Jul. 4, 2009STAGE 1: Monaco TT (15.5km)
2009
- Jul. 4, 2009Andrew Hood: Three Spanish Tour kings are on different trajectories
- Jul. 4, 2009Cadel Evans assesses his chances after the opening time trial
- Jul. 4, 2009Cervelo's Hayden Roulston says he still has a lot to learn
- Jul. 4, 2009David Millar has a new approach and is hoping for more Tour success
- Jul. 4, 2009
Tour diary: Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar says he's hoping for a field sprint on stage 2 - Jul. 4, 2009
Cancellara says he wants to hold the jersey until the team time trial - Jul. 4, 2009
A strong start for Armstrong - Jul. 4, 2009
Sastre couldn’t wear yellow jersey to start - Jul. 4, 2009
Bruyneel pleased with strong Astana performance - Jul. 4, 2009
TdF Stage 1 - A Casey Gibson Gallery
Gallery (18 Images) - Jul. 4, 2009
Teams pull out all the stops for Tour bike graphics
Gallery (14 Images) - Jul. 4, 2009
Cancellara wins Tour opener in Monaco
ResultsGallery (14 Images) - Jul. 4, 2009
Some surprises in L'Equipe's list of favorites - Jul. 4, 2009
Cav: stages, not jersey, are the goal. - Jul. 4, 2009
Beppu and Arashiro want to be first Japanese Tour finishers
Gallery (2 Images) - Jul. 4, 2009
Boonen may struggle in Tour opener
Riders face a significant challenge in the stage 1 individual time trial over the roads of the French Riviera’s independent city/state of Monaco. The short, hilly stage follows a clockwise route from its start-finish near the Monaco Harbor, climbing past the Monte Carlo Casino and into French territory along the Moyenne Corniche. The route climbs 200 meters over seven kilometers to the stage's high point at the Category 4 climb of Côte de Beausoleil on the scenic highway that parallels the Mediterranean Sea before descending over switchbacks toward a fast run-in to the finish.
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