PARIS (Reuters) - Tour de France yellow jerseys are usually won high in the mountains or on the time trials, even a mixture of both, but Vincenzo Nibali's triumphant ride to Paris began on unfamiliar terrain - the cobblestones.
In driving rain on the feared cobbles of northern France, cyclists crashed off in stage five in all directions, some, like 2013 champion Chris Froome, terminally.
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