March 8, 2009 (Amilly, France) – Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana has won the opening 9.3km ITT Stage 1 in Amilly, as the venerable Paris-Nice began today. The traditional first major stage race of the season runs from March 8-15 and fans were able to focus on the racing as the power brokers of the sport, ASO and the UCI, have settled their differences and are no longer feuding over control of the sport. Canada’s Michael Barry (Team Columbia — Highroad) is the lone Canuck competing and placed 90th today.

Results

1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 11:05 (50.346 km/h)
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin – Slipstream 0:07
3. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:09
4. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia – Highroad 0:11
5. David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Slipstream 0:14
6. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0:18
7. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:19
8. Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha
9. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:21
10. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis 0:22
11. Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 0:25
12. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano
13. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:27
14. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia – Highroad 0:29
15. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 0:30
16. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam
17. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 0:31
18. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas
19. Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto
20. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank
21. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
22. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia – Highroad 0:32
23. Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
24. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:33
25. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
26. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:34
27. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
28. Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
29. Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram
30. Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 0:35
31. Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:36
32. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
33. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 0:37
34. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
35. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:38
36. Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis
37. Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:39
38. Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha
39. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
40. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
41. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 0:40
42. Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas
43. Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step
44. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:41
45. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank
46. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia – Highroad
47. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
48. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis
49. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre – N:G:C: 0:42
50. Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
51. Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
52. Andreï Amador (CRc) Caisse d’Epargne
53. Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin – Slipstream
54. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia – Highroad
55. Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 0:44
56. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
57. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano
58. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:45
59. Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
60. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank
61. Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:46
62. Danny Pate (USA) Garmin – Slipstream
63. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
64. Yann Huguet (Fra) Agritubel
65. Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:47
66. Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
67. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana
68. Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
69. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank 0:48
70. Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
71. Juan Jos̩ Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi
72. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Slipstream 0:49
73. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
74. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
75. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux
76. Kort Koen De (Ned) Skil-Shimano
77. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 0:50
78. Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin – Slipstream
79. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
80. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto
81. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank
82. Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano 0:51
83. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano
84. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
85. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto
86. Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam
86. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
88. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
89. Alan Perez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:52
90. Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia – Highroad
91. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia – Highroad
92. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C:
93. Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
94. Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:53
95. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis
96. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha
97. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
98. Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:54
99. Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha
100. Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
101. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
102. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 0:55
103. Chris Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:56
104. Mevel Christophe Le (Fra) Française Des Jeux
105. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
106. Francisco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 0:57
107. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale
108. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel
109. Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis
110. Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom
111. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank 0:58
112. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux
113. Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 0:59
114. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
115. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Slipstream 1:00
116. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
117. Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha
118. Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 1:02
119. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha
120. Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
121. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
122. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C:
123. Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto 1:03
124. David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
125. Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel
126. Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:04
127. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:05
128. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas 1:06
129. Walle Jurgen Van De (Bel) Quick Step
130. Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
131. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
132. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1:07
133. Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel
134. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas 1:08
135. Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 1:09
136. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam
137. Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
138. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 1:10
139. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:12
140. Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 1:14
141. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
142. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Slipstream 1:15
143. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
144. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
145. Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel 1:16
146. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis
147. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:18
148. Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
149. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C:
150. Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
151. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:19
152. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1:20
153. Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1:21
154. Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis
155. Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano 1:22
156. Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1:28
157. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 1:39
158. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:42
159. Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1:55

GC after Stage 1

1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 11:05
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin – Slipstream 0:07
3. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:09
4. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia – Highroad 0:11
5. David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Slipstream 0:14
6. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0:18
7. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:19
8. Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha
9. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:21
10. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis 0:22
11. Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 0:25
12. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano
13. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:27
14. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia – Highroad 0:29
15. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 0:30
16. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam
17. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 0:31
18. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas
19. Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto
20. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank
21. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
22. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia – Highroad 0:32
23. Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
24. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:33
25. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
26. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:34
27. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
28. Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
29. Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram
30. Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervélo TestTeam 0:35
31. Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:36
32. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
33. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 0:37
34. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
35. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:38
36. Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis
37. Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:39
38. Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha
39. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
40. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
41. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 0:40
42. Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas
43. Weert Kevin De (Bel) Quick Step
44. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:41
45. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank
46. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia – Highroad
47. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
48. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis
49. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre – N:G:C: 0:42
50. Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
51. Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
52. Andreï Amador (CRc) Caisse d’Epargne
53. Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin – Slipstream
54. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia – Highroad
55. Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 0:44
56. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
57. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano
58. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:45
59. Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
60. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank
61. Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:46
62. Danny Pate (USA) Garmin – Slipstream
63. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
64. Yann Huguet (Fra) Agritubel
65. Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:47
66. Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram
67. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana
68. Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
69. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank 0:48
70. Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
71. Juan Jos̩ Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi
72. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Slipstream 0:49
73. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
74. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
75. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux
76. Kort Koen De (Ned) Skil-Shimano
77. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 0:50
78. Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin – Slipstream
79. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
80. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto
81. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank
82. Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano 0:51
83. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano
84. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
85. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto
86. Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam
86. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
88. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
89. Alan Perez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:52
90. Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia – Highroad
91. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia – Highroad
92. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C:
93. Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
94. Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:53
95. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis
96. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha
97. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
98. Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:54
99. Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha
100. Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
101. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
102. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 0:55
103. Chris Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:56
104. Mevel Christophe Le (Fra) Française Des Jeux
105. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
106. Francisco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 0:57
107. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale
108. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel
109. Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis
110. Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom
111. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank 0:58
112. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux
113. Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 0:59
114. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
115. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Slipstream 1:00
116. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
117. Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha
118. Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam 1:02
119. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha
120. Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
121. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
122. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C:
123. Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto 1:03
124. David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
125. Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel
126. Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:04
127. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:05
128. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas 1:06
129. Walle Jurgen Van De (Bel) Quick Step
130. Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
131. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
132. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1:07
133. Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel
134. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas 1:08
135. Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 1:09
136. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam
137. Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
138. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 1:10
139. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:12
140. Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 1:14
141. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
142. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Slipstream 1:15
143. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
144. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
145. Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel 1:16
146. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis
147. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:18
148. Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
149. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C:
150. Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
151. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:19
152. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence-Lotto 1:20
153. Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1:21
154. Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis
155. Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano 1:22
156. Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1:28
157. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 1:39
158. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – N:G:C: 1:42
159. Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1:55