Geraint Thomas won the wet 14km individual time-trial on the first stage of the Tour de France in Düsseldorf, Germany, today.
Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas won the opening stage of the Tour de France in Düsseldorf, Germany, today. Photo: Filip Bossuyt (licensed)
The 31-year-old rider of Team Sky set a time of 16:04 to beat BMC Racing’s Stefan Küng and teammate Vasil Kiryienka.
A happy Thomas said he did not believe it was going to happen.
“I thought Tony Martin was going to beat me, or somebody’s going to beat me.
“I’ve had my fair share of bad luck this year. Also, back home the last month hasn’t been great but it’s amazing to get this win.”
View more results below:
| Rider | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 16:04 |
| 2. | Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing Team | +5" |
| 3. | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | +7" |
| 4. | Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | +8" |
| 5. | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | +10" |
| 6. | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | +13" |
| 7. | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | +15" |
| 8. | Jos van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | +16" |
| 9. | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | " |
| 10. | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | " |
| 11. | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb | " |
| 12. | Taylor Phinney (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | +17" |
| 13. | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | " |
| 14. | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott | +19" |
| 15. | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team | +20" |
| 16. | Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb | " |
| 17. | Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | +25" |
| 18. | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | " |
| 19. | Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | +27" |
| 20. | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | +29" |
| 21. | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | +30" |
| 22. | Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | +31" |
| 23. | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | +32" |
| 24. | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 25. | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | +33" |
| 26. | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | +34" |
| 27. | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | +36" |
| 28. | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 29. | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | +37" |
| 30. | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 31. | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | +39" |
| 32. | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 33. | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | +40" |
| 34. | Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 35. | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 36. | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | +41" |
| 37. | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 38. | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 39. | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | +42" |
| 40. | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott | |
| 41. | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott | +43" |
| 42. | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 43. | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | +44" |
| 44. | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 45. | Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | +45" |
| 46. | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | +46" |
| 47. | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb | |
| 48. | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | +47" |
| 49. | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
| 50. | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | +48" |
| 51. | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | |
| 52. | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 53. | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | |
| 54. | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | +49" |
| 55. | Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 56. | Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 57. | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 58. | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 59. | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | |
| 60. | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | +50" |
| 61. | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | |
| 62. | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Sunweb | +51" |
| 63. | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 64. | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | +52" |
| 65. | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 66. | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 67. | Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie | +53" |
| 68. | Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | +54" |
| 69. | Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team | |
| 70. | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | |
| 71. | Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 72. | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 73. | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team | +55" |
| 74. | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 75. | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data | +56" |
| 76. | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | |
| 77. | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | |
| 78. | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Orica-Scott | |
| 79. | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | +57" |
| 80. | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | +58" |
| 81. | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb | +59" |
| 82. | Rudy Molard (Fra) FDJ | |
| 83. | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 84. | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal | |
| 85. | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | +1' |
| 86. | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 87. | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
| 88. | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-Scott | +1'01" |
| 89. | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
| 90. | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | +1'02" |
| 91. | Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 92. | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 93. | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb | +1'03" |
| 94. | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 95. | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 96. | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott | +1'04" |
| 97. | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 98. | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 99. | Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | +1'05" |
| 100. | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | +1'06" |
| 101. | Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 102. | Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky | +1'08" |
| 103. | Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 104. | Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | +1'09" |
| 105. | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 106. | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | |
| 107. | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | +1'10" |
| 108. | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 109. | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 110. | Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 111. | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal | +1'11" |
| 112. | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 113. | Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates | +1'12" |
| 114. | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 115. | Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 116. | Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott | +1'13" |
| 117. | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 118. | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 119. | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 120. | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | +1'14" |
| 121. | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 122. | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | |
| 123. | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | +1'15" |
| 124. | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac | +1'16" |
| 125. | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | |
| 126. | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 127. | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 128. | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 129. | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +1'17" |
| 130. | Florian Vachon (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 131. | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 132. | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | +1'18" |
| 133. | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky | +1'20" |
| 134. | Javier Moreno (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 135. | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ | |
| 136. | Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 137. | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
| 138. | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 139. | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 140. | Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 141. | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | |
| 142. | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 143. | Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | +1'21" |
| 144. | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +1'23" |
| 145. | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ | |
| 146. | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | +1'24" |
| 147. | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | +1'25" |
| 148. | Brice Feillu (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 149. | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie | +1'27" |
| 150. | Yohann Gene (Fra) Direct Energie | |
| 151. | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | |
| 152. | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | +1'28" |
| 153. | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | +1'29" |
| 154. | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 155. | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 156. | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | |
| 157. | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 158. | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | +1'32" |
| 159. | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 160. | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +1'36" |
| 161. | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | +1'37" |
| 162. | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 163. | Laurent Pichon (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | +1'39" |
| 164. | Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | +1'40" |
| 165. | Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ | |
| 166. | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | +1'41" |
| 167. | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +1'42" |
| 168. | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | |
| 169. | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | +1'43" |
| 170. | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 171. | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 172. | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 173. | Romain Hardy (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro | +1'45" |
| 174. | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | |
| 175. | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida | +1'46" |
| 176. | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | |
| 177. | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie | +1'47" |
| 178. | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 179. | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ | +1'48" |
| 180. | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 181. | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data | +1'50" |
| 182. | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | |
| 183. | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | |
| 184. | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | +1'54" |
| 185. | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | +1'55" |
| 186. | Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | +1'57" |
| 187. | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 188. | Adam James Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | +1'59" |
| 189. | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb | +2'12" |
| 190. | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | |
| 191. | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Katusha-Alpecin | +2'13" |
| 192. | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
| 193. | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | +2'23" |
| 194. | Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates | +2'26" |
| 195. | Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-Scott | +3'01" |
| 196. | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | +3'03" |
