Britain's Mark Cavendish crosses the finish with a considerable delay in the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 206 kilometers (128 miles) with start in Florence and finish in Rimini, Italy, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Four Astana Qazaqstan Team riders set the pace for Britain's Mark Cavendish, rear, who got distanced from the pack during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 206 kilometers (128 miles) with start in Florence and finish in Rimini, Italy, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Britain's Mark Cavendish who was distanced by the pack, third right, is brought to the finish line by his Astana Qazaqstan Team in the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 206 kilometers (128 miles) with start in Florence and finish in Rimini, Italy, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Britain's Mark Cavendish who was distanced by the pack, second right, is brought to the finish line by his Astana Qazaqstan Team in the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 206 kilometers (128 miles) with start in Florence and finish in Rimini, Italy, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)