Australia's Luke Durbridge, riding for GreenEdge, edged Britain's triple Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins to win the 5.7 kilometre Dauphine Libre prologue around here on Sunday. The 21-year-old junior world time trial champion, crossed the line one second up on Wiggins in the race against the clock.
World time trial champion Tony Martin took fifth, five seconds behind. Further back came Australia's Tour de France titleholder Cadel Evans in ninth at six seconds. Monday's first stage is a 187 kilometre run from Seyssins to Saint-Vallier.