As predicted, the Astana Team showed tremendous strength, ending up with several podium spots and holding 1st and 3rd throughout much of the day with Levi Leipheimer and Lance Armstrong’s solid performances.  As the Yellow Jersery contenders started crossing the finish line, things started changing quickly, with Alberto Contador ending the day in 2nd  at 18 seconds behind Olympic Time Trial champion Fabian Cancellara.
Cadel Evans had a strong showing, pushing Leipheimer from the podium by 7 seconds, with Astana’s Andreas Kloden edging him out of fourth by one second.
Cancellara starts tomorrow’s Stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France in yellow, leading out the riders on the hilly 187km from Monaco to Brignoles.  Hit ‘more’ for complete results and times…
POS | NUM | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME | GAP |
1 | 033 | CANCELLARA, Fabian | SUI | SAX | 00:19:32 | 00:00:00 |
2 | 021 | CONTADOR, Alberto | ESP | AST | 00:19:50 | 00:00:18 |
3 | 058 | WIGGINS, Bradley | GBR | GRM | 00:19:51 | 00:00:19 |
4 | 023 | KLÖDEN, Andréas | GER | AST | 00:19:54 | 00:00:22 |
5 | 011 | EVANS, Cadel | AUS | SIL | 00:19:55 | 00:00:23 |
6 | 024 | LEIPHEIMER, Levi | USA | AST | 00:20:02 | 00:00:30 |
7 | 093 | KREUZIGER, Roman | CZE | LIQ | 00:20:04 | 00:00:32 |
8 | 076 | MARTIN, Tony | GER | THR | 00:20:05 | 00:00:33 |
9 | 095 | NIBALI, Vincenzo | ITA | LIQ | 00:20:09 | 00:00:37 |
10 | 022 | ARMSTRONG, Lance | USA | AST | 00:20:12 | 00:00:40 |
11 | 034 | LARSSON, Gustav | SWE | SAX | 00:20:13 | 00:00:41 |
12 | 061 | ASTARLOZA, Mikel | ESP | EUS | 00:20:16 | 00:00:44 |
13 | 059 | ZABRISKIE, David | USA | GRM | 00:20:19 | 00:00:47 |
14 | 056 | MILLAR, David | GBR | GRM | 00:20:20 | 00:00:48 |
15 | 102 | COPPEL, Jérôme | FRA | FDJ | 00:20:23 | 00:00:51 |
16 | 151 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | FRA | QST | 00:20:28 | 00:00:56 |
17 | 051 | VANDE VELDE, Christian | USA | GRM | 00:20:29 | 00:00:57 |
18 | 031 | SCHLECK, Andy | LUX | SAX | 00:20:32 | 00:01:00 |
19 | 181 | GERDEMANN, Linus | GER | MRM | 00:20:35 | 00:01:03 |
20 | 129 | PAURIOL, Rémi | FRA | COF | 00:20:37 | 00:01:05 |
21 | 001 | SASTRE, Carlos | ESP | CTT | 00:20:38 | 00:01:06 |
22 | 161 | KARPETS, Vladimir | RUS | KAT | 00:20:39 | 00:01:07 |
23 | 131 | BALLAN, Alessandro | ITA | LAM | 00:20:42 | 00:01:10 |
24 | 077 | MONFORT, Maxime | BEL | THR | 00:20:42 | 00:01:10 |
25 | 017 | VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen | BEL | SIL | 00:20:43 | 00:01:11 |
