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.

Alberto Contador will be supported by Michael Rogers, Roman Kreuziger and Nicolas Roche as he bids for a third Tour de France title in a Team Saxo-Tinkoff squad without a Danish rider, the Denmark-based team revealed today.

Luxembourg's former champion Andy Schleck will lead RadioShack-Leopard on the Tour de France even though he has been struggling with his form for a year, the team revealed on Wednesday.

Great Britain's Christopher Froome made clear on Wednesday that he has no intention of ever again playing second fiddle to compatriot and Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France.