UAE Team Emirates (France) - Press Release: Super Kristoff seals yellow. The Norwegian outsprints everyone in the opening leg of the 2020 Tour.

Alexander Kristoff was the fastest in the first stage of the Tour de France, hitting a fantastic double with a stage victory and sealing the yellow jersey.

The 156 km of the inaugural stage of the Gran Boucle were characterized by numerous crashes due to the heavy rain that featured throughout the entire race. The group moved cautiously along the descents of the course, only to put the hammer down again in the final 20 km.

In Nice, on the final straight, Kristoff unleashed his power with a perfectly timed sprint, where he overtook Mads Pedersen (Trek – Segafredo) and Cees Bol (Team Sunweb).

Stage 1 Results:

1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirate) 3h46’23 “
2. Mads Pedersen (Trek – Segafredo) s.t.
3. Cees Bol (Team Sunweb) s.t.

General classification after Stage 1:

1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirate) 3h46’13 “
2. Mads Pedersen (Trek – Segafredo) @ 4 ″
3. Cees Bol (Team Sunweb) @ 6 ″