Philip Deignan's ride today on the opening stage at the Tour de Suisse time trial was on a par with his team leaders Bradley Wiggins and Sergio Hena0 (Photo: Sirotti)
Philip Deignan's result on the opening stage of the 10-day Tour de Suisse today won't go now as one of his career highlights, but a top 30 placing in the stage 1 9.4km time trial augers very well for the Team Sky man.
The specialist climber is not known for his ability against the clock, with the time trials featuring plenty of high climbing the only tests he would be expected to put in a strong performance.
However, he came home in 25th position of the 176 field, losing just 41 seconds to winner and world time trial champion Tony Martin of Omega Pharma Quickstep.
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The presence of some tough climbing on the course undoubtedly aided Deignan but the parcours was by no means one for mountain goats.
And having finished the Giro d'Italia so strongly, Deignan appears to have recovered nicely and is hopefully set for another strong performance in Switzerland.
His team leaders this week are Tour of California winner Bradley Wiggins and recently returned to competition Sergio Henao.
The Colombian is back having been withdrawn from racing early in the year after returning suspicious blood values. He has been cleared to race again after undergoing two months of testing that proved his claim wintering at altitude was the cause of his initial test results.
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Deignan lost just 10 seconds to in-form time trial specialist Wiggins and recorded the same time as Henao, underling his condition.
Bradley Wiggins lines out alongside Deignan at Team Sky, just one of two team leaders in Switzerland.
June 14th to 22nd: Tour de Suisse
Stage 1 TT - Bellinzona 9.4km
| 1 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 13:48:08 |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:06 |
| 3 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:13 |
| 4 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:16 |
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:19 |
| 6 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | |
| 7 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:22 |
| 8 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:23 |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:27 |
| 10 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:29 |
| 11 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | |
| 12 | Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:00:31 |
| 13 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale | 0:00:32 |
| 14 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky | |
| 15 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:33 |
| 16 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:34 |
| 17 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:36 |
| 18 | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:37 |
| 19 | Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:38 |
| 20 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
| 21 | Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp | |
| 22 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:39 |
| 23 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 24 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:40 |
| 25 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky | 0:00:41 |
| 26 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky | |
| 27 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:42 |
| 28 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | |
| 29 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 30 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 0:00:43 |
| 31 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | |
| 32 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
| 33 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | |
| 34 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:44 |
| 35 | Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
| 36 | Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol | |
| 37 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:45 |
| 38 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | |
| 39 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
| 40 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:46 |
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