Sagan takes 1st Tour stage, Cancellara still in lead
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July 2, 2012, Monday
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PETER Sagan of Slovakia won the first stage of the Tour de France yesterday and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland retained the overall lead.
Title contenders Bradley Wiggins of Britain and defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia trailed close behind in the pack after the 198-kilometer loop from Liege to suburban Seraing in Belgium featuring five low-grade climbs.
A Liquigas-Cannondale rider, Sagan, at age 21 one of cycling's most promising riders, placed his hands on his shoulders as he collected his first Tour stage win in a three-man sprint ahead of Cancellara in second and Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway in third.
Radioshack-Nissan's Cancellara, who won the opening-day prologue, leads Team Sky's Wiggins overall by 7 seconds. France's Sylvain Chavanel of Omega-Pharma is third with the same time.
BMC's Evans trails 17 seconds behind the Swiss leader.
Meanwhile, after breaking his right femur in last year's Tour, veteran Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov is back in the race that made him one of the most recognizable personalities in cycling.
Vinokourov was one of several riders involved in a spectacular pile-up last year in the Massif Central.
He announced his retirement after the incident, but the 38-year-old Vinokourov reversed his decision to race one more season, which also includes the Olympics.
Title contenders Bradley Wiggins of Britain and defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia trailed close behind in the pack after the 198-kilometer loop from Liege to suburban Seraing in Belgium featuring five low-grade climbs.
A Liquigas-Cannondale rider, Sagan, at age 21 one of cycling's most promising riders, placed his hands on his shoulders as he collected his first Tour stage win in a three-man sprint ahead of Cancellara in second and Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway in third.
Radioshack-Nissan's Cancellara, who won the opening-day prologue, leads Team Sky's Wiggins overall by 7 seconds. France's Sylvain Chavanel of Omega-Pharma is third with the same time.
BMC's Evans trails 17 seconds behind the Swiss leader.
Meanwhile, after breaking his right femur in last year's Tour, veteran Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov is back in the race that made him one of the most recognizable personalities in cycling.
Vinokourov was one of several riders involved in a spectacular pile-up last year in the Massif Central.
He announced his retirement after the incident, but the 38-year-old Vinokourov reversed his decision to race one more season, which also includes the Olympics.
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