Paris-Nice Prologue: Houlilles > Houilles, 2.9kms

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke took 151st place, 19-seconds down, in his first World Tour event...

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Thomas Lovkvist took a lowly 105th place today, 14-seconds down...

Jacob Fuglsang took 83rd place, 12-seconds down...

David Millar took 82nd place, a long way away from his best - he was 12-seconds down on the winner...

Nicholas Roche took 79th, also 12-seconds down...

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Andrew Talansky wanted better as he took 76th place, 12-seconds down...

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Winner of this Prologue last year, Gustav Larsson took 67th today, 11-seconds down...

Richie Porte has the pressure on him this week - the Team Sky leader took 39th, nine-seconds down...

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Tom Boonen raced into 24th place, seven-seconds down...

Robert Gesink is the overall favourite here, he took 19th place, just six-seconds down...

Andrey Grivko took 10th today, five-seconds down...

Sebastian Turgot took a fine 9th place, four-seconds down...

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Borut Bozic scorched to 8th place, just three-seconds down...

Tony Gallopin joined a French charge into the top ten - he took 7th, three-seconds down...

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Peter Velits raced into 6th place, three-seconds down...

Geoffrey Soupe stirred himself to take 5th place, just two-seconds down...

Wilco Keldermann took 4th place, just two-seconds down...

Lieuwe Westra took 3rd-place today, just one-second down...

Sylvain Chavanel raced into 2nd-place in Houilles, he was just one-seconds off the fastest time..!

Damien Gaudin thrilled France by winning today's Prologue at an average speed of over 48-kilomeres-per-hour..!

Damien Gaudin is the first race-leader of the 2013 Paris-Nice..!

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