Big names among early starters for Tour de France prologue
Martin, Vande Velde, Wiggins all in first hour
Christian Vande Velde and Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions), Bradley Wiggins and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky), Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) and Levi Leipheimer have all opted for early start times in Saturday’s Tour de France prologue to try and avoid the rain showers forecast for later in the afternoon.
Team leaders and time trial favourites are usually placed in the final slots of the start list but Cyclingnews understands that teams have studied hour by hour weather forecast and carefully selected the start times of their riders.
Spain’s Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Footon-Servetto) is the first rider off at 16:15 local time. Martin starts at 16:25, Vande Velde at 16:31, Boasson Hagen at 16:33, Zabriskie at 16:53, Wiggins at 16:55 and Leipheimer at 17:17.
Most of the other big-name start two hours later. Cadel Evans (BMC) starts at 19:20, Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) is third from last off at 19:30. Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) is off at 19:31 and Alberto Contador (Astana) is last rider off at 19:32.
According to detailed weather forecasts for Rotterdam, rain is expected in the morning before drier conditions in the middle of the day. Scattered showers are forecast from two o’clock onwards, with an increasing percentage of humidity. The highest chance of rain, 88%, is at 19:00.
With 12 corners on the city centre 8.9km course, the difference between wet roads and dry ones could well determine the stage winner. Fabian Cancellara, the favourite for the prologue win, starts second to last.
Start times for Rotterdam prologue:
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# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 16:15 |
2 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 16:16 |
3 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | 16:17 |
4 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:18 |
5 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 16:19 |
6 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 16:20 |
7 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 16:21 |
8 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 16:22 |
9 | Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step | 16:23 |
10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 16:24 |
11 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 16:25 |
12 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 16:26 |
13 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 16:27 |
14 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 16:28 |
15 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 16:29 |
16 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 16:30 |
17 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 16:31 |
18 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | 16:32 |
19 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 16:33 |
20 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 16:34 |
21 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 16:35 |
22 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | 16:36 |
23 | Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 16:37 |
24 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 16:38 |
25 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | 16:39 |
26 | Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:40 |
27 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 16:41 |
28 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 16:42 |
29 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 16:43 |
30 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram | 16:44 |
31 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 16:45 |
32 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 16:46 |
33 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 16:47 |
34 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 16:48 |
35 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | 16:49 |
36 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 16:50 |
37 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | 16:51 |
38 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | 16:52 |
39 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 16:53 |
40 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 16:54 |
41 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 16:55 |
42 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack | 16:56 |
43 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 16:57 |
44 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | 16:58 |
45 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 16:59 |
46 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 17:00 |
47 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | 17:01 |
48 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17:02 |
49 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 17:03 |
50 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 17:04 |
51 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 17:05 |
52 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram | 17:06 |
53 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | 17:07 |
54 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 17:08 |
55 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 17:09 |
56 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 17:10 |
57 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 17:11 |
58 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 17:12 |
59 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha | 17:13 |
60 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux | 17:14 |
61 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 17:15 |
62 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 17:16 |
63 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 17:17 |
64 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack | 17:18 |
65 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 17:19 |
66 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 17:20 |
67 | Manuel Cardoso (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 17:21 |
68 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 17:22 |
69 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 17:23 |
70 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17:24 |
71 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 17:25 |
72 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 17:26 |
73 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 17:27 |
74 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | 17:28 |
75 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 17:29 |
76 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 17:30 |
77 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | 17:31 |
78 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 17:32 |
79 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 17:33 |
80 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 17:34 |
81 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha | 17:35 |
82 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | 17:36 |
83 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 17:37 |
84 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | 17:38 |
85 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 17:39 |
86 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack | 17:40 |
87 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 17:41 |
88 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana | 17:42 |
89 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 17:43 |
90 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 17:44 |
91 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | 17:45 |
92 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17:46 |
93 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 17:47 |
94 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 17:48 |
95 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 17:49 |
96 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 17:50 |
97 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | 17:51 |
98 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 17:52 |
99 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 17:53 |
100 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 17:54 |
101 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 17:55 |
102 | David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 17:56 |
103 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha | 17:57 |
104 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | 17:58 |
105 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 17:59 |
106 | Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | 18:00 |
107 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 18:01 |
108 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | 18:02 |
109 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 18:03 |
110 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | 18:04 |
111 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 18:05 |
112 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 18:06 |
113 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 18:07 |
114 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 18:08 |
115 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 18:09 |
116 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 18:10 |
117 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 18:11 |
118 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | 18:12 |
119 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 18:13 |
120 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 18:14 |
121 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 18:15 |
122 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 18:16 |
123 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team | 18:17 |
124 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 18:18 |
125 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 18:19 |
126 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 18:20 |
127 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | 18:21 |
128 | Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo | 18:22 |
129 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 18:23 |
130 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | 18:24 |
131 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 18:25 |
132 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana | 18:26 |
133 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 18:27 |
134 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 18:28 |
135 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 18:29 |
136 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 18:30 |
137 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 18:31 |
138 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 18:32 |
139 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 18:33 |
140 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 18:34 |
141 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | 18:35 |
142 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 18:36 |
143 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | 18:37 |
144 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 18:38 |
145 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | 18:39 |
146 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 18:40 |
147 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 18:41 |
148 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | 18:42 |
149 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 18:43 |
150 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 18:44 |
151 | Serge Pauwels (Ned) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 18:45 |
152 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | 18:46 |
153 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 18:47 |
154 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana | 18:48 |
155 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 18:49 |
156 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 18:50 |
157 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 18:51 |
158 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 18:52 |
159 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 18:53 |
160 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 18:54 |
161 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 18:55 |
162 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | 18:56 |
163 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 18:57 |
164 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 18:58 |
165 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 18:59 |
166 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 19:00 |
167 | Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 19:01 |
168 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 19:02 |
169 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 19:03 |
170 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 19:04 |
171 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | 19:05 |
172 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 19:06 |
173 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 19:07 |
174 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | 19:08 |
175 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 19:09 |
176 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 19:10 |
177 | Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 19:11 |
178 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 19:12 |
179 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 19:13 |
180 | Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 19:14 |
181 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 19:15 |
182 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 19:16 |
183 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 19:17 |
184 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 19:18 |
185 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | 19:19 |
186 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 19:20 |
187 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 19:21 |
188 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 19:22 |
189 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 19:23 |
190 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 19:24 |
191 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 19:25 |
192 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux | 19:26 |
193 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions | 19:27 |
194 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 19:28 |
195 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 19:29 |
196 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack | 19:30 |
197 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 19:31 |
198 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 19:32 |