The Tour de France got off to a searing start with a brutally hot and hilly stage 1 through Tuscany that spelled the end of the general classification hopes of at least one rider.
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Romain Bardet (Team DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) delivered a stunning stage victory to take the first overall lead of the Tour de France in Rimini on Saturday.
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