Here are the preliminary results of today’s Stage 1 from London to Canterbury.

Robbie McEwen made a super human effort to blast to the win from the back of the pack after a crash with 20 km to go in the stage.

STAGE RESULTS:
1. Robbie McEwen, AUS, Predictor-Lotto, 4:39:01
2. Thor Hushovd, NOR Credit Agricold +0:00
3. Tom Boonen, BEL, QuickStep, +0:00
4. Sebastien Chavanel, FRA, Francaise des Jeux, +0:00
5. Romain Feillu, FRA, Agritubel, +0:00
6. Robert Forster, GER, Gerolsteiner, +0:00
7. Marcus Burghardt, GER, T-Mobile, +0:00
8. Oscar Freire, ESP, Rabobank, +0:00
9. Francisco Ventoso, ESP, Saunier Duval, +0:00
10. Thomas Vaitkus, LTU, Discovery, +0:00

OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Fabian Cancellara, SUI, CSC, 4:47:51
2. Andreas Kloden, GER, Astana, +00:00:13
3. David Millar, GBR, Saunier Duval, +00:00:21
4. George Hincapie, USA, Discovery, +00:00:23
5. Bradley Wiggins, GBR, Cofidis, +00:00:23
6. Vladimir Gusev, RUS, Discovery, +00:00:25
7. Vladimir Karpets, RUS, Caisse d’Epargne, +00:00:26
8. Thor Hushovd, NOR, Credit Agricole, +00:00:29
9. Alexandre Vinokourov, KAZ, Astana, +00:00:30
10. Thomas Dekker, NED, Rabobank, +00:00:31

JERSEY LEADERS:
Yellow Jersey: Fabian Cancellara, SUI, CSC
Green Jersey: Robbie McEwen, AUS, Predictor-Lotto
White Jersey: Vladimir Gusev, RUS, Discovery
Polka Dot: David Millar, GBR, Saunier Duval