Tour De Suisse 2016: Stage 1 Results, Overall Standings and Highlights

Veteran specialist and local favourite Fabian Cancellara of Trek-Segafredo took the win in the opening time trial of the 2016 Tour de Suisse, grabbing the overall lead in the process.

Cancellara, who will retire from professional cycling at the end of the year, finished one second ahead of Lotto-Soudal's Jurgen Roelandts, who spent most of the day in the hot seat but was beaten to the top spot at the very end.

Here's a look at the stage results, which double as the overall standings:

Position	Rider	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)	7:38
2	Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Soudal)	+0.01
3	Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge)	+0.02
4	Martin Elmiger (IAM)	+0.06
5	Jon Izaguirre (Movistar)	+0.06

Recap

The Tour de Suisse started with the traditional short prologue on Saturday, giving some of the specialists the chance to grab the leader's jersey.

Most of the riders didn't take too many chances on a surprisingly technical circuit, and it quickly became clear why. Movistar's Alex Dowsett appeared on his way to the new best time until he took a nasty fall shortly before the finish line, and per the team's official Twitter account, he took some serious damage:

Team-mate Gorka Izaguirre, LottoNL-Jumbo's Wilco Kelderman and Etixx-Quick-Step's Yves Lampaert were tied for the early lead, before Roelandts crushed their time. Time trial world champion Vasil Kiryienka of Sky didn't come anywhere close to the top spot, although the course was far too short and technical for him.

Orica-GreenEdge's Luke Durbridge appeared to be on his way to the fastest time through the first split but lost some time in the final, technical sector, finishing one second behind Roelandts.

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All eyes were on the favourites for the overall classification, starting later in the day, as well as local star Cancellara. The Swiss veteran was fastest through the first sector, while Katusha's Simon Spilak, the defending champion, was also on the course.

Cancellara continued his fine ride to take the overall lead, and his team, Trek-Segafredo, were kind enough to share the data behind his winning ride:

The event's official Twitter account shared footage of the Swiss fans cheering on their hero:

Team-mate Gregory Rast congratulated the veteran:

None of the main contenders for the general classification lost too much time, and as the Tour de Suisse is traditionally a climber's paradise, Cancellara isn't expected to defend the leader's jersey beyond the first mountain stage.

Sunday's second stage will give the sprinters a chance to grab the spotlight, as the local circuit near Baar won't contain too many tough ascents.

Riders who are hoping for an early break could find some success, but in all likelihood, the peloton will keep the pace high for the likes of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-Quick-Step).