Swansea-based Swede Magnus Backstedt of the Liquigas team sets the early pace
Britain's Bradley Wiggins is the first man to dip under one hour five minutes as he sets the target time of 1:04:53.370
Spectators turn out to cheer the riders along the 52km route from Saint Gregoire to Rennes
Wiggins' lead is short-lived as Colombian Victor Hugo Pena of Phonak thunders home in 1:03:52.580
Gustav Larsson beats that time - the Swede finishes in 1:03:17.08 and is the quickest at every checkpoint
Sebastian Lang of Germany beats Larsson's effort by 29 seconds with a time of 1:02:47.870
Ukraine's Serhiy Honchar takes over Lang's long-time lead, beating it by more than a minute
Belgium's Tom Boonen loses the leader's yellow jersey to Honchar after falling a long way short of his time
The 36-year-old Honchar, world time trial champion in 2000, is the first Ukraine rider to wear yellow in the Tour
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