Tour de France Stage 2 – In Pictures

The world's media lie in wait to interview the unfortunate bus driver who inadvertently caused chaos in yesterday's stage. Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Chris Froome in a contemplative moment before the stage begins. Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Marcel Kittell cuts a dash in the yellow jersey. With those Ray Bans and that haircut, he's just one pair of black shorts away from looking like something from cycling's golden age. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

The peloton leaves Bastia on the Corsican coast – the commissaire's car keeping the race neutralised until the race reaches open roads Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

The day's early break was made by Ruben Moreno Perez, Blel Kadri, and David Veilleux - fresh from his Dauphine stage win Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

A fan dressed as Corsica's most famous export waves to the peloton. But was Napoleon ever King of the Mountains? Photograph: JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images

Chris Froome next to race leader Marcel Kittel. There's a very good chance of seeing Froome in that outfit within the next three weeks. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Alberto Contador, safely ensconced in the peloton. But will his crash yesterday affect his performance in the rest of the race? Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Another Tour de France, another Thomas Voeckler attack. He'll keep trying, and eventually one will stick – it's inevitable. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Ex-mountain biker almost always means expert descender. Cadel Evans upholds the stereotype. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Voeckler's team leader Pierre Rolland turned heads with his attack on the second category Col de Vizzavona. Thought to be the French team's GC hopeful, attacking for King of the Mountains points so early in the race suggests he may be targeting the polka dot jersey. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

For a sport with such an eco-friendly image, the fumes from the Tour de France caravan would make an environmentalist's eyes water. Photograph: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters

Ah, morph suits, as inevitable as the forementioned Voeckler attacks. This stage saw some particularly idiotic attempts at running alongside the peloton – one even tried it on a descent. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

Alejandro Valverde has successfully kept himself out of trouble so far, and judging by his form this year, he'll definitely be a factor in the mountain stages. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

The peloton passes a fan waving a flag bearing the Moor's Head – the official symbol of Corsica. Photograph: YOAN VALAT/EPA

Belgium's Jan Bakelants took a well deserved first professional win after attacking with Jakob Fuglsang, Gorka Izagirre, Manuele Mori, Sylvain Chavanel and Juan Antonio Flecha in the final few kilometers. Photograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images

Britain's David Millar was in with a good chance of securing the yellow jersey after his fourth place finish yesterday. All Garmin had to do was control the race so that it finished in a sprint. But on a parcours like today's however, that's easier said than done. Sadly, for the Scot, it didn't work out. Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Marcel Kittel lost the yellow jersey after he was dropped on the climbs, rolling in 17 minutes behind Jan Bakelants. Photograph: JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images

And here he is in the maillot jaune – a career defining moment for the Belgian. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA