Tour de France Stage 1

OVERALL STANDING ON TIME
Result after stage 1
Total distance covered: 178 km

1.      CONTADOR Alberto      21      ASTANA      77h 06' 18"       
2.     SCHLECK Andy     31     TEAM SAXO BANK     77h 10' 29"     04' 11"
3.     ARMSTRONG Lance     22     ASTANA     77h 11' 39"     05' 21"
4.     WIGGINS Bradley     58     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     77h 11' 54"     05' 36"
5.     KLÖDEN Andréas     23     ASTANA     77h 11' 56"     05' 38"
6.     SCHLECK Frank     36     TEAM SAXO BANK     77h 12' 17"     05' 59"
7.     NIBALI Vincenzo     95     LIQUIGAS     77h 13' 33"     07' 15"
8.     VANDE VELDE Christian     51     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     77h 16' 26"     10' 08"
9.     LE MEVEL Christophe     106     FRANCAISE DES JEUX     77h 18' 55"     12' 37"
10.     ASTARLOZA Mikel     61     EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI     77h 18' 56"     12' 38"
11.     KARPETS Vladimir     161     TEAM KATUSHA     77h 19' 54"     13' 36"
12.     KREUZIGER Roman     93     LIQUIGAS     77h 20' 26"     14' 08"
13.     CASAR Sandy     101     FRANCAISE DES JEUX     77h 20' 55"     14' 37"
14.     NOCENTINI Rinaldo     87     AG2R LA MONDIALE     77h 21' 45"     15' 27"
15.     SASTRE Carlos     1     CERVELO TEST TEAM     77h 23' 41"     17' 23"
16.     GOUBERT Stephane     85     AG2R LA MONDIALE     77h 26' 05"     19' 47"
17.     VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen     17     SILENCE - LOTTO     77h 26' 07"     19' 49"
18.     BOTCHAROV Alexandre     162     TEAM KATUSHA     77h 30' 44"     24' 26"
19.     KNEES Christian     185     TEAM MILRAM     77h 34' 09"     27' 51"
20.     HINCAPIE George     74     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     77h 34' 38"     28' 20"
21.     CHAVANEL Sylvain     151     QUICK STEP     77h 35' 20"     29' 02"
22.     GERDEMANN Linus     181     TEAM MILRAM     77h 37' 26"     31' 08"
23.     ROCHE Nicolas     89     AG2R LA MONDIALE     77h 38' 03"     31' 45"
24.     ROLLAND Pierre     148     BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM     77h 38' 12"     31' 54"
25.     FEILLU Brice     174     AGRITUBEL     77h 38' 43"     32' 25"
26.     MONFORT Maxime     77     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     77h 42' 11"     35' 53"
27.     ZUBELDIA Haimar     29     ASTANA     77h 42' 25"     36' 07"
28.     MOREAU Christophe     171     AGRITUBEL     77h 43' 24"     37' 06"
29.     SANCHEZ Luis-Leon     118     CAISSE D’EPARGNE     77h 45' 08"     38' 50"
30.     EVANS Cadel     11     SILENCE - LOTTO     77h 46' 35"     40' 17"
31.     SORENSEN Nicki     38     TEAM SAXO BANK     77h 47' 48"     41' 30"
32.     DUPONT Hubert     84     AG2R LA MONDIALE     77h 48' 34"     42' 16"
33.     VELITS Peter     187     TEAM MILRAM     77h 49' 08"     42' 50"
34.     SORENSEN Chris     37     TEAM SAXO BANK     77h 51' 01"     44' 43"
35.     PAULINHO Sergio     26     ASTANA     77h 53' 04"     46' 46"
36.     MARTINEZ Egoi     64     EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI     77h 54' 58"     48' 40"
37.     POPOVYCH Yaroslav     27     ASTANA     77h 55' 02"     48' 44"
38.     PASAMONTES Luis     116     CAISSE D’EPARGNE     77h 56' 38"     50' 20"
39.     LEFEVRE Laurent     146     BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM     77h 58' 13"     51' 55"
40.     IVANOV Serguei     165     TEAM KATUSHA     77h 59' 12"     52' 54"
41.     MINARD Sébastien     127     COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE     77h 59' 22"     53' 04"
42.     URAN Rigoberto     119     CAISSE D’EPARGNE     78h 01' 27"     55' 09"
43.     PELLIZOTTI Franco     91     LIQUIGAS     78h 01' 33"     55' 15"
44.     MARTIN Tony     76     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     78h 01' 57"     55' 39"
45.     PAURIOL Rémi     129     COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE     78h 02' 40"     56' 22"
46.     LARSSON Gustav     34     TEAM SAXO BANK     78h 03' 38"     57' 20"
47.     MENCHOV Denis     41     RABOBANK     78h 04' 06"     57' 48"
48.     GUSTOV Volodymir     4     CERVELO TEST TEAM     78h 05' 35"     59' 17"
49.     ROY Jérémy     107     FRANCAISE DES JEUX     78h 06' 07"     59' 49"
50.     KIRCHEN Kim     75     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     78h 07' 25"     1h 01' 07" read more

