A tiny, pan-flat Prologue stage gets us underway in Singapore. The Prologue specialists must be licking their lips at the prospect of going up against the clock on such a stage. Some of the sprinters will also be interested, as a time close enough to today's winner could mean taking the lead in the GC after tomorrow's flat stage.
Favourites
PRL
Chavanne
82
Gretsch
79
Hofer
78
Balloni
78
Mullen
78
Kovalev
77
Steensen
77
Izagirre
77
Reus
77
Marchewka
77
Hussein
77
Navardauskas
77
Schomber
77
Our cameras pick up Van Emden as the first rider of note against the clock. He sets a time of 4'14" to go the top of the standings.
Steensen comes close, but is 1 second off the best time.
Schomber ties the best time of Van Emden!
Martin does the same, three riders on exactly the same time at the top of the leaderboard!
Kennett goes a second slower, but that means 5th place!
Kovalev too is a second slower.
Hofer with the new best time! 4'13" is the new time to beat.
Mihaylov down by 2 seconds.
Mygind goes fastest! Here's a surprise. Great ride from the Amateur rider here. He stops the clock at 4'12.
Kukrle too with an excellent ride. He matches the current best time.
Gretsch is off by 2 seconds.
Magnussen keeping Adriatic's momentum going. Just 2 seconds off the lead.
Farantakis is 2 down as well.
Betilson is a further second slower.
Top favourite Chavanne on the route. He posts the new best time of 4'10! Easy as you like.
Bazhkou a bit disappointing losing 5 seconds.
Balloni much better and goes second, just a second off the best time.
Navardauskas is slower by 3 seconds.
Mullen is down by 2. But he now leads the U25 standings.
GC favourite Izagirre comes through losing 5 seconds.
Kinoshita is he last rider out on track. He isn't the best against the clock, and it shows, with a time slower by 21 seconds.
Today's winner - Gabriel Chavanne
Chavanne leads the GC and the Points Standings. Mullen leads the U25s. Adriatic leads the Team classification after an excellent day for them.
