Mark Cavendish and Chris Froome, Britain’s Tour de France luminaries, were left breathing a huge sigh of relief last night at avoiding potential calamity after the 100th edition of the great race began with a terrible crash amid farcical scenes here in Bastia. Farce: bus belonging to Australian team Orica Greenedge gets wedged at the finish Photo: REUTERS By Ian Chadband, Corsica 10:08AM BST 30 Jun 2013 Comments An inquest was under way as riders were left fuming after a potentially thrilling opening stage turned into a ludicrous anticlimax once a team bus got wedged beneath the bridge over the finish line, prompting indecision among organisers and then mayhem back in the peloton....
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