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So what did we learn today at the Stage 1 time trial here in Monaco? Quite a lot, actually... Despite the course being quite difficult for an opening TT, it was not hard enough to cancel out anyone in true contention. Fabian Cancellara displayed his rightful dominance as a TT world champion, taking home the victory and the initial maillot jaune - chapeau! Lance's teammate and 2007 TdF winner Alberto Contador was 2nd on the day and fastest to the summit (important), and TT specialist Bradley Wiggins was 3rd.

Here's what else I saw of note: Astana put 4 men in the top 10 with Contador, Kloden, Leipheimer and Armstrong - that's a big deal. Also, none of the top 10 were more than a minute away from each other, so that will set the tongues a-wagging until we get to the mountain top uphill finish after leaving Barcelona.

So what's the take away from today? Lance's team is as strong as it is rumored to be, and now the peloton knows it. We saw good performances from many of the top guys, as to be expected. Who displayed something? Alberto did a ton on the uphill, as did Cancellara on the flats just like the F1 cars that rolled on the same course a few months ago.

2009 Giro champ Menchov basically blew a gasket and it looks to me like he's understandably done for the GC. Lance and Levi did their work early and put themselves in a nice position to collectively turn the Astana screw on the rest of the group when needed. And Monaco is certainly the best venue ever for a TdF start and all looks VERY good for a Lance / Astana team victory, just 3 weeks to Paris! Ciao for now, we'll talk soon - Chris...

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The media wait for Lance post stage 1

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Back at the hotel post massage watching the finish of stage 1

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With David Millar not able to beat Levi ala locking up his brakes, it shows the top times today will be around 20 minutes. Prob 90 mins till proof of that, starting with George Hincapie and the remaining top riders. From my vantage point it seems the course - while hard - is not hard enough to cause significant time gaps.
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Lance lays down a 20'12" to take the early lead. Levi's time will be very interesting to compare, we'll learn a lot from that. It's not often you get two riders of their quality going this early in a TT. The weather is also cooperating, looks like it's going to hold, but being on the coast that could change quickly. Game on...

