August 19, 2009 (Ardooie, Netherlands) – Here are the brief results from the 185km Stage 1 of the 2009 Eneco Tour from Aalter to Ardoie. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream won Stage 1 the day after placing second in the Prologue. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step was second, followed by Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-HTC in third. Farrar now leads the GC.

Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step won yesterday’s 4.4km Prologue of this UCI ProTour event, followed by Farrar in second and Boonen third. Both riders were only one second behind the leader. Canada’s Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream placed 41st, 13s back.

Results (brief)

1. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
2. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia-HTC
4. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
5. Robert Förster (Ger) Milram

GC after Stage 1

1. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream

Prologue

1. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 4:55
2. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:01
3. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
4. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 0:02
5. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
6. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 0:04
7. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
8. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia-HTC 0:05
9. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
10. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator

41. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 0:13

GC after Prologue
1. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 4:55
2. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:01
3. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
4. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 0:02
5. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
6. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 0:00:04
7. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
8. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia-HTC 0:05
9. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
10. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator

41. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream