Chris Froome thanks luck as he misses major Tour de France crashes

Chris Froome, Tour de France 2013, stage one

Chris Froome (Sky) was thankful he only crashed lightly in today's Tour de France stage to Bastia. His team-mates and rivals came off much worse in the finishing chaos in the finishing chaos.

"If that's the only crash I have this Tour," Froome said, "then I'll take that."

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