I'm not sure anyone will be seeing Mark Cavendish in the race tomorrow. I'm closing the live text down shortly, but we will, of course, update you on his condition as soon as we hear more.

If you thought today's stage was tough, wait and see what Sunday has in store. It's a 201km race from York to Sheffield with nine categorised climbs, one near the finish has a gradient of 33%. There is around 3,000m of climbing. It will be brutal.

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Thanks for all you texts, tweets and photos. Ready to go again tomorrow at 10:00? I'll see you back here then.

James Shippen:, external The FaceTime ploy worked a treat! Just so sad to see Cav hit the deck. Thanks for the great txt commentary.

Marcel Kittel speaking on ITV4 about Mark Cavendish: "I hope he gets well soon, I hope he's alright and I am looking forward to see him in the race tomorrow so I wish him all the best."

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Here's a few words from Jens Voigt on ITV4: "I enjoyed the first few minutes and then I thought what was I thinking! I needed to go long and make it hard for everyone but I paid a hard price and I didn't know how I was going to finish. The crowds were unbelievable. I had the privilege to witness the Grand Depart in London but Yorkshire is second to none. The whole region is behind the project, it's just fantastic."

Tom Miszkowski:, external Gutted for Cav, today was supposed to be his day, looks as though his tour could be over before it's even begun.

Cavendish has gone to Harrogate District Hospital. I've seen a lot of broken collarbones from crashes similar to this and I'll be amazed if this is not another one.

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Matt Slater
BBC Yorkshire Tour de France correspondent in Harrogate

Huge scrum at OPQS bus. Cav on board, looked badly hurt, 2 docs waiting to go on, he doesn't want to see them. His daughter is here with a yellow flower. This is all very sad. He's leaving in an ambulance

Here's what his lead-out man Mark Renshaw said: "He's not a good shape...we'll just have to see what comes out."

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The biggest cheer of the day though is for Jens Voigt. Let's not forget Jensie. The 42-year-old was the star of the first half of today's stage with his breakaway attempt and he has a broad grin as he steps up to claim his King of the Mountains polka dot jersey.

If you've not seen it yet, here's the moment Mark Cavendish's hopes of winning the opening stage of the Tour de France came to a shuddering halt. No news on the shoulder injury yet.

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And Kittel returns for a third time to collect the green jersey. This time the Duke of Cambridge is on presentation duties. More kisses from the podium girls and more flowers for the Giant-Shimano team bus.

Totum:, external So sad for Cavendish & everyone watching. Just when we thought our British sporting summer couldn't get worse. Rescue us Froomy.

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And the German is all smiles as he steps up onto the podium to collect his yellow jersey. A bunch of flowers first as stage winner and he is given the maillot jaune by the Duchess of Cambridge. The Duke and Prince Harry are also there - the Duke and Harry looking a little rueful but the smiles return as Kittel comes over for a handshake.

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Marcel Kittel speaking on ITV4: "It was so, so hard, the last little hill to the 1km mark, it was like riding in a tunnel. The boys in the team did worked so hard for me, I'm so happy that it worked. I still can't believe it. It is very special."

Rob Hayles
Former Great Britain cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"It's gutting to see, could Cav have won it? He was in a position to do it, but to have done this much work - this is like the Olympics for someone like Cav, but you cannot turn time back. It's done, and it will be a difficult one for him. I won't be phoning him today!"

In better news for British riders, Chris Froome emerged unscathed from the carnage at the finish. A top-10 finish on a stage like this is not usually on the wishlist of one of the overall contenders but he will be delighted with his day's work.

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Stage one result:

1. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Giant-Shimano) 4:44:07"

2. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) Same time

3. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit/Garmin-Sharp)

4. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Europcar)

5. Michael Rogers (Aus/Tinkoff-Saxo)

6. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky)

7. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha)

8. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel/Belkin)

9. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa/Movistar)

10. Michael Albasini (Swi/Orica GreenEdge)

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A bit of an anti-climax to an otherwise terrific opening stage in Yorkshire. It's not the winner the fans, or even the organisers would have wanted but doff your caps to Kittel. He kept himself out of trouble and reaped the rewards. It was a textbook sprint from the German who will wear the yellow jersey on Sunday.

Alex Haworth:, external Feel awful for Cavendish. I think the occasion and the pressure got to him there. He tried to create a gap that wasn't there.

Ridin the Rich Coast:, external Not at all the Cavendish-friendly finish many were claiming.

Rob Hayles says it was a racing accident, Cavendish was trying to nudge Australia's Simon Gerrans out of his racing line as they came into the final couple of hundred metres and the two just went down.

This all happened behind Cancellara, who was desperately trying to get to the finish line. But Kittel chased him down and he was followed over the line by Sagan.

Rob Hatch
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator

Cavendish is being given a hero's welcome but it does not look good for tomorrow. It would be a miraculous recovery.