Crashes mar Tour de France opener in stormy Nice

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Known for its sunny weather, the seaside city of Nice looked more like a treacherous ice rink as heavy rain and storms played havoc with Tour de France riders on the opening day of cycling’s marquee race.

Alexander Kristoff of Norway celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 156 kilometers with start and finish in Nice, southern France, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.

The pouring rain in the Riviera resort following a long spell of hot and dry weather particularly affected defending champion Egan Bernal’s Ineos team. Two of the Colombian climber’s key teammates — Pavel Sivakov and Andrey Amador — were involved in pileups while several overall contenders including Frenchman Thibaut Pinot and Colombian climber Nairo Quintana also went down.

“I think the problem was just the fact that it literally hasn’t rained here for two or three months, then you get one day where it rains and it’s literally like ice," said Luke Rowe, a teammate of Bernal.“I think most teams have at least half their riders who have touched down today. We’ve had a couple but luckily we’ve passed through,” Rowe said.

 

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