Stage 1: Mauren - Ruggell 8km
Tour de Suisse 1: Fabian Cancellara wins opener
Fabian Cancellara won the opening stage of the Tour de Suisse (AFP/Getty Images)
Swiss champion Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) has won the opening stage of the 73rd Tour de Suisse, a 7.8km time trial from Mauren to Ruggell.
Cancellara clocked a time of 9'21 for the stage, beating defending Tour de Suisse champion Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) by 19 seconds. Andreas Klöden (Astana) was third at 22 seconds.
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STAGE 1 RESULTS
| 1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi|Team Saxo Bank) | 0:09:21 | |
| 2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze|Liquigas) | 0:00:19 | |
| 3 Andreas Klöden (Ger|Astana) | 0:00:22 | |
| 4 George Hincapie (USA|Team Columbia - Highroad) | 0:00:24 | |
| 5 Tony Martin (Ger|Team Columbia - Highroad) | 0:00:31 | |
| 6 Kim Kirchen (Lux|Team Columbia - Highroad) | ||
| 7 Maxime Monfort (Bel|Team Columbia - Highroad) | 0:00:32 | |
| 8 Heinrich Haussler (Ger|Cervélo TestTeam) | 0:00:34 | |
| 9 Lars Boom (Ned|Rabobank) | ||
| 10 Rui Alberto Faria (Por|Caisse d'Epargne) | 0:00:35 |
