Britain’s Steve Cummings finished 10th in the stage one time-trial for MTN-Qhubeka as the Tour de France got underway in Utrecht today.
MTN-Qhubeka’s Daniel Teklehaimanot had the honour of starting first in the 102nd edition of Le Tour, which started in the Netherlands for the sixth time.
Cummings recorded a time of 15’28” over the 13.8km course.
Australia’s Rohan Dennis of BMC Racing, a former UCI Hour Record holder, won the stage in 14:56 ahead of Germany’s Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick-Step) and Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara.
Team MTN-Qhubeka made their debut at the Tour de France in Utrecht today. Photo: Supplied
Top 10 stage and overall results
1 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 14:56
2 Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx-Quick-Step +5
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing +6
4 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin +8
5 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo +15
6 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team +23
7 Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling +23
8 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team +29
9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo +30
10 Steve Cummings (GBr) MTN-Qhubeka +32
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