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Saturday, July 1: Stage 1, Düsseldorf 14km individual time trial
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Geraint Thomas wins the first stage and takes the first yellow jersey. Photo © ASO/Alex BROADWAY

Weather in Düsseldorf at 4:40 PM, local time: 17C (63F), rain showers with the wind from the west at 11 km/hr (7mph).

The race: Here's the organizer's stage summary.

Geraint Thomas powered to victory in the second half of the inaugural time trial to claim his first yellow jersey at the Tour de France at the age of 32, ten years after his debut in London. Four Team Sky riders made the top 8 including Chris Froome who was the fastest of the GC favorite on the 14-km long course in Düsseldorf. Alejandro Valverde abandoned after crashing on the wet road.

First man on the road and youngest rider of the 104th Tour de France, Elie Gesbert (Fortuneo-Oscaro) who celebrated his 22nd birthday had the best time for less than two minutes before Italian sprinter Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrein-Merida) took the first position. Third man in the lead was Andrei Grivko (Astana) at the average speed of 51.376km/h. But Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) pleased the German fans as he rode one second faster than him in 16.20. Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors) was next in first position with the time of 16.14. The joy of the Italian was short lived as former world champion Vassil Kiryienka (Sky) took three seconds less to cover the 14km under the rain at 51.905km/h.

Team Sky continued to perform as Geraint Thomas bettered the time of his team-mate in 16.04 at the average speed of 52.282km/h. The road remained slippery and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) had a bad crash in a curve. He was forced to pull out of the Tour de France at the difference of other riders who went down like Nicolas Roche (BMC), Rick Zabel (Katusha-Alpecin), Dylan Groenewegen and George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo).

Informed of Roche's accident, Richie Porte (BMC) didn't take any risks. He rode 35 seconds slower than arch-rival Chris Froome (Sky), while Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) finished 36, 39 and 42 seconds down on the defending champion respectively. The whole Team Sky could celebrate as Thomas remained in the lead and took his first yellow jersey ever. Second of stage 1 at five seconds, Stefan Küng (BMC) became the best young rider on his Tour de France debut like his Swiss compatriots Alex Zülle (1992) and Fabian Cancellara (2004) previously.

Complete Results & GC:

• GC leader: Geraint Thomas (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Geraint Thomas (Sky)
• Young rider classification leader: Stefan Küng (BMC)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

14 kilometers raced at an average speed of 52.282 km/hr

1	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	16min 4sec
2	KUNG STEFAN	BMC	@ 5sec
3	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 00' 07''
4	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 08''
5	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 10''
6	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	+ 00' 12''
7	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 15''
8	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	s.t.
9	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 16''
10	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
11	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
12	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 17''
13	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
14	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 19''
15	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 20''
16	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
17	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 25''
18	SAGAN PETER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
19	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 27''
20	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 00' 29''
21	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 30''
22	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 31''
23	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 32''
24	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
25	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 33''
26	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 34''
27	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 36''
28	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
29	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 37''
30	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
31	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 39''
32	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	s.t.
33	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 40''
34	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
35	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
36	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 41''
37	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
38	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
39	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	+ 00' 42''
40	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
41	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 43''
42	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
43	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 00' 44''
44	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
45	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 45''
46	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 00' 46''
47	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
48	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 00' 47''
49	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	s.t.
50	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 48''
51	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
52	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
53	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
54	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 49''
55	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
56	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
57	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
58	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
59	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
60	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 00' 50''
61	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
62	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 51''
63	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
64	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 52''
65	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
66	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
67	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 53''
68	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 54''
69	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
71	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
72	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
73	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 00' 55''
74	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
75	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 56''
76	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
77	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	s.t.
78	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
79	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 57''
80	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 58''
81	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 59''
82	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
83	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
84	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
85	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 00''
86	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
87	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 01''
89	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	s.t.
90	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 02''
91	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
92	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
93	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 03''
94	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
95	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
96	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 04''
97	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
98	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
99	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 05''
100	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 06''
101	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
102	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 08''
103	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
104	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 09''
105	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
106	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
107	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 10''
108	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
109	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
110	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
111	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 11''
112	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
113	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 12''
114	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
115	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
116	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 13''
117	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
118	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
119	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
120	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 01' 14''
121	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
122	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
123	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 15''
124	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 16''
125	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
126	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
127	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
128	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
129	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 17''
130	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
131	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
132	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 18''
133	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 20''
134	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
135	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	s.t.
136	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
137	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	s.t.
138	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
139	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
140	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
141	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
142	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
143	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 21''
144	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 23''
145	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	s.t.
146	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 01' 24''
147	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 01' 25''
148	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
149	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 27''
150	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
151	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
152	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 01' 28''
153	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 01' 29''
154	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
155	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
156	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	s.t.
157	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
158	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 32''
159	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
160	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 36''
161	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 37''
162	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
163	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 39''
164	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 40''
165	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	s.t.
166	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 41''
167	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 42''
168	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
169	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 43''
170	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	s.t.
171	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
172	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
173	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 45''
174	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
175	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 46''
176	CAVENDISH MARK	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
177	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 47''
178	SMITH DION	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
179	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	+ 01' 48''
180	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
181	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 50''
182	ROWE LUKE	SKY	s.t.
183	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
184	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 54''
185	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 55''
186	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 01' 57''
187	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
188	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 59''
189	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 12''
190	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
191	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 13''
192	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
193	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 02' 23''
194	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 26''
195	DURBRIDGE LUKE	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03' 01''
196	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 03''

Stage 1 map and profile

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Michael Matthews

Luke Durbridge

Arnaud Demare

Stefan Küng

André Greipel

Tony Martin

Marcel Kittel

Pierre Latour

Nairo Quintana

Fabio Aru

Chris Froome

Geraint Thomas navigates the wet streets of Düsseldorf.

Geraint Thomas is the first yellow jersey of the 2017 Tour de France

Organizer's stage 1 preview: Several times, Germany's Tony Martin has been tipped as a favourite for the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France. He came second in the two opening time trials contested in The Netherlands, behind Fabian Cancellara in Rotterdam in 2010 and Rohan Dennis in Utrecht in 2015. In the meantime, he slipped on the course of Liège in 2012 because of a piece of glass in his back tyre. However, he managed to take the yellow jersey two years ago throughout stage 4 on the cobblestones of northern France.

The pressure is off in terms of chasing the precious outfit but the pressure is on again as he has a unique occasion to perform on home soil. The 14-km long time trial in Düsseldorf definitely suits the world champion but he's yet to win a race against the clock this year. He came second on three occasions, beaten by Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) at the Volta ao Algarve, Matthias Brändle (Trek-Segafredo) at the Tour of Belgium and Richie Porte (BMC) at the Critérium du Dauphiné. Wearing the European champion blue and white jersey, Castroviejo will be a rider to watch again while Primoz Roglic and Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo), Stefan Küng (BMC), Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe), Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) and Luke Durbridge (Orica-Scott) are other specialists likely to strike. GC contenders Chris Froome (Sky) and Porte are also able to clock one of the best times.

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