ivan llendl the countdown to the tour de france has started in earnest.it was last year's winner who took the honors in the opening trial. putting aside the 2012 controversy, clocking an impressive 30 minutes and 13 seconds. >> it is fantastic to be back. expect that from today, such a short prologue. we are going to have to put our heads together tonight to work out how to tackle the next few days. we have all the big contenders here we expected. it is going to be a tough week, i think. >> plenty of other contenders at the criteria. the two-time winner. ñb?xa7guc