First Endurance rider Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Colombia) won the opening prologue of La Route de France Sunday clocking the fastest time in the 3.2km prologue in the town of Dijon.  Teutensberg’s time of 4min 33 seconds now puts her in the lead by one second over Lotto Belisol rider Grace Verbeke and three seconds to Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz).

“I’ve been trying to win a prologue all year,” said Teutenberg. “I’m pretty happy because this was not actually the one I expected to win.  The course was really nice,” she added. “Fast roads with not too many corners and some little hills where you really needed to keep the pressure on.  Winning the prologue takes the pressure off a bit. We can relax now going into the first stage.”

Monday’s first stage is a short and flat stage starting in Dijon.

Results

1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Women             4.33
2 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam         0.01
3 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz       0.03
 
General classification after prologue
 
1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Women             4.33
2 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam         0.01
3 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz       0.03