Tour de France 2013: Huge Crash Near End of Stage 1 (Video)

July 22, 2012; Paris, FRANCE; A general view of the peloton as riders make their way up the Champs Elysees towards the Arc de Triomphe during stage twenty of the 2012 Tour de France in Paris. Mandatory Credit: Bernard Papon/Presse Sports via USA TODAY Sports /

As we mentioned earlier, the first stage of the 2013 Tour de France was a wild one. When you are entering the 100th running of a race, the hope is that you can have things go off without a hitch. Unfortunately, it never goes according to plan.

Not only did a bus get stuck under the finish line, but with less than 5 km left in the leg there was a major crash that took out a number of the cyclists. One of the riders who fell victim to the crash was yellow jersey favorite Mark Cavendish. It’s not the start that he had hoped for, but there are 20-stages remaining that will allow him to get back on the bike and make up for lost time.

Here is the crash that took out a number of riders, including Cavendish:

For those ready for the long haul of the Tour de France, here is the complete stage by stage breakdown and television schedule:

Date	Stage	Location/Coverage	TV	Time (ET)
Saturday, June 29	1	Porto-Vecchio to Bastia	NBCSN	7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, June 30	2	Bastia to Ajaccio	NBCSN/NBC	7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday, July 1	3	Ajaccio to Calvi	NBCSN	6:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Tuesday, July 2	4	Nice to NIce	NBCSN	9 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3	5	Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 4	6	Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday, July 5	7	Montpellier to Albi	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 6	8	Castres to Ax 3 Domaines	NBCSN/NBC	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 7	9	Saint-Girons to Bagnères-de-Bigorre	NBCSN	6:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday, July 8	REST DAY
Tuesday, July 9	10	Saint-Gildas-des-Bois to Sain-Malo	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10	11	Avranches to Mont-Saint-Michel	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 11	12	Fougères to Tours	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday, July 12	13	Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 13	14	Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule to Lyon	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 14	15	Givors to Mont Ventoux	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday, July 15	REST DAY
Tuesday, July 16	16	Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17	17	Embrun to Chorges	NBCSN	8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 18	18	Gap to Alpe-d’Huez	NBCSN	6 a.m – 11 p.m.
Friday, July 19	19	Bourg-d’Oisans to Le Grand-Bornand	NBCSN	6 a.m – 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 20	20	Annecy to Annecy-Semonz	NBCSN	7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 21	21	Versailles to Paris Champs Élysées	NBCSN	11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 28	–	Recap Show	NBC	12:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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