Stage Two is For The Sprinters

I won't have nearly as much to say about today's stage in the Tour, basically because it's a sprinter's stage, and the winner was Marc Cavendish of Team Columbia.
I will say that I am stoked he won. Everyone saw this one coming, because he has the best sprint in the business. He waylaid all the other sprinters, and it wasn't even close. Seriously, he should be able to take a half dozen stages this year, because he is that good.
The thing about a day like today, the first day on the road for the group, is that you need to stay out of trouble, and make it to the line without using up any resources. Mission Accomplished for all the serious GC contenders. There were no real big crashes where a guy losses a minute plus, and everyone finished with the main group. The name of the game is survive and move on, race again tomorrow.
And what about tomorrow? Should be another romp for Cavendish. The stage is the flattest of the Tour, and everyone should be together in one big happy group at the end.
Expect something looking like this:Which is to say, Cavendish showing the others a clean set of wheels.