26 | 146 | LEFEVRE, Laurent | FRA | BBO | 00:20:44 | 00:01:12 |
27 | 079 | ROGERS, Michael | AUS | THR | 00:20:45 | 00:01:13 |
28 | 179 | VOGONDY, Nicolas | FRA | AGR | 00:20:45 | 00:01:13 |
29 | 088 | RIBLON, Christophe | FRA | ALM | 00:20:46 | 00:01:14 |
30 | 065 | OROZ, Juan José | ESP | EUS | 00:20:46 | 00:01:14 |
31 | 046 | GESINK, Robert | NED | RAB | 00:20:47 | 00:01:15 |
32 | 069 | VERDUGO, Gorka | ESP | EUS | 00:20:47 | 00:01:15 |
33 | 026 | PAULINHO, Sergio | POR | AST | 00:20:47 | 00:01:15 |
34 | 074 | HINCAPIE, George | USA | THR | 00:20:49 | 00:01:17 |
35 | 133 | BRUSEGHIN, Marzio | ITA | LAM | 00:20:49 | 00:01:17 |
36 | 143 | BONNET, William | FRA | BBO | 00:20:51 | 00:01:19 |
37 | 057 | PATE, Danny | USA | GRM | 00:20:52 | 00:01:20 |
38 | 039 | VOIGT, Jens | GER | SAX | 00:20:54 | 00:01:22 |
39 | 032 | ARVESEN, Kurt-Asle | NOR | SAX | 00:20:56 | 00:01:24 |
40 | 087 | NOCENTINI, Rinaldo | ITA | ALM | 00:20:56 | 00:01:24 |
41 | 097 | VANDBORG, Brian | DEN | LIQ | 00:20:58 | 00:01:26 |
42 | 116 | PASAMONTES, Luis | ESP | GCE | 00:20:58 | 00:01:26 |
43 | 089 | ROCHE, Nicolas | IRL | ALM | 00:20:59 | 00:01:27 |
44 | 054 | HESJEDAL, Ryder | CAN | GRM | 00:20:59 | 00:01:27 |
45 | 177 | LE LAY, David | FRA | AGR | 00:21:00 | 00:01:28 |
46 | 042 | CLEMENT, Stef | NED | RAB | 00:21:00 | 00:01:28 |
47 | 152 | BARREDO, Carlos | ESP | QST | 00:21:00 | 00:01:28 |
48 | 005 | HAUSSLER, Heinrich | GER | CTT | 00:21:01 | 00:01:29 |
49 | 101 | CASAR, Sandy | FRA | FDJ | 00:21:01 | 00:01:29 |
50 | 121 | MONCOUTIE, David | FRA | COF | 00:21:02 | 00:01:30 |
51 | 109 | VEIKKANEN, Jussi | FIN | FDJ | 00:21:02 | 00:01:30 |
52 | 156 | PINEAU, Jérôme | FRA | QST | 00:21:03 | 00:01:31 |
53 | 041 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | RAB | 00:21:03 | 00:01:31 |
54 | 029 | ZUBELDIA, Haimar | ESP | AST | 00:21:03 | 00:01:31 |
55 | 004 | GUSTOV, Volodymir | UKR | CTT | 00:21:03 | 00:01:31 |
56 | 038 | SORENSEN, Nicki | DEN | SAX | 00:21:04 | 00:01:32 |
57 | 086 | MONDORY, Lloyd | FRA | ALM | 00:21:04 | 00:01:32 |
58 | 111 | PEREIRO SIO, Oscar | ESP | GCE | 00:21:05 | 00:01:33 |
59 | 186 | TERPSTRA, Niki | NED | MRM | 00:21:05 | 00:01:33 |
60 | 098 | VANOTTI, Alessandro | ITA | LIQ | 00:21:05 | 00:01:33 |
61 | 091 | PELLIZOTTI, Franco | ITA | LIQ | 00:21:05 | 00:01:33 |
62 | 165 | IVANOV, Serguei | RUS | KAT | 00:21:07 | 00:01:35 |
63 | 049 | TEN DAM, Laurens | NED | RAB | 00:21:08 | 00:01:36 |
64 | 113 | FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto | POR | GCE | 00:21:08 | 00:01:36 |
