Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 1 - Brest to Landerneau - France - June 26, 2021 Israel Start-Up Nation rider Chris Froome of Britain and Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas of Britain before the start of the Tour de France REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
LANDERNEAU, France (Reuters) - Geraint Thomas was happy just to survive a brutal opening day on the Tour de France after the first stage was marred by two huge crashes that saw two of his fellow Ineos-Grenadiers overall contenders losing time on Saturday.
"It was a solid day, stressful with a few crashes. In the big crash at the end I had no idea who was in it," the 2018 Tour champion, who is a favourite this year, told reporters.
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