 Cancellara showed himself in the finale of the Tour 's first stage , which featured a mostly flat course culminating in a short uphill finish . He attacked for victory inside the final kilometer , but Omega Pharma – Lotto 's Philippe Gilbert quickly closed the gap , effectively neutralizing the move . Cancellara then sat up ( abandoned any further attempts to win ) , and finished 18th . Both Schleck brothers managed to stay at the front of the race ahead of two major crashes toward the end , which led to riders such as Samuel Sánchez and Alberto Contador losing a minute and 20 seconds . The next day 's team time trial presented an opportunity for the squad . With four @-@ time and reigning world time trial champion Cancellara leading them , they rode to fourth place on the day , within fractions of a second of BMC Racing Team and Team Sky and four seconds the lesser of the day 's winners Garmin – Cervélo . While the team missed out on taking the yellow jersey , the ride did install Gerdemann , Fränk Schleck , and Cancellara into fifth through seventh place overall , with Andy Schleck in tenth and Fuglsang in 11th tied on the same time , giving the team several options going forward . Two days later , Fränk Schleck was the team 's best man on the Mûr @-@ de @-@ Bretagne , finishing in the leading group with stage winner Cadel Evans . Brother Andy , along with Fuglsang , was in the chase group eight seconds back . Cancellara finished with the second @-@ to @-@ last group a little over four minutes down on the winner , ruling him out of any possibility of wearing the yellow jersey in this Tour . 
