Day 1 of the 2010 Tour de France is complete. With the strongest riders in the world ready for a 3 week fight, the Prologue time trial at Rotterdam gives us a glimpse of what is to come for the 2010 Tour de France.
With wet weather setting in, riders that had hoped for better riding conditions were surprised early with wet roads that started to dry out over the course of the day. Early runner Tony Martin held onto his lead for a full 3 hours before Fabian Cancellara blasted by the finish line with a 10 second advantage putting Martin in 2nd.
While Cancellara and Martin put on fantastic time trials, all of the talk was centered around Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador to see who would hold the mental advantage at the start of the 2010 Tour de France. Coming out on top and finishing 4th overall, Lance Armstrong showed he is ready for the fight. Finishing 6th, Alberto Contador lost the beginning mental advantage and you can be sure he is coming to the road looking to regain that precious time loss.
A fantastic start to the Tour. Next stage – STAGE 1 – Rotterdam Bruxelles 223.5 km
Standings After Day 1 – PROLOGUE – Rotterdam
Total distance covered: 8.9 km
| 1. | CANCELLARA Fabian | 13 | TEAM SAXO BANK | 10′ 00″ | |
| 2. | MARTIN Tony | 115 | TEAM HTC – COLUMBIA | 10′ 10″ | + 00′ 10″ |
| 3. | MILLAR David | 57 | GARMIN – TRANSITIONS | 10′ 20″ | + 00′ 20″ |
| 4. | ARMSTRONG Lance | 21 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 10′ 22″ | + 00′ 22″ |
| 5. | THOMAS Geraint | 39 | SKY PRO CYCLING | 10′ 23″ | + 00′ 23″ |
| 6. | CONTADOR Alberto | 1 | ASTANA | 10′ 27″ | + 00′ 27″ |
| 7. | FARRAR Tyler | 53 | GARMIN – TRANSITIONS | 10′ 28″ | + 00′ 28″ |
| 8. | LEIPHEIMER Levi | 25 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 10′ 28″ | + 00′ 28″ |
| 9. | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | 36 | SKY PRO CYCLING | 10′ 32″ | + 00′ 32″ |
| 10. | GERDEMANN Linus | 141 | TEAM MILRAM | 10′ 35″ | + 00′ 35″ |