Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) has taken his second stage of this year’s Tour de France.

Germany's Marcel Kittel wins stage 3 of Tour de France 2014 in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Vincenzo Nibali remains overall Tour de France leader.

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has won Stage 2 of the Tour de France 2014.

Vincenzo Nibali soloes to stage 2 victory in Sheffield, United Kingdom and takes overall Tour de France lead.

Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) has taken Stage 1 of Tour de France 2014.

Earlier this evening Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep confirmed that its sprint ace Mark Cavendish underwent further examination on his right shoulder following a crash in the final sprint of today's stage 1 of Tour de France 2014.

Germany's Marcel Kittel powers to stage 1 victory in Harrogate as Mark Cavendish crashes; Kittel overall leader of Tour de France 2014.

The parcours of the 2014 Tour de France favors climbers.

Team BMC Racing will take part in the 2014 Tour de France with the dual ambitions of securing a top result for Tejay van Garderen in the general classification while fighting for stage victories in selected stages.

What messages did the riders have on their top tubes?