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Tour de Romandie Photos; Stage 0: Martigny prologue 2.9 km

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Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) whizzing around one of many tight corners. The toughest section of the course was removed just before the start shortening the prologue from 3.5 to 2.9 km.share this photo

When was the last time an Euskaltel-Euskadi rider won a prologue? Jonathan Castroviejo wins the twisty (shortened) 2.9 km course in 3:40.42share this photo

Less than half a second back, was Taylor Phinney (BMC) in the flashy U.S./BMC TT champion's kitshare this photo

HTC-Highroad's Leigh Howard of Australia was third just over a second back. He's only 21 years-old so the average age of today's top 3 is less than 22 years. (Castroviejo is 24 and Phinney is just 20)share this photo

The surprise prologue winner, Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel-Euskadi)share this photo

The 24 year-old from Getxo in the Basque Country automatically gets the first Yellow Jersey to go along with his biggest win to date share this photo

Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) is enjoying his time in Yellow while it lasts. Tomorrow is the Queen Stage and a new race leader is expected.share this photo

Tour de Romandie Photos; Stage 0: Martigny prologue 2.9 km

return to: « Tour de Romandie 2011 Live Dashboard  |  Tour de Romandie photo galleryStage 01 photos »