Alexander Kristoff won the first stage of the coronavirus edition of the Tour de France, earning the classy Norwegian his first-ever yellow jersey in his eighth Tour start.
Kristoff beat Mads Pedersen to the line in a field that had been dramatically reduced by the crashes that marred the stage. Crashes are normal in the nervous early stages of the Tour, but this was next level as it seemed no team was spared from the carnage.
Among the worst affected was Lotto-Soudal: stage favourite Caleb Ewan’s day was compromised by an early crash; Philippe Gilbert got checked at the hospital after hitting the deck; and the team contributed the Tour’s first abandon in the form of John Degenkolb, who missed the time cut.
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It’s not easy to sleep when you have road rash; it’s even worse when it’s on both sides of your body as is the case for Pavel Sivakov, who crashed twice today. But everyone will be hoping for a good night’s rest before tomorrow’s much more mountainous stage around Nice, which features two first-category and one second-category climbs.
Here are today’s results and their effect on the Tour Pool:
| Stage | 1 | |
| Terrain | Flat | |
| Date | 08/29/2020 | |
| Route | Nice Moyen Pays > Nice | |
| Distance | 156 km | |
| STAGE RESULT | Points | |
| Stage 1st | 15 | Alexander Kristoff (N) UAD |
| Stage 2nd | 12 | Mads Pedersen (Den) TFS* |
| Stage 3rd | 10 | Cees Bol (NL) SUN* |
| Stage 4th | 8 | Sam Bennett (Irl) DQT |
| Stage 5th | 6 | Peter Sagan (Svk) BOH |
| Stage 6th | 5 | Elia Viviani (I) COF |
| Stage 7th | 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (I) NTT |
| Stage 8th | 3 | Bryan Coquard (F) BVC |
| Stage 9th | 2 | Anthony Turgis (F) TDE |
| Stage 10th | 1 | Jasper Stuyven (B) TFS |
| Intermediate sprint | 5 | Michael Schär (Swi) CCC |
| Class 3 climb | 2 | Fabien Grellier (F) TDE* |
| Class 3 climb | 2 | Michael Schär (Swi) CCC |
| Best young rider | 1 | Mads Pedersen (Den) TFS* |
| Most aggressive rider | 1 | Michael Schär (Swi) CCC |
| Best team | 3 | TREK – SEGAFREDO – TFS |
| Abandon | -5 | John Degenkolb (G) LTS |
| OVERALL STANDINGS | ||
| Yellow jersey | 10 | Alexander Kristoff (N) UAD |
| Team classification | 7 | TREK – SEGAFREDO – TFS |
| Green jersey | 7 | Alexander Kristoff (N) UAD |
| Polka dot jersey | 7 | Fabien Grellier (F) TDE* |
| White jersey | 5 | Mads Pedersen (Den) TFS* |
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