Tour de France: Stage 1 Passage du Gois > Mont des Alouettes, 191.5kms

Has David Zabriskie got the wrong day, or is he wearing an aero-helmet as protection against some anticipated crashes..?

The Tour de France crosses the Passage du Gois, made famous by the 1999 Tour - but this is a neutralised section today...

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Jeremy Roy is leading a trio away after they attacked in the first-kilometres - no-one is chasing at first...

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"I was only joking! " - Zabriskie has reverted to a road helmet, and, boy, do those new Garmin colours look cool..!

Jens Voigt is also having fun - maybe he and Andreas Kloden are counting the number of Tours they've raced..?

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Alberto Contador is relaxed so far - but his day won't end so happily...

Tom Danielson starts his first-ever Tour, at the age of 33, by chasing for Team Garmin...

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Ben Swift is another Tour rookie - but at a much younger age than Danielson..!

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Julian El Fares has a close-call as a crash begins in the middle of the peloton...

Vanendert has been involved - about two hours after also crashing on the Passage du Gois..!

Linus Gerdemann paces Fabian Cancellara after the new Swiss champion changed a wheel...

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British champion Bradley Wiggins looks serious about his first day at the Tour...

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Meet new Spanish champion, Jose Joachin Rojas...

The new Belgium champion, Philippe Gilbert, is asking for the latest time-gap at his team car...

Linus Gerdemann has crashed, but he's unhurt and is soon back in the race...

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Pierrig Quemeneur is leading the escape towards the last 20-kilometres, but they lead by less than one minute now...

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Omega Pharma-Lotto is doing most of the chasing, and why not when you have Gilbert all fired-up and ready to attack..?!

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Chris Horner is on the front of the peloton in the last 15-kilometres - he's determined to stay out of trouble..!

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Philippe Gilbert fulfills a promise made by winning stage one of the 2011 Tour de France..!

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Thor Hushovd looks desperate as he takes 3rd-place - he also promised to win today..!

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Philippe Gilbert is the first race-leader of this Tour de France!

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