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Sunday, June 8: Stage 1, Lyon 10.4 km individual time trial

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Rated ascent:

• Km 4.6: Montée de l'Observance, 8 km @ 5.5% average gradient

The Race: Chris Froome's sparkling condition was on display during the Dauphiné's technical first stage when he beat all the other contenders (notably Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali) by significant margins. Froome said his resounding win was a surprise, but I don't believe it and if Froome was surprised by his win, he was probably the only one.

Alberto Contador, who was tenth in the Dauphiné last year and is looking to peak for the Tour de France, pronounced himself happy with his second place.

Tomorrow's stage is a hilly challenge with six categorized climbs, the last of which is a finish at the top of the HC-rated Col du Béal.

Complete Results (GC is the same):

Winner's average speed: 47.177 km/hr

1	Christopher Froome	Team Sky	13min 13.6sec
2	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff-Saxo	@ 8 seconds
3	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	0:00:09
4	Andrew Talansky	Garmin - Sharp	0:00:11
5	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling
6	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling	0:00:12
7	Vasil Kiryienka	Team Sky
8	Vincenzo Nibali	Astana Pro Team	0:00:13
9	Tejay Van Garderen	Bmc Racing Team
10	Matthias Brandle	Iam Cycling
11	Jan Barta	Team Netapp-Endura
12	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale
13	Benat Intxausti	Movistar Team	0:00:14
14	Julian Alaphilippe	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
15	Aleksejs Saramotins	Iam Cycling
16	Geraint Thomas	Team Sky
17	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto-Belisol	0:00:15
18	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling
19	Sylvain Chavanel	Iam Cycling	0:00:16
20	Michal Kwiatkowski	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
21	Leopold Konig	Team Netapp-Endura	0:00:17
22	Daryl Impey	Orica Greenedge
23	Richie Porte	Team Sky	0:00:19
24	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana Pro Team
25	Gustav Larsson	Iam Cycling	0:00:20
26	Damien Howson	Orica Greenedge	0:00:21
27	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale	0:00:22
28	Maxime Bouet	Ag2R La Mondiale
29	Simon Spilak	Team Katusha
30	Lieuwe Westra	Astana Pro Team
31	Dries Devenyns	Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:23
32	Andriy Grivko	Astana Pro Team
33	Stephan Denifl	Iam Cycling	0:00:24
34	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin - Sharp
35	Jérôme Coppel	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
36	Bart De Clercq	Lotto-Belisol	0:00:26
37	Rein Taaramae	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:27
38	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing
39	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing
40	Thomas Voeckler	Team Europcar	0:00:28
41	Jan Bakelants	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:29
42	David Lopez Garcia	Team Sky	0:00:30
43	Bartosz Huzarski	Team Netapp-Endura
44	Simon Gerrans	Orica Greenedge
45	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team
46	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	0:00:31
47	Daan Olivier	Team Giant-Shimano
48	Chad Haga	Team Giant-Shimano
49	Jack Bobridge	Belkin Pro Cycling
50	Rory Sutherland	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:32
51	Imanol Erviti Ollo	Movistar Team
52	William Bonnet	FDJ
53	Jens Voigt	Trek Factory Racing	0:00:33
54	Egor Silin	Team Katusha	0:00:34
55	Jurgen Roelandts	Lotto-Belisol	0:00:36
56	Christian Meier	Orica Greenedge
57	Romain Bardet	Ag2R La Mondiale
58	David Boucher	FDJ	0:00:37
59	Anton Vorobyev	Team Katusha
60	Xabier Zandio	Team Sky	0:00:38
61	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
62	Jean-Christophe Peraud	Ag2R La Mondiale	0:00:39
63	Alex Howes	Garmin - Sharp
64	Adam Yates	Orica Greenedge
65	Alexis Gougeard	Ag2R La Mondiale
66	Nicolas Edet	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:41
67	Valerio Conti	Lampre - Merida
68	Greg Van Avermaet	Bmc Racing Team
69	Daniel Moreno Fernandez	Team Katusha
70	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
71	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale
72	Giovanni Visconti	Movistar Team	0:00:42
73	Jens Keukeleire	Orica Greenedge
74	David Millar	Garmin - Sharp
75	Winner Anacona Gomez	Lampre - Merida
76	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana Pro Team
77	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Belisol
78	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	0:00:43
79	Julien Simon	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:00:44