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1.      CANCELLARA Fabian      33      TEAM SAXO BANK      19' 32"      
2.     CONTADOR Alberto     21     ASTANA     19' 50"      00' 18"
3.     WIGGINS Bradley     58     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     19' 51"      00' 19"
4.     KLÖDEN Andréas     23     ASTANA     19' 54"      00' 22"
5.     EVANS Cadel     11     SILENCE - LOTTO     19' 55"      00' 23"
6.     LEIPHEIMER Levi     24     ASTANA     20' 02"      00' 30"
7.     KREUZIGER Roman     93     LIQUIGAS     20' 04"      00' 32"
8.     MARTIN Tony     76     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     20' 05"      00' 33"
9.     NIBALI Vincenzo     95     LIQUIGAS     20' 09"      00' 37"
10.     ARMSTRONG Lance     22     ASTANA     20' 12"      00' 40"
11.     LARSSON Gustav     34     TEAM SAXO BANK     20' 13"      00' 41"
12.     ASTARLOZA Mikel     61     EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI     20' 16"      00' 44"
13.     ZABRISKIE David     59     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     20' 19"      00' 47"
14.     MILLAR David     56     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     20' 20"      00' 48"
15.     COPPEL Jérôme     102     FRANCAISE DES JEUX     20' 23"      00' 51"
16.     CHAVANEL Sylvain     151     QUICK STEP     20' 28"      00' 56"
17.     VANDE VELDE Christian     51     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     20' 29"      00' 57"
18.     SCHLECK Andy     31     TEAM SAXO BANK     20' 32"      01' 00"
19.     GERDEMANN Linus     181     TEAM MILRAM     20' 35"      01' 03"
20.     PAURIOL Rémi     129     COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE     20' 37"      01' 05"
21.     SASTRE Carlos     1     CERVELO TEST TEAM     20' 38"      01' 06"
22.     KARPETS Vladimir     161     TEAM KATUSHA     20' 39"      01' 07"
23.     BALLAN Alessandro     131     LAMPRE - N.G.C     20' 42"      01' 10"
24.     MONFORT Maxime     77     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     20' 42"      01' 10"
25.     VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen     17     SILENCE - LOTTO     20' 43"      01' 11"
26.     LEFEVRE Laurent     146     BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM     20' 44"      01' 12"
27.     ROGERS Michael     79     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     20' 45"      01' 13"
28.     VOGONDY Nicolas     179     AGRITUBEL     20' 45"      01' 13"
29.     RIBLON Christophe     88     AG2R-LA MONDIALE     20' 46"      01' 14"
30.     OROZ Juan José     65     EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI     20' 46"      01' 14"
31.     GESINK Robert     46     RABOBANK     20' 47"      01' 15"
32.     VERDUGO Gorka     69     EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI     20' 47"      01' 15"
33.     PAULINHO Sergio     26     ASTANA     20' 47"      01' 15"
34.     HINCAPIE George     74     TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC     20' 49"      01' 17"
35.     BRUSEGHIN Marzio     133     LAMPRE - N.G.C     20' 49"      01' 17"
36.     BONNET William     143     BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM     20' 51"      01' 19"
37.     PATE Danny     57     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     20' 52"      01' 20"
38.     VOIGT Jens     39     TEAM SAXO BANK     20' 54"      01' 22"
39.     ARVESEN Kurt-Asle     32     TEAM SAXO BANK     20' 56"      01' 24"
40.     NOCENTINI Rinaldo     87     AG2R-LA MONDIALE     20' 56"      01' 24"
41.     VANDBORG Brian     97     LIQUIGAS     20' 58"      01' 26"
42.     PASAMONTES Luis     116     CAISSE D’EPARGNE     20' 58"      01' 26"
43.     ROCHE Nicolas     89     AG2R-LA MONDIALE     20' 59"      01' 27"
44.     HESJEDAL Ryder     54     GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM     20' 59"      01' 27"
45.     LE LAY David     177     AGRITUBEL     21' 00"      01' 28"
46.     CLEMENT Stef     42     RABOBANK     21' 00"      01' 28"
47.     BARREDO Carlos     152     QUICK STEP     21' 00"      01' 28"
48.     HAUSSLER Heinrich     5     CERVELO TEST TEAM     21' 01"      01' 29"
49.     CASAR Sandy     101     FRANCAISE DES JEUX     21' 01"      01' 29"
50.     MONCOUTIE David     121     COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE     21' 02"      01' 30" read more

Lance putting the number on.






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