Alaphilippe wins incident-hit first stage of Tour de France

Opening day marred by two huge crashes with Britain's Chris Froome sent for scans after being caught in the second of them.

France's Julian Alaphilippe wears the best sprinter's green jersey on the podium after completing the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 197.8 kilometers (122.9 miles) with start in Brest and finish in Landerneau, 

Julian Alaphilippe took a swashbuckling victory on the opening stage of the Tour de France in Landerneau but the day was marred by two huge crashes with Chris Froome sent for scans after being caught in the second of them.

Emerging from the chaos, Alaphilippe warmed French hearts as he swapped his world champion's rainbow jersey for yellow, racing clear of his rivals on the climb of the Cote de la Fosse aux Loups at the end of the 198km stage from Brest.