Tour de France 2022: stage one opens race with Copenhagen time trial – live!

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Yves Lampaert was the surprise winner of a rain-drenched opening time trial, from which all the major GC contenders emerged unscathed.

“My mind is exploding,” says the Belgian, with tears pouring down his face. “I came with expectation that I might be in the top 10 but I have beaten all the best. I can’t believe it.

“I’m just a farmer’s son for Belgium,” he adds. “To win a stage in the Tour de France, this is something I could never believe would happen and now I’ve done it. To beat Van Aert, Van der Poel, Ganna ... it’s unbelievable.

“The potholes were full of water and the road was wet but I always thought in the corners ‘Yves, trust your tyres!’ I’m only going to realise when the Tour is over that I will have had the yellow jersey for at least one day. Or maybe on Monday, when I see my girlfriend and child.”

The last of the riders is out on the road. Spanish cyclist Marc Soler is last man down the ramp while Yves Lampaert remains in the lead and is extremely unlikely to be caught.

Behind him, it’s been a good day for most of the main General Classification riders, many of whom completed the course in fairly diabolical conditions but none of whom encountered anything resembling disaster.

As things stand, Wout van Aert, Tadaj Pogacar, Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard, Filippo Ganna and Geraint Thomas awill all finish within 30 seconds of Tadaj Pogacar, who currently sits in third place in the stage standings.

Yves Lampaert speaks: ““I have beaten the great Wout van Aert,” he said, shortly after finishing his circuit. “It’s incredible! I never expected that. For now, I don’t understand. It’s the Tour de France, the best riders have completed the course and I’m in the lead. It’s dryer now.