David R: I'm gonna go with Van Avermaet to pip Sagan for the win today I think. #bbccycling, external

The wet weather is clearly playing havoc on the roads. Race radio reporting 130 riders delayed by the crash and Alberto Contador, who has Tinkoff team-mates with him, is two minutes adrift of the peloton.

 Race radio is reporting a crash and Alberto Contador is again involved.

Joaquim Rodriguez, who may also fancy his chances today, Warren Barguil and Michael Matthews are also reported to be down. More as I get it.  

Out on the road and Paul Voss' hopes of staying the polka dot jersey is hanging by the slimmest of threads. Jasper Stuyven was first to the top of Cote de Montpinchon to pick up his second King of the Mountains point.

That puts him level with Voss but neither will be in the jersey unless they can make a success of their break.

There are two points on offer for the first to the top of the category three climb near the finish and whoever is first up there gets the jersey because it is a higher category climb.

French rider Julian Alaphilippe is another good shout. The 24-year-old has finished second in La Fleche Wallonne - the one-day Spring Classic - in each of the last two years. And that race finishes atop the fearful ascent of Mur de Huy.

Alejandro Valverde won both of those races and he too is in France. Will the Spaniard be hindered by having to look after his Movistar team leader Nairo Quintana though?

Or will it be every man for himself on that final climb?

Alain Taylor:#bbccycling, external Alaphilippe will win today's stage. Young all rounder from etixx quickstep. Future GC rider.

Rob Hayles
Former GB cyclist

It's going to be a hard week for Alberto Contador, but never write him off. He's the first GC contender to come off, but that happens.

Rob was speaking on a Facebook Live from the BBC Radio team covering Le Tour - head to the 5 Live Facebook page to rewatch it,, external and stick around to hear live commentary on here or on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra from 14:55 BST.

And then of course, one or two of the favourites may fancy trying to pick up a few seconds on their rivals. Vincenzo Nibali won stage two in Sheffield on his way to winning the 2014 Tour de France. He took this year's Giro d'Italia title and is here chiefly as a support rider for birthday boy Fabio Aru but if his legs are good and he gets the nod from the Astana management...

Expect Chris Froome to be there or thereabouts. I heard a stat that he has finished in the top 25 on 50% of all Tour de France stages. Also expect Nairo Quintana to be keeping close tabs.

The interesting one will be to see how Alberto Contador goes after his crash yesterday. He said he is bruised all down the right side of his body. There will be no room for hiding in the peloton if Froome and Quintana stretch their legs in the run-in.

How will they play it? Let us know #bbccycling

I think that last tweet from Sam spells out how in-the-air today's stage finish is. 

Orica-BikeExchange have multiple options with the likes of Michael Matthews and Simon Gerrans, while their British rider Adam Yates could like the steep kick to the finish.

Could Mark Cavendish's Dimension Data team be celebrating again with Edvald Boasson Hagen on top of the podium? After winning on Saturday, Cav said: "To see Edvald do the most incredible turn, we didn't want him to lose any time because he can win on Sunday but he went out of his skin."

Germany's John Degenkolbalmost lost a finger, external when he was hit by a car earlier this year but he is back and the Team Giant-Alpecin rider loves tough finishes.

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Sam Brabazon: Interesting finish @LeTour, external. Outside of Sagan could be a day for Boasson-Hagen, Matthews, or Degenkolb #bbccycling

So, before we get on to talking about who else could win today's stage, can I point you in the direction of the excellent BBC Radio 5 live podcast. Bespoke presenter OJ Borg chats through stage one with commentator Rob Hatch and track world champion Rob Hayles.

Among other things they discuss are Alberto Contador's crash, why Jens Voigt picked Mark Cavendish for the stage win and try to name all seven British riders to have worn the yellow jersey. 

Can you name all seven (and the year they wore yellow), without cheating? #bbccycling

Matt Taggart: Great to see Cav get Yellow yesterday, but today will be for Le Puncheur. Sagan to win, and probably for the Maillot Jaune

I'll discuss other potential winners in a bit because I need to quickly update you with what's happening out on the road. And it's not great news for Paul Voss (pictured) and his quest to keep the polka dot jersey.

With only one point on offer to the first man to reach the summit of the category four climbs, he has been beaten to the top of the first two of the day.

Norwegian rider Vegard Breen of the Fortuneo Vital Concept team was first up Cote deTorigny-les-Villes, while Jasper Stuyven of the Trek-Segafredo team took the point on offer at the summit of Cote de Montabot.

Voss still leads by one but with only one more point realistically on offer, can he remain King of the (small) Mountains? We'll find out in the next hour. 

Image source, Getty Images

Mark Cavendish's own Dimension Date team-mate Bernie Eisel was succinct in his evaluation of the Manxman's chances of keeping hold of the yellow jersey tonight. "No way mate," he told BBC Sport yesterday.

So, who will win stage two?

Many are tipping world champion Peter Sagan. The Slovakian mixed it with the sprinters on stage one, showing he has incredible speed on the flat.

The Tinkoff rider is also useful going up short sharp climbs, just like the one we have at the end of today's stage.

Nailed on? Maybe not...#bbccycling with your predictions please.

BBC Radio 5 live's OJ Borg has been out on his bike, in the rain, to look at the finishing climb. "It starts off fairly easy and then it kicks right up and I can almost guarantee that is where all the sprinters will go," he said.

The whole climb is only a couple of kilometres but that "kick right up" is a 200m section with a gradient of 14%. The road then flattens out a bit before a shorter uphill drag to the finish line.

If you're viewing via mobile, click on the link below to watch the rest of his thoughts.

Radio coverage starts at 15:00 BST on the BBC Sport website only.

So what does stage two have in store for the riders? Three minor bumps early on and a sharper kick up to the finish in Cherbourg. Read why Team Sky's Geraint Thomas does not think Cav will be holding on to his yellow jersey in his BBC Sport stage-by-stage guide.

But that was yesterday and today is a new stage. The riders left the start town of Saint-Lo at around 12:00 BST in damp conditions, although the early morning rain in Normandy had eased.

The usual break has gone clear and around 10km into the 183km race to Cherbourg, a quartet of riders are four minutes clear of the peloton.

They are Paul Voss and Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon 18), Vegard Breen (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo).

You'll remember Voss from yesterday's break. He picked up the only two points on offer to lead the King of the Mountains classification and wears the polka dot jersey today. There are three more points on offer in the opening 50km of today's stage which is why he's gone on the attack again.

The German duo Andre Greipel and Marcel Kittel, who were widely expected to beat Mark Cavendish at Utah Beach on Saturday have also been offering their praise.