Agence France Presse
GRENOBLE, France: Australia’s Luke Durbridge, riding for GreenEdge, edged Britain’s triple Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins to win the 5.7 kilometer Dauphine Libre prologue around here yesterday.
The 21-year-old junior world time trial champion, crossed the line one second up on Wiggins in the race against the clock in what is a key tune-up race for next month’s Tour de France.
“I wasn’t expecting this, I was more looking at finishing in the first five,” said Durbridge.
“It all went well, I was able to ride quick and finish quick. It was the right choice to set off among the first riders. We’d seen the weather forecast and we were worried about the rain which was at risj of falling in the afternoon.”
Wiggins, who has been in fine form this season winning the Paris-Nice and Tour of Romandie stage races, said he was satisfied with his opening result.
Australia’s Durbridge claims Dauphine prologue
