PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica — The first stage of the 100th Tour de France ended with Germany’s Marcel Kittel dodging all sorts of mayhem and outsprinting Russia’s Alexander Kristoff in a dash to the line Saturday. Organizers managed to dislodge a bus that was stuck under an archway only minutes before the riders arrived. They considered moving the finish line up to avoid the bus, then changed their minds at the last moment after the bus was freed. Some riders and teams blamed the indecision on the finish for a major crash that brought down about 20 riders close to the end, including two-time champion Alberto Contador, who was able to finish despite a cut and bruised shoulder, and sprinter Peter...
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