65 | 157 | ROSSELER, Sébastien | BEL | QST | 00:21:08 | 00:01:36 |
66 | 144 | FEDRIGO, Pierrick | FRA | BBO | 00:21:08 | 00:01:36 |
67 | 036 | SCHLECK, Frank | LUX | SAX | 00:21:08 | 00:01:36 |
68 | 107 | ROY, Jérémy | FRA | FDJ | 00:21:08 | 00:01:36 |
69 | 062 | ANTON, Igor | ESP | EUS | 00:21:10 | 00:01:38 |
70 | 187 | VELITS, Peter | SVK | MRM | 00:21:10 | 00:01:38 |
71 | 164 | IGNATIEV, Mikhail | RUS | KAT | 00:21:10 | 00:01:38 |
72 | 184 | FRÖHLINGER, Johannes | GER | MRM | 00:21:11 | 00:01:39 |
73 | 183 | FOTHEN, Markus | GER | MRM | 00:21:11 | 00:01:39 |
74 | 172 | BOUET, Maxime | FRA | AGR | 00:21:11 | 00:01:39 |
75 | 139 | SPILAK, Simon | SLO | LAM | 00:21:12 | 00:01:40 |
76 | 119 | URAN, Rigoberto | COL | GCE | 00:21:14 | 00:01:42 |
77 | 053 | FARRAR, Tyler | USA | GRM | 00:21:14 | 00:01:42 |
78 | 185 | KNEES, Christian | GER | MRM | 00:21:15 | 00:01:43 |
79 | 159 | VAN DE WALLE, Jurgen | BEL | QST | 00:21:15 | 00:01:43 |
80 | 096 | SABATINI, Fabio | ITA | LIQ | 00:21:16 | 00:01:44 |
81 | 092 | BENNATI, Daniele | ITA | LIQ | 00:21:16 | 00:01:44 |
82 | 068 | TXURRUKA, Amets | ESP | EUS | 00:21:17 | 00:01:45 |
83 | 085 | GOUBERT, Stephane | FRA | ALM | 00:21:17 | 00:01:45 |
84 | 145 | HADDOU, Saïd | FRA | BBO | 00:21:17 | 00:01:45 |
85 | 115 | GUTIERREZ, José Ivan | ESP | GCE | 00:21:19 | 00:01:47 |
86 | 117 | ROJAS, Jose Joaquin | ESP | GCE | 00:21:19 | 00:01:47 |
87 | 002 | CUESTA, Inigo | ESP | CTT | 00:21:20 | 00:01:48 |
88 | 045 | GARATE, Juan Manuel | ESP | RAB | 00:21:20 | 00:01:48 |
89 | 118 | SANCHEZ, Luis-Leon | ESP | GCE | 00:21:20 | 00:01:48 |
90 | 035 | O’GRADY, Stuart | AUS | SAX | 00:21:20 | 00:01:48 |
91 | 083 | DESSEL, Cyril | FRA | ALM | 00:21:21 | 00:01:49 |
92 | 019 | WEGELIUS, Charles | GBR | SIL | 00:21:21 | 00:01:49 |
93 | 127 | MINARD, Sébastien | FRA | COF | 00:21:21 | 00:01:49 |
94 | 008 | LANCASTER, Brett Daniel | AUS | CTT | 00:21:22 | 00:01:50 |
95 | 128 | MOINARD, Amaël | FRA | COF | 00:21:22 | 00:01:50 |
96 | 196 | HUPOND, Thierry | FRA | SKS | 00:21:22 | 00:01:50 |
97 | 048 | POSTHUMA, Joost | NED | RAB | 00:21:22 | 00:01:50 |
98 | 073 | GRABSCH, Bert | GER | THR | 00:21:23 | 00:01:51 |
99 | 178 | LEQUATRE, Geoffroy | FRA | AGR | 00:21:25 | 00:01:53 |
100 | 126 | KERN, Christophe | FRA | COF | 00:21:26 | 00:01:54 |
101 | 167 | POZZATO, Filippo | ITA | KAT | 00:21:26 | 00:01:54 |
102 | 158 | TOSATTO, Matteo | ITA | QST | 00:21:26 | 00:01:54 |
103 | 072 | EISEL, Bernhard | AUT | THR | 00:21:26 | 00:01:54 |
