outsprinted a decimated bunch to claim the yellow jersey. Spaniard Contador was among the riders caught up in a crash, and he crossed the line with the left side of his jersey torn up and his face a mask of pain. Organizers said that all riders would be credited with the same time because of the incidents.
The Orica GreenEdge team bus got stuck under the overhead banner of the finish line as a speeding peloton was approaching and was moved away minutes before Kittel outsprinted a decimated bunch to claim the yellow jersey. Spaniard Contador was among the riders caught up in a crash, and he crossed the line with the left side of his jersey torn up and his face a mask of pain. Organizers said that all riders would be credited with the same time because of the incidents.
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