Mark Cavendish has a theory that long finishing straights tempt others to launch their sprint too early because they can see the finish line and the arch from afar and jump too soon. Peter Sagan jumped with 300m to go and Cavendish surged to get on his wheel and benefited from the shelter before launching his sprint to overhaul the Slovak and win the day and the yellow jersey, one of the few prizes he’d yet to claim during his career.
Others were not so well positioned...
Talking of positioning;
| 7 Prizes for Stage 1 | Rider | Owner | |
| Winner of Stage | $12.00 | 101 Mark Cavendish (GBr) | TQ |
| Yellow Jersey | $7.50 | 101 Mark Cavendish (GBr) | TQ |
| Green Jersey | $7.50 | 101 Mark Cavendish (GBr) | TQ |
| Polka Dot Jersey | $7.50 | 139 Paul Voss (Ger) | Ben |
| White Jersey | $7.50 | 68 Edward Theuns (Bel) | Fi |
| Most Combative Rider | $3.00 | 213 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) | Nathan |
| Lanterne Rouge | $2.50 | 56 Timo Roosen (Ned) | Andylato |
Terri is in the money already.
Don't forget to cheer on your hapless workhorses who will spend the next three weeks riding their legs off without anyone noticing bar you.
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