 After the team had been shut out in early season stage races , Cancellara was victorious in the short individual time trial that closed out Tirreno – Adriatico . Taking the course some two hours before the race 's top riders , the four @-@ time world champion covered the 9 @.@ 3 km ( 5 @.@ 8 mi ) distance in 10 ' 33 " , and only one rider came within ten seconds of his time . At Critérium International in March , five @-@ time champion Voigt was hopeful of breaking the record he shares with Emile <unk> and Raymond Poulidor to stand alone as a six @-@ time champion , but admitted that the course and the weather did not suit him , and so his chances would be slim . During the decisive stage 1 , Voigt bridged up to a morning breakaway some 90 km ( 56 mi ) from the finish on the Col de l <unk> . He said afterward that he might slip away unmarked and stay away for victory , but if he were chased it would make the race hard , and a hard race would suit the Schleck brothers . The latter scenario is exactly what occurred . Voigt was caught well before the summit of the <unk> and finished the day in 75th place , over 20 minutes down , but the Schlecks both stayed with the front group on the road throughout the stage . Fränk Schleck put in his own attack for victory 2 km ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) from the summit and stayed away for victory . Andy Schleck was tenth , a minute down on his brother . The elder Schleck brother held his advantage through the flat stage and individual time trial on day two of the three @-@ stage race , emerging as overall victor . 