104 | 012 | DELAGE, Mickaël | FRA | SIL | 00:21:27 | 00:01:55 |
105 | 047 | NIERMANN, Grischa | GER | RAB | 00:21:27 | 00:01:55 |
106 | 055 | MAASKANT, Martijn | NED | GRM | 00:21:27 | 00:01:55 |
107 | 081 | EFIMKIN, Vladimir | RUS | ALM | 00:21:27 | 00:01:55 |
108 | 112 | ARROYO, David | ESP | GCE | 00:21:28 | 00:01:56 |
109 | 075 | KIRCHEN, Kim | LUX | THR | 00:21:29 | 00:01:57 |
110 | 148 | ROLLAND, Pierre | FRA | BBO | 00:21:29 | 00:01:57 |
111 | 009 | ROULSTON, Hayden | NZL | CTT | 00:21:29 | 00:01:57 |
112 | 171 | MOREAU, Christophe | FRA | AGR | 00:21:29 | 00:01:57 |
113 | 084 | DUPONT, Hubert | FRA | ALM | 00:21:29 | 00:01:57 |
114 | 153 | BOONEN, Tom | BEL | QST | 00:21:30 | 00:01:58 |
115 | 064 | MARTINEZ, Egoi | ESP | EUS | 00:21:31 | 00:01:59 |
116 | 027 | POPOVYCH, Yaroslav | UKR | AST | 00:21:31 | 00:01:59 |
117 | 124 | DUQUE, Leonardo | COL | COF | 00:21:32 | 00:02:00 |
118 | 197 | ROOIJAKKERS, Piet | NED | SKS | 00:21:33 | 00:02:01 |
119 | 013 | LANG, Sebastian | GER | SIL | 00:21:34 | 00:02:02 |
120 | 006 | HUSHOVD, Thor | NOR | CTT | 00:21:34 | 00:02:02 |
121 | 108 | VAUGRENARD, Benoît | FRA | FDJ | 00:21:35 | 00:02:03 |
122 | 025 | MURAVYEV, Dmitriy | KAZ | AST | 00:21:35 | 00:02:03 |
123 | 082 | ARRIETA, Jose Luis | ESP | ALM | 00:21:35 | 00:02:03 |
124 | 155 | DEVOLDER, Stijn | BEL | QST | 00:21:35 | 00:02:03 |
125 | 191 | LEMOINE, Cyril | FRA | SKS | 00:21:36 | 00:02:04 |
126 | 149 | TROFIMOV, Yury | RUS | BBO | 00:21:37 | 00:02:05 |
127 | 142 | ARASHIRO, Yukiya | JPN | BBO | 00:21:39 | 00:02:07 |
128 | 106 | LE MEVEL, Christophe | FRA | FDJ | 00:21:39 | 00:02:07 |
129 | 105 | JOLY, Sébastien | FRA | FDJ | 00:21:41 | 00:02:09 |
130 | 037 | SORENSEN, Chris | DEN | SAX | 00:21:42 | 00:02:10 |
131 | 052 | DEAN, Julian | NZL | GRM | 00:21:43 | 00:02:11 |
132 | 043 | FLECHA, Juan Antonio | ESP | RAB | 00:21:43 | 00:02:11 |
133 | 188 | WEGMANN, Fabian | GER | MRM | 00:21:44 | 00:02:12 |
134 | 003 | GOMEZ MARCHANTE, Jose Angel | ESP | CTT | 00:21:45 | 00:02:13 |
135 | 141 | VOECKLER, Thomas | FRA | BBO | 00:21:45 | 00:02:13 |
136 | 137 | SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro | ITA | LAM | 00:21:45 | 00:02:13 |
137 | 136 | RIGHI, Daniele | ITA | LAM | 00:21:46 | 00:02:14 |
138 | 169 | VANDENBERGH, Styn | BEL | KAT | 00:21:47 | 00:02:15 |
139 | 016 | VAN AVERMAET, Greg | BEL | SIL | 00:21:47 | 00:02:15 |
140 | 078 | RENSHAW, Mark | AUS | THR | 00:21:47 | 00:02:15 |
141 | 147 | PICHOT, Alexandre | FRA | BBO | 00:21:47 | 00:02:15 |
142 | 018 | VAN SUMMEREN, Johan | BEL | SIL | 00:21:49 | 00:02:17 |
