February 11, 2010 (Souvain, France) – Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux won the 95km Stage 1 of the five-day Tour Méditerranéen Cycliste Professionnel, which started in Carcassone and finished in Souvain, southern France yesterday. Canada’s Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions is competing in the event with the Garmin-Transitions team. He placed 122nd on Stage 1 and is ranked 122nd overall, with four more stages to go.

Results (brief)

Stage 1

1. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux 1:45:05
2. William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
3. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
4. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
5. Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

122. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions 9:56


GC after Stage 1

1. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux 1:44:55
2. William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 0:04
3. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 0:06
4. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:10
5. Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

122. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions 10:06