BMC rider Cadel Evans of Australia cycles during the 8.9km prologue of the Tour de France cycling race in Rotterdam, July 3, 2010. Stage 1 Sunday, Rotterdam to Brussels, 138.9 miles If the riders were not already nervous to start this 21-day race, Stage 1 will give them a reason to fret. The peloton will head right into one of the trickiest stages of the Tour after Saturday’s prologue in Rotterdam. What will cause the trouble are the unpredictable crosswinds as the course hugs the North Sea.
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