Emotions ran high after the opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France in Rimini – and not just because the French home favourite Romain Bardet claimed a breakaway stage win and the first yellow jersey of his career in his final outing at the race.
Leading the peloton home behind Bardet and his DSM-Firmenich PostNL teammate Frank van den Broek was Belgian star Wout van Aert, rounding out the podium for the best result since he crashed out of the spring Classics at Dwars door Vlaanderen three months ago.
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