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[z4RRSchris]

he’s not that far behind, he’s with jakobson, he will be fine for the time cut which will be like 40 mins

[ChocolateFrog]

z4RRSchris said:

he’s not that far behind, he’s with jakobson, he will be fine for the time cut which will be like 40 mins

Seems like it.

Not having any fun by the looks of it.

[Digger]

I'd forgotten ITV4 (on ITVX) would be streaming this Live.

I assume they will be showing every single stage Live?

Hope Cav recovers enough to get that one stage win at some point. He'll want it sooner rather than later given what happened at last year's TDF . . .

[Essarell]

Great start to the TDF but not easy watching Cav struggle

[ferrisbueller]

Pretty gruelling day to start!

[mcelliott]

Be lovely to see Bardet nab the win and jersey, nice reward for a guy that's carried most of the expectations for the French during the last decade

[ChocolateFrog]

32 mins down now, going to be tight at this rate.

Bardet needing a miracle now.

[S100HP]

Wow wow wow wow

[ChocolateFrog]

Timing gap was way, way out.

Absolutely brilliant.

[Essarell]

What a finish, absolutely amazing

[mcelliott]

Fantastic, proper nail biter and well deserved.

[Mr E]

They so often get caught 100m from the line. Gloriously done.

[thegreenhell]

Amazing finish. Just the wait for the Manx Missile to come in now.

[Essarell]

Cav still has 30k’s to go

[df76]

What a first stage. Hopefully the rest of the Tour can match it.

[thepritch]

One of my favorite riders. Great climber, and best descender. Really well deserved and what a move!

Superb first stage

[Steve vRS]

I think most fans will be happy with today’s winner. Just hope Cav can make it without too much damage.

[snotrag]

He's safe. Ten minutes to spare (I don't think would have kicked them all out anyway).

[ferrisbueller]

I thought Bardet was going to get caught there. They'd absolutely emptied the tank. What a finish.

[craigthecoupe]

All is well in the universe tonight. What a 2up effort that was! Thrilled He'll be in yellow as I've always enjoyed his riding.