Tour de France 2018 Grand Départ LIVE: Chris Froome crashes as Fernando Gaviria wins stage one latest updates
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Your support makes all the difference.The Tour de France gets under way with a 201km jaunt from Noirmoutier-en-L'Ile in Vendee, scene of this year's Grand Depart, to the stage 1 finish in Fontenay-le-Comte.
Most of the route tracks France's north-west coastline meaning crosswinds could be a factor affecting the peloton, but conditions are warm and calm so we can expect the 176 riders to make it to the end and a bunch sprint to ensue.
Mark Cavendish will have his eye on clinching the yellow jersey for Sunday's stage 2 by winning here but he faces stiff competition from a strong sprint field
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Prediction
A bunch sprint to be claimed by one of the power riders – we'll pick Marcel Kittel.
How to watch on TV
The race will be shown live on Eurosport and ITV.
Odds
Fernando Gavaria 9/4
Marcel Kittel 9/2
Arnaud Demare 6/1
Fernando Gaviria wins and takes the yellow jersey!
An epic three-man sprint for the finish ends with Colmbian sprinter Saviria winning the first stage of the 2018 Tour de France.
This is a huge win for Fernando Gaviria on his debut, the 23-year-old from Colombia battled hard to take the win. Jerome Cousin and Yoann Offredo lead the peloton well.
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