Tour de France: Romain Bardet wins the first stage from Florence to Rimini

Romain Bardet wins the first stage from Florence to Rimini, which features 3,600 meters of elevation and temperatures of up to 38 degrees. Sprint specialist Mark Cavendish suffers the most – and is in a terrible situation.

Before the stages, the team vehicles usually line up, the order is drawn at random and Romain Bardet’s team was in 22nd place, the last of all places in this 111th Tour de France, on Saturday morning. It took a little longer from there to the start, but the position also had its charm. At the start in Florence, the Frenchman Bardet and his teammates from the dsm-firmenich PostNL team were able to prepare in peace for the start of this first stage of the Tour.