Race Report: The 2015 Tour de France is on the road in Utrecht and Australian ex-Hour record holder, Rohan Dennis, gave his BMC team the stage win and the first yellow jersey of this year. He didnt just win, he set a new Tour time trial record of 55.446 kph.If the rest of this years Tour de France is as exciting as today’s first day, then we are in for a great three weeks to come. The Dutch fans filled the road-side to cheer their men on and Jos Van Emden nearly pulled it off for the home crowd, but Australias Rohan Dennis put up a stunning ride to be the only rider to go under 15 minutes for the 13.8 kilometers. Of the overall riders, Vincenzo Nibali is the best placed ahead of Froome, Contador and Quintana. Its a long way to Paris.The courseFlat, Dutch style flat. 13.8 kilometers of inner-city streets with nothing more difficult to climb than a canal bridge, in places it is quite technical with some tight bends. The problem is the distance; too short for the TT specialist and too long for the prologue guys. So, much like this years Tour de France, its wide open.The big news of the morning is that Lars Boom will start for Astana even though he has a low cortisol count, under MPCC rules he should be sidelined. The team did not receive the result of his test until after the team names had been given to the...
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