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Cancellara wins first Tour de France stage (AP)

Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland kisses the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after winning the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles) with start and finish in Moncao, Saturday July 4, 2009. Alberto Contador of Spain took second place, Bradley Wiggins of Britain third.

Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, then was upstaged by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Cancellara finished the 9.6-mile time trial in 19 minutes, 32 seconds, beating 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador by 18 seconds to capture the yellow jersey.

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