Stage 1 start time: Monday 11:30 CET (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (6:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 16:37 CET (7:37 AM PDT).

Prologue Results: Durbridge 1st, Wiggans 2nd, Evans 9th, Schleck 102nd.

CyclingNews: Australian rider Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) sped to victory in the 5.7km time trial prologue to the 2012 Criterium du Dauphine, holding off a spirited effort from pre-race favorite and defending champion Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), who was the last man to ride.

Peloton: Team Type 1-Sanofi rider Aleksandr Serebryakov won the TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship on Sunday, raising his hands across the finish line first, followed by teammates Aldo Ino Ilesic right behind and Daniele Colli in for fourth.

Final GC battle ended early due to dangerous conditions.

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CyclingNews: Ina Teutenberg has added to the German domination of the women's Libergy Classic in Philadelphia, taking her fifth win here ahead of Rochelle Gilmore (Faren Honda) and world champion Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora - Pasta Zara) in the bunch kick.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Criterium du Dauphine Prologue (5.7km) at Grenoble is scheduled to get underway at 11:40am CET (5:40am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Criterium du Dauphine live streaming video should get underway at around 1:20pm CET (7:20am U.S. Eastern).

IronMan: It is a sign of just how good an athlete Lance Armstrong is that he broke the course record in Honu despite the toughest conditions ever experienced at the event.

VeloNews: Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) knocked one out of the ballpark on Sunday, winning the Critérium du Dauphiné prologue against a startlist of who’s who in cycling. The win backs up his overall victory in the Circuit de la Sarthe and underlines the Australian’s talent in only his debut season.

CyclingNews: Former three-time Dutch national champion Michael Boogerd has launched a withering attack on the management structure at Rabobank, stating that two of its riders - Robert Gesink and Bauke Mollema - are unlikely to fulfil their Tour de France ambitions if they stay with the Dutch outfit.

TwistedSpoke: Maybe the ineffectual business model is the break with five riders who won’t work together and then they’re caught and beaten by a less talented hack. The analogy pops up when we read the news of the continual foundational instability of professionally cycling teams.

TwistedSpoke: In recent weeks the manager of the RadioShack Nissan-Trek squad has insisted that only classics star Fabian Cancellara deserves to take the start in Liege. The implication was that nobody else — not Andy or Frank Schleck, not Chris Horner, not Andreas Kloden — had done a damn thing worthy of riding Le Tour.

CyclingNews: On the eve of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Vacansoleil-DCM sporting director Hilaire Van Der Schueren has reiterated his stance that Stijn Devolder is running out of time to prove himself worthy of one of the team's berths at the Tour de France and stated that the seven-stage race that starts in Grenoble today represents his last chance to force his way into the team's plans.

VeloNation: Five man squad named for London Games.

Josh Schwiesow: "Most cyclists spend some time focusing on their weight, and I am certainly no exception. It is obviously easier to race for 45 minutes or so if you aren’t overweight. And so, at some point, it occurred to me that I’d never taken a nutrition course. If possible, I was a bigger noob at eating well than I was at cyclocross last year."

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Scott’s Foil Team combines state-of-the-art aerodynamics with conventional race bike responsiveness and super-friendly handling. The result is an outstanding all-round performer. "

VeloNation: Belgian says RadioShack Nissan tensions must dissipate.

CyclingNews: "Personally, if I was a manager I wouldn't try to solve problems with my riders through the press," Schleck is quoted in the newspaper as saying. "I would discuss them internally. Maybe Bruyneel was being rushed by the team sponsors, who might be getting impatient."

VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) arrived to the Critérium du Dauphiné from another planet: Pico de Teide. He’s been training at altitude on Spain’s Tenerife Island for four weeks to be ready for the Dauphiné and to win the Tour de France.

CyclingIQ: The China National Light Industry Council (CNLIC) is a national organization that services and monitors the performance of 26 industry associations on the mainland, including the bicycle industry. It recently released its list of the top ten bicycle enterprises in China, based on evaluation of each company’s market, profitability, revenue and volume.

VeloNews: Without Jerry Casale, the TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship wouldn’t exist.

SBS: UCI ProTeam Orica-GreenEDGE will rely on the experience of Simon Gerrans and Pieter Weening to galvanise its youthful looking team for the Criterium du Dauphine, which includes no less than six riders under 26 years of age.

VeloNews: "Armstrong was presented at the finish with a giant replica of a check for $1 million — but how much will he actually pocket? It would have been a million if he’d accepted the annuity payments of $50,000 a year for 20 years, but the team opted for an immediate cash payment of $600,000. Of that, approximately $210,000 will go to the Internal Revenue Service, leaving $390,000 to go into the Motorola team kitty, which at season end, will be divided between the 18 racers and their support staff. The chances are that Armstrong’s cut will be about $25,000."

BikeRumor: Public Bikes recalled all 2010-2012 bicycles because the Wellgo pedals can snap. 24 reports have surfaced without injuries. Subject to the recall are 18 models of men’s and women’s bikes in various colors sold for between $500-$1,250.

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