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July 3, 2010 / 3:21 PM

Cancellara takes Tour de France prologue

American Lance Armstrong leads a pack of riders along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris on July 26, 2009. Armstrong finished the Tour in third place behind teammate Alberto Contador, who won his second consecutive Tour de France title. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)

American Lance Armstrong leads a pack of riders along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris on July 26, 2009. Armstrong finished the Tour in third place behind teammate Alberto Contador, who won his second consecutive Tour de France title. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa) | License Photo

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 3 (UPI) -- Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the prologue for the 2010 Tour de France in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, with Lance Armstrong finishing fourth.

Armstrong made a statement by finishing ahead of defending champion Alberto Contador and his other rivals for the general classification in the 5.5-mile course.

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Contador ended the day in sixth on the rainy course.

German Tony Martin of the HTC-Columbia team clocked the best time for the majority of the day, traversing the course in 10 minutes, 10 seconds. Seven-time Tour de France champion Armstrong crossed the finish line in 10:22.

Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team finished in 10 minutes and Martin ended up second. David Millar of Garmin-Transitions was came in third at 10:20 while Armstrong and Geraint Thomas (Sky) completed the top five.

The 140-mile first stage of the Tour de France from Rotterdam to Brussels gets under way Sunday.

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