SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) — Mark Cavendish can finally wear the yellow jersey.
The British cyclist won a sprint in the crash-marred Tour de France opening stage that finished on Utah Beach, where Allied troops landed on D-Day in 1944, and took the overall lead on Saturday.
It was Cavendish's 27th stage win in the French classic — third on the all-time list behind Eddy Merckx (34) and Bernard Hinault (28) — but he had never won the opening leg, which is often a time trial.
Cavendish has already worn the leader's jerseys at the Giro d'Italia and the Spanish Vuelta.