Cancellara misses Tour de France yellow jersey by six seconds

Fabian Cancellara's run streak of winning the opening Tour de France time trial ended on Saturday in Utrecht at five. The Trek rider could manage only third on the 13.8km test, six seconds slower over the crowd-packed course in Utrecht than winner Rohan Dennis (BMC) and one second down on runner-up Tony Martin (Etixx-QuickStep).

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