SAINT-LO, France -- A gastronomical, sporting and cultural glance at Saturdays opening stage of the Tour de France:Region: Normandy, La Manche (a green, leafy and hilly region alongside the English Channel)Baguette and butter: Mark Cavendish claimed his first yellow jersey after winning a sprint in the crash-marred 188-kilometer opening stage that finished on Utah Beach, where Allied troops landed on D-Day in 1944. It was Cavendishs 27th stage win in the race. Two-time Tour winner Alberto Contador crashed midway through the stage and several riders were involved in an ugly high-speed crash on the final straight.Plat du jour: Andouille de Vire, a pork intestines sausage from the town of Vire that is seasoned with Guerande sea salt.Culture: Mont-Saint-Michel is a World Heritage Benedictine abbey perched on a rock off the coast.Vin du jour: Forget about the wine and have a sip of the famous local apple cider instead. Its tasty, refreshing and matches very well with food. Farmers in the area have been making cider since the 13th century. Cider alcohol content in Normandy varies from 3 to 7 percent.History: Utah Beach in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont was one of the beaches where Allied troops landed on D-Day in 1944.Stat of the Day: 15. The number of years without a French victory on the first day of the race. The last Frenchman to win on the opening day was Christophe Moreau, in Dunkerque in 2001.Quote of the Day: This was not the best way to start. In theory it was a quiet day. Alberto Contador, reflecting on his crash.Digestif: Calvados. This highly alcoholic apple brandy (40 to 45 percent) has the finesse of the finest Armagnac with a lighter touch.Next order: Another day in Normandy. Stage 2 takes the peloton from Saint-Lo to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on a 183-kilometer ride through the west coast. The stage features a slightly uphill finish at the summit of the Cote de La Glacerie, a 1.9-kilometer climb at an average gradient of 6.5 percent. 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Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. OTTAWA, Ontario -- When the Tampa Bay Lightning arrived in Ottawa, they hadnt been pleased with their overall play this season. A strong performance against the Senators was definitely a step in the right direction.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves, Vladislav Namestnikov and Steven Stamkos scored early in the second period, and the Lightning beat the Senators 4-1 Saturday night.Alex Killorn and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the Lightning, who were playing their first road game of the season.For probably 40-50 minutes it was the best weve played all season, Stamkos said. The first 20 minutes was definitely the most dominating and you build on that.Chris Neil scored the lone goal for the Senators, and Craig Anderson stopped 31 shots.Its clear were just not there yet, Senators coach Guy Boucher said. Weve got work to do. We showed we were able to play with them at times, but to be able to compete with a team thats expected to compete for the Stanley Cup we definitely have more work to do.Anderson was solid for much of the game for the Senators, but Killorn was able to sneak one through his right arm to give the Lightning a 3-1 lead midway through the third. It was Killorns fourth goal of the season.Filppula made it 4-1 late in the third.They came out and played a better game than we did right from the start, Ottawas Erik Karlsson said. Unfortunately thats the way its going to be some times. We didnt have our best today.Boucher said part of the problem was trying to force plays.Its what hurt us in the first and killed us in the third, he said. We were a lot better in the second when we played with speed and pressure and stopped trying to make plays where there were none.ddddddddddddNamestnikov opened the scoring 2:36 into the second with the man advantage.We came out and got the lead for the first time this year which was nice.Tampa made it 2-0 at the six-minute mark, on the power play again, as Namestnikov made a cross-crease pass to Stamkos, who ripped it past Anderson. The Senators challenged the goal believing the play was offside, but after a lengthy review the goal stood.Our start was fine, Anderson said. We got out of the first period 0-0 then got into a little penalty trouble. The (penalty kill) just didnt get the job done. Im a big part of that. My job there is to be a big part of that PK, and I wasnt good enough.. The Senators managed to get on board with 4:33 left in the middle period as Neil picked up his own rebound. Vasilevskiy made the initial save, but wasnt able to freeze the puck and Neil got a stick on it.Game notes D Thomas Chabot and LW Matt Puempel were healthy scratches for the Senators. ... D Matt Taormina was a healthy scratch for Tampa Bay. ... This marked the first time Ottawa coach Guy Boucher faced his old team since being fired from the Lightning in 2013.UP NEXTLightning: At Toronto on Tuesday night in the second game of a five-game trip.Senators: At Vancouver on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game trip to western Canada. ' ' '