Finishing line chaos causes carnage at Tour de France

The organisers of the 100th Tour de France came under fire after the first stage of the showpiece event ended in chaos in Bastia.

Finishing line chaos causes carnage at Tour de France
Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 - 19:59

The organisers of the 100th Tour de France came under fire after the first stage of the showpiece event ended in chaos in Bastia.

While Marcel Kittel emerged to take the stage win and the maillot jaune, several of those left behind were fuming about the confusing instructions in the final kilometres.

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