Yates’ pain as Sagan shines

ADAM Yates crashed for the second time in two days and two of his key helpers also hit the bitumen as Australia’s Mitchelton-Scott bore the brunt of another chaotic day at the Tour de France.

With riders spooked by the Stage 1 carnage all fighting to be at the front for the 182.5km Stage 2 mission to La Roche-sur-Yon, the run home produced more crashes.

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan won the stage, proving too strong for Sonny Colbrelli.