Mark Cavendish wins Tour de France 2016 stage one to wear yellow jersey

Mark Cavendish puts in perfect sprint on opening stage to take his first ever Tour de France yellow jersey - Alberto Contador and Geraint Thomas caught in crashes

Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish wins Stage 1 of the 2016 Tour de France (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) won the opening stage of the 2016 Tour de France at Utah Beach on Saturday.

Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) placed second behind the Manxman, with world champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) in third. British Tour debutant Dan McLay (Fortuneo Vital Concept) finished in ninth.

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.