Britain's Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of the 2016 Tour de France ©Le Tour de France

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The first stage of this year's race heavily favoured the sprinters among the field ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
The first stage of this year's race heavily favoured the sprinters among the field ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
The riders embarked on a 188km journey from Mont-Saint-Michel to Utah Beach ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
The riders embarked on a 188km journey from Mont-Saint-Michel to Utah Beach ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
Alberto Contador was involved in a nasty crash 81km from the finish ©Twitter
Alberto Contador was involved in a nasty crash 81km from the finish ©Twitter
The peloton quickly split as the sprinters moved ahead of the rest of the field ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
The peloton quickly split as the sprinters moved ahead of the rest of the field ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
Alex Howes and Anthony Delapace were two of the early movers ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
Alex Howes and Anthony Delapace were two of the early movers ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
Mark Cavendish of the Dimension Data team sprinted away from his rivals to secure victory ©Instagram
Mark Cavendish of the Dimension Data team sprinted away from his rivals to secure victory ©Instagram
The win for the British rider saw him claim his first-ever yellow jersey ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
The win for the British rider saw him claim his first-ever yellow jersey ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
A number of the riders commemorated yesterday's one year anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
A number of the riders commemorated yesterday's one year anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
Huge crowds flocked to see the opening stage of the Tour de France ©ASO/Beardy McBeard
Huge crowds flocked to see the opening stage of the Tour de France ©ASO/Beardy McBeard