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Stage 1, Saturday, May 5: Herning (Denmark) 8.7 km Individual Time Trial

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Stage Results and GC after Stage 1:

1. Taylor Phinney (BMC) 10min 26sec. 50.031 km/hr

2. Geraint Thomas (Sky) @ 9sec
3. Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 13sec
4. Manuele Boaro (Saxo) @ 15sec
5. Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 22sec
6. Ramunas Navarduaskas (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 22sec
7. Brett Lancaster (GreenEdge) @ 23sec
8. Marco Pinotti (BMC) @ 24sec
9. Jesse Sergent (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 26sec
10. Nelson Filipe Santos Oliveira (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 27sec
11. Tomas Vaitkus (GreenEdge) s.t.
12. Stef Clement (Rabobank) @ 28sec
13. Robert Hunter (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
14. Jack Bauer (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
15. Maciej Bodnar (Liquigas) @ 29sec
16. Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) s.t.
17. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
18. Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
19. Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 31sec
20. Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini) @ 32sec
21. Giacomo Nizzolo (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
22. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) s.t.
23. Svein Tuft (GreenEdge) @ 33sec
24. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 33sec
25. Adriano Malori (Lampre) s.t.
26. Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) @ 34sec
27. Jan Barta (NetApp) s.t.
28. Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 36sec
29. Tyler Farra (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
30. Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
31. Marco Soledan (Colnago-CSF) @ 36sec
32. Luke Roberts (Saxo) @ 37sec
33. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) s.t.
34. Alessandro Ballan (BMC) @ 39sec
35. Ivan Basso (Liquigas) s.t.
36. Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil) s.t.
37. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 41sec

38. Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
39. Martin Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
40. Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 42sec
41. Sebastien Rosseler (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 43sec
42. Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) s.t.
43. Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) s.t.
44. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
45. Dennis van Winden (Rabobank) s.t.
46. Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
47. Ian Stannard (Sky) s.t.
48. Matthias Brandle (NetApp) s.t.
49. Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) @ 44sec
50. Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.

108. Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 59sec

135. Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 6sec

Points Competition

1. Taylor Phinney (BMC): 25 points
2. Geraint Thomas (Sky): 20
3. Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda): 16
4. Manuele Boaro (Saxo): 14
5. Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil): 12

Climbers' Competition

no points awarded in stage 1

Young Rider

1. Taylor Phinney (BMC) 10min 26sec
2. Manuele Boaro (Saxo) @ 15sec
3. Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 22sec
4. Jesse Sergent (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 26sec
5. Nelson Oliveira (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 27sec

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Stage map and profile

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

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Stage 1 photos:

Enrico Gasparotto

Gustav Larsson

John Gadret

Alex Rasmussen

Joaquin Rodriguez

Frank Schleck

Filippo Pozzato

Ivan Basso

Sylvester Szmyd

José Rodolfo Serpa

Thor Hushovd

Svein Tuft

Stef Clement

Jan Barta

Tyler Farrar

Damiano Cunego

Matthew Harley Goss

Dominique Rollin

Fumiyuki Beppu

Peter Stetina

Christian Vande Velde

Mark Cavendish

Geraint Thomas

Michele Scarponi.

The reward for a great ride. Taylor Phinney is 2012's first Pink Jersey.

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