Yellow jersey holder Chris Froome and the other leaders of the Tour took their helmets off and stood still at the start line to honor the victims.
It`s the first of three days of national mourning in France and fans waved the country`s flag all along the 208.5-kilometer (130-mile) route from Montelimar to Villars-Les-Dombes.
Four riders in a breakaway — Martin Elmiger of Switzerland, Alex Howes of the United States, Jeremy Roy of France and Cesare Benedetti of Italy — opened up an early advantage of 4 1/2 minutes.
The stage started 15 minutes early due to a strong headwind.
Tour de France observes minute of silence for attack victims
16 July 2016
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A minute of silence was observed at the start of the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday following the truck attack in Nice that claimed 84 lives.
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