80	Elia Favilli	Lampre - Merida
81	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
82	Jérôme Pineau	Iam Cycling	0:00:45
83	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar
84	Ivan Santaromita	Orica Greenedge
85	Amaël Moinard	Bmc Racing Team
86	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:46
87	Sébastien Reichenbach	Iam Cycling
88	Mikel Nieve Iturralde	Team Sky	0:00:47
89	Luis Angel Mate Mardones	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
90	Danny Pate	Team Sky	0:00:48
91	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
92	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team	0:00:49
93	Alexander Rybakov	Team Katusha
94	Gianni Meersman	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:50
95	Nicki Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:00:51
96	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar
97	Marco Marcato	Cannondale
98	Kévin Reza	Team Europcar
99	Blel Kadri	Ag2R La Mondiale	0:00:52
100	Pierrick Fedrigo	FDJ	0:00:53
101	Leigh Howard	Orica Greenedge
102	Cesare Benedetti	Team Netapp-Endura	0:00:54
103	Sylvester Szmyd	Movistar Team
104	Ben Gastauer	Ag2R La Mondiale
105	George Bennett	Cannondale
106	Ramunas Navardauskas	Garmin - Sharp
107	Jérome Cousin	Team Europcar	0:00:55
108	Bram Tankink	Belkin Pro Cycling
109	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida
110	José Ivan Gutierrez	Movistar Team	0:00:56
111	Alexei Tcatevich	Team Katusha	0:00:57
112	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant-Shimano	0:00:58
113	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale	0:01:00
114	Jonathan Hivert	Belkin Pro Cycling
115	Arnaud Demare	FDJ
116	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ
117	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar	0:01:01
118	Dominik Nerz	Bmc Racing Team
119	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	0:01:02
120	Michal Golas	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
121	Davide Cimolai	Lampre - Merida	0:01:03
122	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Team Giant-Shimano
123	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre - Merida	0:01:05
124	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha
125	Scott Thwaites	Team Netapp-Endura	0:01:06
126	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Belisol
127	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha	0:01:07
128	Cyril Gautier	Team Europcar
129	Jean Marc Marino	Cannondale	0:01:08
130	Peter Velits	Bmc Racing Team
131	John Darwin Atapuma	Bmc Racing Team	0:01:10
132	Lars-Peter Nordhaug	Belkin Pro Cycling
133	Thomas Damuseau	Team Giant-Shimano
134	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:01:11
135	Peter Stetina	Bmc Racing Team	0:01:13
136	Thierry Hupond	Team Giant-Shimano
137	Alessandro Vanotti	Astana Pro Team
138	John Gadret	Movistar Team
139	Stig Broeckx	Lotto-Belisol	0:01:14
140	Ralf Matzka	Team Netapp-Endura	0:01:15
141	Bruno Pires	Tinkoff-Saxo
142	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant-Shimano	0:01:17
143	Frederik Willems	Lotto-Belisol
144	Sergio Paulinho	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:01:18
145	Daniel Schorn	Team Netapp-Endura
146	Frantisek Padour	Team Netapp-Endura	0:01:19
147	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing
148	Thor Hushovd	Bmc Racing Team	0:01:22
149	Jack Bauer	Garmin - Sharp
150	Sébastien Hinault	Iam Cycling
151	Hayden Roulston	Trek Factory Racing	0:01:23
152	Jesus Hernandez Blazquez	Tinkoff-Saxo
153	Lachlan Morton	Garmin - Sharp	0:01:24
154	Kevin De Weert	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
155	Arthur Vichot	FDJ	0:01:26
156	Guillaume Bonnafond	Ag2R La Mondiale	0:01:27
157	Nicky Van Der Lijke	Belkin Pro Cycling	0:01:31
158	Cayetano Sarmiento Tunarrosa	Cannondale	0:01:34
159	Damiano Cunego	Lampre - Merida	0:01:35
160	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	0:01:37
161	Mickaël Delage	FDJ
162	Edwald Suarez Beltran	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:01:38
163	Igor Anton	Movistar Team	0:01:44
164	Pim Ligthart	Lotto-Belisol	0:01:47
165	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin - Sharp	0:01:50
166	Enrique Sanz Unzue	Movistar Team	0:01:56
167	Mikael Cherel	Ag2R La Mondiale	0:02:06
168	Luca Wackermann	Lampre - Merida	0:02:09

Stage 1 photos:

Alberto Contador rode well, just not quite well enough.

Vincenzo Nibali

Chris Froome

Vasil Kiryienka

Jan Barta

Sergio Paulinho

Jack Bobridge

Filippo Pozzato

Andrew Talansky

Jan Bakelandts

Sylvain Chavanel

Damiano Caruso

Christopher Froome has started his defense of his 2013 Dauphiné championship in the best possible way.

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