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Tour de France 1: Fabian Cancellara in yellow

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.

  • 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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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.

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