AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST Luke Durbridge held on to claim victory on the 5.7km time trial prologue to the Criterium du Dauphine today.
The Orica-GreenEDGE rider finished the stage in a time of six minutes 38 seconds, narrowly edging out defending champion Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) by just one second. Team Astana’s Ukrainian rider Andriy Grivko held the lead early on the streets of Grenoble before 21-year-old Durbridge snatched it with his winning ride.
Grivko is three seconds behind, alongside Rabobank’s Spanish rider Carlos Barredo Llamazales in a tie for third.
World time trial champion Tony Martin grabbed fifth place, five seconds behind. Reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans was equal-eighth six seconds behind his Australian compatriot.
The Criterium du Dauphine runs for seven days and is a traditional build-up to the Tour de France, which this year begins on 30 June.
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