Photos: Yellow jersey completes 100 years as Tour de France 2019 begins

This is the 106th edition of the Tour de France with a 194.5km stage in the region of Brussels, 100 years after the introduction of the yellow jersey and 50 years after Belgian legend Eddy Merckx won his first Tour. A look at the stage one of the race.

Updated on: Jul 7, 2019 6:54 PM IST

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The windows of a building are decorated with the logo of Brussels Grand Depart 2019 in Brussels, three days prior to the start of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race. (Jeff Pachoud / AFP)

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Belgium’s rider Greg Van Avermaet (L) of Poland’s CCC Team arrives with teammates for the team presentation ceremony at the Grand-Place - Grote Markt Square in Brussels two days prior to the start of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)

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A waiter wearing a yellow T-shirt depicting Belgian legend Eddy Merckx carries food on a terrace of the Grand-Place - Grote Markt Square in Brussels. This is the 106th edition of the Tour de France with a 194.5 km stage in the region of Brussels, 100 years after the introduction of the yellow jersey and 50 years after Belgian legend Eddy Merckx won his first Tour. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

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People pass by Brussels stock exchange building Beurs - Bourse with its columns wrapped with the colours of cycling jerseys, overall leader’s yellow, best sprinter’s green, best climber’s polka dot and best young white one in Brussels centre. (Jeff Pachoud / AFP)

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A view of a poster of Brussels Grand Depart 2019 with the Atomium in background in Brussels. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

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Belgian legend Eddy Merckx poses on the podium before the podium ceremony of the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Brussels and Brussels, Belgium. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

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Riders arrive at the triple arches of the Arcades du Cinquantenaire in the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Brussels and Brussels. (Jeff Pachoud / AFP)

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The iconic Manneken Pis is dressed in the overall leader’s yellow jersey, before the start of stage one. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

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Spectators await the peloton on the Wall of Geraardsbergen (Mur de Grammont) during the stage one of Tour de France. (Johanna Geron / REUTERS)

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Riders form the pack cycle on a road in the countryside during the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 6th. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

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Astana Pro Team rider Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark bleeds as he rides after a crash with just 11 miles to go. (Jeff Pachoud / REUTERS)

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Belgium’s Greg Van Avermaet puts on the best climber’s dotted jersey after the first stage of the race with over 194.5 kilometers (120,86 miles) with start in Brussels and finish in Brussels. (Thibault Camus / AP)

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Dutch rider Mike Teunissen celebrates his overall leader’s yellow jersey on the podium of the first stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)