The toughest sportign event int he world began yesterfday with Cancellara winning the prologue time trial in Rotterdam and Alessandro Petacchi won the first proper stage from Rotterdam to Brussels. Cancellara still leads though overall

OVERALL AFTER STAGE 1

1st Fabian Cancellara (SUI) ........ Saxo Bank ........ 5h 19m 38s
2nd Tony Martin (GER) ........ HTC Columbia ........ + 10s
3rd David Millar (GBR) ........ Garmin-Transitions ........ + 20s
4th Lance Armstrong (USA) ........ Radioshack ........ + 22s
5th Geraint Thomas (GBR) ........ Team Sky ........ + 23s
6th Alberto Contador (SPA) ........ Astana ........ + 27s
7th Tyler Farrar (USA) ........ Garmin-Transitions ........ + 28s
8th Levi Leipheimer (USA) ........ Radioshack ........ + 28s
9th Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) ........ Team Sky ........ + 32s
10th Linus Gerdemann (GER) ........ Milram ........ + 35s
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45th Nick Roche (IRE) ........ La Mondiale ........ + 49s
75th Bradley Wiggins (GBR) ........ Team Sky ........ + 56s
110th Stephen Cummings (GBR) ........ Team Sky ........ + 1m 7s
123rd Charles Wegelius (GBR) ......... Omega-Lotto ........ + 1m 10s
124th Mark Cavendish (GBR) ......... HTC Columbia ........ + 1m 10s
136th Jeremy Hunt (GBR) ........ Cervelo ........ + 1m 13s
173rd Daniel Lloyd (GBR) ........ Cervelo ........ + 1m 23s

Cavendish won another sprint to the line today, but it was only for second as 13 seconds up the road Vinokourov won after a late breakaway

OVERALL AFTER STAGE 13
1. Andy Schleck (LUX) - Saxo Bank ................ 63h 8m 40s
2. Alberto Contador (SPA) - Astana ................ + 31s
3. Sam Sanchez (SPA) - Euskatel Euskadi ................ + 2m 45s
4. Denis Menchov (RUS) - Rabobank ................ + 2m 58s
5. Jurgen van de Broeck (BEL) - Omega-Lotto ................ + 3m 31s
6. Levi Leipheimer (USA) - Team Radioshack ................ + 4m 6s
7. Robert Gesink (NED) - Rabobank ................ + 4m 27s
8. Joaquin Rodriguez Olivier (SPA) - Team Katusha ................ + 4m 58s
9. Luis Leon Sanchez (SPA) - Caisse d'Epargne ................ + 5m 02s
10. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) - Liquigas Doimo ................ + 5m 16s
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14. Nick Roche (IRE) -AG2R La Mondiale ................ + 6m 44s
16. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) - Team Sky ................ + 7m 39s
58. Geraint Thomas (GBR) - Team Sky ................ + 56m 23s
142. Stephen Cummings (GBR) - Team Sky ................ + 1h 46m 2s
144. Mark Cavendish (GBR) - HTC Columbia ................ + 1h 48m 27s
153. David Millar (GBR) - Garmin Transitions ................ + 1h 56m 40s
157. Daniel Lloyd (GBR) - Cervelo ................ + 1h 58m 29s
161. Jeremy Hunt (GBR) - Cervelo ................ + 2h 0m 42s
DNF. Charles Wegelius (GBR) - Omega-Lotto

GREEN JERSEY STANDINGS
1. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) - Lampre ................ 187
2. Thor Hushovd (NOR) - Cervelo ................ 185
3. Mark Cavendish (GBR) - HTC Columbia ................ 162
4. Jose Rojas (SPA) - Caisse d'Epargne ................ 144
5. Robbie McEwen (AUS) - Team Katusha ................ 138
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) - Team Sky ................ 120
7. Gerald Ciolek (GER) - Milram ................ 102
8. Sebastien Turgot (FRA) - Bouygues Telecom ................ 101

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Team Radioshack ................ 189h 31m 13s
2. Caisse d'Epargne ................ + 21s
3. Rabobank ................ + 16m 13s
4. Astana ................ + 18m 17s
5. AGSR La Mondiale ................ + 20m 22s
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9. Team Sky ................ + 42m 41s