{"id":15879,"date":"2018-07-07T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2018\/07\/07\/highlights-gaviria-takes-yellow-in-dominant-first-stage-sprint-froome-crashes-r7411\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T05:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T05:51:11","slug":"highlights-gaviria-takes-yellow-in-dominant-first-stage-sprint-froome-crashes-r7411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/highlights-gaviria-takes-yellow-in-dominant-first-stage-sprint-froome-crashes-r7411\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights: Gaviria takes yellow in dominant first stage sprint, Froome crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a stage that was always set to be one for the sprints, Quick-Step Floors put their man Fernando Gaviria in the perfect place to outgun Peter Sagan and Marcel Kittel.<\/p>\n<p>Less expected was the time loses that some of the general classification favourites faced after crashes and mechanicals delayed parts of the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the highlights from Stage 1 of the 2018 Tour de France below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CR6p81GgEhY?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Chris Froome crash<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"ipsEmbeddedOther\">\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/forum.bikehub.co.za\/index.php?app=core&amp;module=system&amp;controller=embed&amp;url=https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeTour\/status\/1015617032967028738\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.autosizeiframe\" data-embedid=\"d0685432148dc83edfd4a880f81e0886\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Last Kilometre<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uVGfTVzpiyM?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Stage results<\/h2>\n<p>1 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors 4:23:32<br \/>2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe<br \/>3 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin<br \/>4 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates<br \/>5 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits<br \/>6 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo<br \/>7 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb<br \/>8 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo<br \/>9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team<br \/>10 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">General classification<\/h2>\n<p>1 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors 4:23:22<br \/>2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:04<br \/>3 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:06<br \/>4 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:09<br \/>5 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:10<br \/>6 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits<br \/>7 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo<br \/>8 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb<br \/>9 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo<br \/>10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a stage that was always set to be one for the sprints, Quick-Step Floors put their man Fernando Gaviria in the perfect place to outgun Peter Sagan and Marcel Kittel. Less expected was the time loses that some of the general classification favourites faced after crashes and mechanicals delayed parts of the peloton. 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