Eventful start for Aussies

Orica-GreenEdge wins first Tour stage after bus mishap

Simon Gerrans' sprint victory on the third stage of the Tour de France in Calvi on Monday completed what has been an eventful start to the race for his Orica-GreenEdge team, for good and bad reasons.

The 33-year-old's outfit was the villain of the opening day, although it was not as if any of the Orica riders were at fault when their bus became stuck under a gantry at the finish line in an incident that was later blamed for causing a mass crash among the peloton.