Interview - 07/07 - 17:25
Chris Froome: "I'm grateful I'm not injured"
I came off in the last 10 kms, it’s one of those things that happen, we knew it was going to be tricky, sketchy, it’s part of the game. We were right at the front of the peloton. There is not much more the guys could have done. But it was a bit chaotic there with a lot of sprinters around. That’s bike racing. Im’ grateful that I’m not injured in...
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Chris Froome crashed in a chaotic finale to the opening stage of the Tour de France as Colombian Fernando Gaviria won the stage in Fontenay-le-Comte.
Froome was forced off the edge of the road a little over five kilometres from the end, and crossed the line almost a minute after Gaviria.
Fellow contender Nairo Quintana also lost time after suffering a mechanical close to the end.
For 190km, this was a fairly sedate stage from Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile but it that all changed a little over 10km from the end.
When does stage two at the Tour de France start?
The second stage at the Tour de France, the 182.5km run from Mouilleron-St-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon, gets under way at 12.20pm (BST) on Sunday July 8, 2018, with Telegraph Sport's live coverage starting at 11.30am.
And when does the Tour de France finish?
The second grand tour of the season concludes a little over three weeks later with the 116km stage from Houilles to Paris on Sunday July 29.
