Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland strains as he crosses the finish line to win the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland strains as he crosses the finish line to win the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Philippe Gilbert of Belgium, wearing the national colors on his helmet, crosses the finish line of the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway strains as he crosses the finish line of the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Mark Cavendish of Britain competes in the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium, Saturday June 30 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
LIEGE, Belgium (AP) ? Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland has won the opening-day prologue of the Tour de France to capture the leader's yellow jersey.
Riders set off one-by-one on Saturday for the start of the 99th edition of the race ? a 4-mile individual time trial in the Belgian city of Liege.
Cancellara collected his fifth Tour prologue victory by clocking 7 minutes, 13 seconds. He outpaced Britain's Bradley Wiggins ? who was second ? by 7 seconds. Sylvain Chavanel of France was third, also 7 seconds back.
Defending Tour champion Cadel Evans finished farther back.
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