Tour de France Prologue: Liege, 6.8kms (ITT)

Levi Leipheimer started his Tour de France with a lowly 80th place, 28-seconds down...

Tony Martin was also way off the pace in 45th place, 23-seconds down...

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A slimline, yet muscular Mark Cavendish took 41st position, 23-seconds down...

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Jens Voigt took 18th place, 19-seconds off the winning pace...

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Steven Cummings took 17th, 18-seconds down...

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David Millar recovered from his stomach illness to take 16th, at 18-seconds...

Giro winner Ryder Hesjedal took 15th at 18-seconds to show he's up for another grand Tour attempt...

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Vincenzo Nibali took 14th at 18-seconds to show he too is a candidate for success...

Cadel Evans took a decent 13th place at 17-seconds...

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Peter Velits raced into 12th place, 17-seconds down...

Christopher Froome started his first-ever Tour by taking 11th, 16-seconds down...

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Andrey Grivko took 10th at 15-seconds...

Philippe Gilbert heartened his Liege fans by taking 9th, just 13-seconds down...

Russian champion Denis Menchov took 8th, 13-seconds down...

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Patrick Gretsch was a surprise in the top ten - the German took 7th at 12-seconds...

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Brett Lancaster set fastest time early-on then settled for 6th, eleven-seconds down...

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Edvald Boasson Hagen went fastest too, then settled for 5th place, eleven seconds down...

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Tejay Van Garderen took a great 4th place, ten-seconds down...

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Sylvain Chavanel took 3rd at seven-seconds...

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Bradley Wiggins looked to have won the race but had to settle for 2nd, seven-seconds down...

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Fabian Cancellara won the Prologue, eight years after winning it in 2004..!

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Fabian Cancellara cannot hide his delight at taking the first Yellow Jersey of the 2012 Tour de France..!

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