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Tour de France 1: Fabian Cancellara in yellow

Astana's Lance Armstrong set off 18th, hedging his bets against a rainy forecast. He finished in 20:12:36 Saturday.

  • Lance Armstrong flies through the streets of Monaco.
  • Astana's Lance Armstrong set off 18th, hedging his bets against a rainy forecast. He finished in 20:12:36 Saturday.
  • Astana's Levi Leipheimer stayed in the race lead early on...
  • Garmin's Bradley Wiggins set the best time toward the end, only to have Cancellara and Contador bump him down to third.
  • Spanish national time trial champion Alberto Contador lit up the course to finish second behind Cancellara, and let his Astana team know who's boss.
  • Silence-Lotto's Cadel Evans lies 5th overall.
  • Defending champion Carlos Sastre finished 21st on the day, 1:08 behind Cancellara. At least he raced the Cevelo P4.
  • Prince Albert of Monaco presents Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland and Team Saxo Bank with the yellow jersey after he won Stage One of the 2009 Tour de France.
  • Stage 1 winner Fabian Cancellara enjoying the podium and the leader's yellow jersey in Monaco.

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Astana's Lance Armstrong set off 18th, hedging his bets against a rainy forecast. He finished in 20:12:36 Saturday.

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