Dutch Dumoulin Stands Tall at Suisse Prologue
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June 13, 2015 – Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin has won the first stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 5.1-km time trial around Risch-Rotkreuz on Saturday.
AFP/Yuzuru Sunada
The Giant-Alpecin cyclist finished just ahead of favorite Fabian Cancellara, beating out the Swiss by two seconds. 24-year-old Dumoulin finished in 5 minutes and 41 seconds as he denied Cancellara an 11th career stage victory in the event.
The Trek Factory Racing cyclist was featuring in the Tour of Switzerland for a 13th consecutive year and he edged out Austrian Matthias Brandle, who finished third, four seconds behind the winner.
Final ITT’s of Stage 1
Results Stage 1:
1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:05:41
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:02
3 Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 0:00:04
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:05
5 Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ.fr
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
7 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 0:00:06
8 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
10 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:07
General Classification:
1 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:05:41
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:02
3 Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 0:00:04
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:05
5 Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ.fr
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
7 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 0:00:06
8 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
10 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:07