Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard) has soloed to victory at the Tour de France 2013. The 27-year-old Belgian surged away from five companions in the last two km and held on to win Stage 2, a hilly, 156-km ride from Bastia to Ajaccio, Corsica in 3:43:11. Peter Sagan (Cannondale) outsprinted Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) for second at 0:01. Bakelants’s exploit has given him the yellow jersey.

Team RadioShack's Jan Bakelants soloes to victory in stage 2 of Tour de France 2013 and takes overall Tour de France lead from Team Argos-Shimano's Marcel Kittel.

Bus sandwiches, disrespect for a former Tour champion, and funny glasses were all on the menu. Tour de France viewers and spectators yesterday experienced what may have been the most unprofessional and disorganized start of a Tour de France in its entire history.

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) has drawn first blood at the Tour de France 2013. The German took a bunch sprint after a chaotic finale to win Stage 1, a flat, 213-km run from Porto Vecchio to Bastia, Corsica in 4:56:52. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) finished second, and Danny Van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM) took third.

Team Argos-Shimano's Marcel Kittel (Germany) sprints to stage victory and overall Tour de France lead in crash-marred and confusing stage finish.

The organizers of the Tour de France seem to have cottoned on to the formula that their counterparts of the Tours of Italy and Spain have settled on to make their races more competitive and interesting.

Hoping to heal the wounds following its disappointing performance in this year's Giro d'Italia, Team Garmin-Sharp has revealed the line-up which will represent the team in this year's Tour de France.

This time of year means two things: Doping accusations and Tour de France predictions.

Team BMC Racing will take part in the 2013 Tour de France with the sole ambition of securing a second Tour de France champion title for former World Champion Cadel Evans. Experienced line-up formed to help the team meet its goal.

Team Sky Pro Cycling has selected and revealed its final line-up for the 100th edition of the Tour de France, which starts in Corsica on Saturday, June 29th.