143 | 176 | GONZALO RAMIREZ, Eduardo | ESP | AGR | 00:21:49 | 00:02:17 |
144 | 174 | FEILLU, Brice | FRA | AGR | 00:21:50 | 00:02:18 |
145 | 067 | PEREZ MORENO, Ruben | ESP | EUS | 00:21:51 | 00:02:19 |
146 | 015 | SCHEIRLINCKX, Staf | BEL | SIL | 00:21:52 | 00:02:20 |
147 | 135 | LOOSLI, David | SUI | LAM | 00:21:54 | 00:02:22 |
148 | 122 | AUGE, Stéphane | FRA | COF | 00:21:54 | 00:02:22 |
149 | 103 | GESLIN, Anthony | FRA | FDJ | 00:21:54 | 00:02:22 |
150 | 182 | CIOLEK, Gerald | GER | MRM | 00:21:54 | 00:02:22 |
151 | 114 | COYOT, Arnaud | FRA | GCE | 00:21:55 | 00:02:23 |
152 | 168 | TRUSSOV, Nicolaï | RUS | KAT | 00:21:55 | 00:02:23 |
153 | 193 | DE KORT, Koen | NED | SKS | 00:21:56 | 00:02:24 |
154 | 125 | FERNANDEZ, Bingen | ESP | COF | 00:21:57 | 00:02:25 |
155 | 189 | WROLICH, Peter | AUT | MRM | 00:21:58 | 00:02:26 |
156 | 173 | CALZATI, Sylvain | FRA | AGR | 00:21:59 | 00:02:27 |
157 | 162 | BOTCHAROV, Alexandre | RUS | KAT | 00:21:59 | 00:02:27 |
158 | 044 | FREIRE, Oscar | ESP | RAB | 00:21:59 | 00:02:27 |
159 | 132 | BANDIERA, Marco | ITA | LAM | 00:22:04 | 00:02:32 |
160 | 099 | WILLEMS, Frederik | BEL | LIQ | 00:22:05 | 00:02:33 |
161 | 014 | LLOYD, Matthew | AUS | SIL | 00:22:06 | 00:02:34 |
162 | 066 | PEREZ LEZAUN, Alan | ESP | EUS | 00:22:07 | 00:02:35 |
163 | 195 | HIVERT, Jonathan | FRA | SKS | 00:22:07 | 00:02:35 |
164 | 138 | SAPA, Marcin | POL | LAM | 00:22:08 | 00:02:36 |
165 | 094 | KUSCHYNSKI, Aleksandr | BLR | LIQ | 00:22:09 | 00:02:37 |
166 | 198 | TIMMER, Albert | NED | SKS | 00:22:10 | 00:02:38 |
167 | 028 | RAST, Gregory | SUI | AST | 00:22:11 | 00:02:39 |
168 | 063 | FERNANDEZ, Koldo | ESP | EUS | 00:22:12 | 00:02:40 |
169 | 123 | DUMOULIN, Samuel | FRA | COF | 00:22:14 | 00:02:42 |
170 | 194 | GESCHKE, Simon | GER | SKS | 00:22:15 | 00:02:43 |
171 | 175 | FEILLU, Romain | FRA | AGR | 00:22:16 | 00:02:44 |
172 | 007 | KLIER, Andreas | GER | CTT | 00:22:17 | 00:02:45 |
173 | 163 | HORRACH, Joan | ESP | KAT | 00:22:24 | 00:02:52 |
174 | 192 | BEPPU, Fumiyuki | JPN | SKS | 00:22:24 | 00:02:52 |
175 | 166 | NAPOLITANO, Danilo | ITA | KAT | 00:22:24 | 00:02:52 |
176 | 154 | DE JONGH, Steven | NED | QST | 00:22:28 | 00:02:56 |
177 | 071 | CAVENDISH, Mark | GBR | THR | 00:22:46 | 00:03:14 |
178 | 134 | FURLAN, Angelo | ITA | LAM | 00:22:51 | 00:03:19 |
179 | 199 | VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert | NED | SKS | 00:22:56 | 00:03:24 |
180 | 104 | HUTAROVICH, Yauheni | BLR | FDJ | 00:23:22 | 00:03:50 |