Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay was second and Norwegian Søren Wærenskjold third. The first stage took riders on a 115-mile journey in and around the northern city of Lille.

A chaotic, frantic and thrilling opening stage of the Tour de France has set the table for a captivating three weeks and the racing could again be high-octane on Stage 2. As many foresaw, Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory to take the yellow jersey in Lille - but there was little straightforward about the journey back to the city as the crashes came,