07.03 - Tour de France: Prologue

Iban Mayoz was the first starter today - the Basque had a huge crowd to cheer him on in Rotterdam...

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Thor Hushovd raced in almost dry conditions but could only manage 157th place at 1' 20"...

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Andy Schleck was the lowest of the overall favourites in 122nd place at 1' 09"...

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Another race favourite , Bradley Wiggins. tip-toed around the wet course to take 77th at 56-seconds...

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Ivan Basso took 72nd place at 55-seconds...

Carlos Sastre took 70th place at 54-seconds...

George Hincapie, a true veteran of the Tour, took 68th place at 54-seconds today...

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Fastman David Zabriskie was caught out by the rain in taking 25th place at 40-seconds...

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Cadel Evans was well placed in 23rd, at 39-seconds...

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Luis Leon Sanchez took 22nd as champion of Spain - but he lost by 39-seconds..

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Alexandre Vinokourov placed 19th place at 38-seconds...

Michael Rogers took 14th at 35-seconds to keep his name amongst the overall favourites...

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Brent Bookwalter raced fast to take11th place at 35-seconds...

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As always, Linus Gerdemann excelled in the wet conditions to take 10th at 35-seconds...

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Edvald Boasson Hagen took 9th at 32-seconds after gambling on an early start of semi-dry roads...

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Levi Leipheimer took a great 8th place at 28-seconds...and on wet roads!

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TYler Farrar was the day's fastest sprinter - the American took 7th place at 28-seconds...

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Defending Tour champion Alberto Contador took 6th place at 27-seconds...

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Geraint Thomas took 5th at 23-seconds - he was Team Sky's best finisher today...

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Lance Armstrong showed fantastic form by taking 4th place at 22-seconds - he was the fastest of the G.C contenders..!

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David Millar placed a briliant 3rd at 20-seconds today...

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Tony Martin started very early and set the fastest time - but the German had to settle for 2nd place at 10-seconds...

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Fabian Cancellara raced second-to-last and on dryish roads to win the Prologue at over 53-kilometres-per-hour...

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"For how many days?", Fabin Cancellara must be thinking - the Swiss dons yet another Yellow Jersey after his Prologue win...