Germany's Marcel Kittel has won the first stage of the 100th Tour de France. The world’s greatest cycling race, which opened in Corsica, is expected to pull 15 million spectators over the three-week, 21-stage course. Marcel Kittel beat Norway's Alexander Kristoff in a final sprint to the finish on Saturday in a race featuring several heavy crashes. Danny Van Poppel of the Netherlands finished third. Kittel, 25, became the first rider to wear the coveted yellow jersey. He also grabbed the green jersey for best sprinter and white jersey for best young rider. "I am speechless, so, so happy. This is by far the greatest day in my whole life," said Kittel, who races for the Argos-Shimano team. "It...
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