A cycling fan inscribes the slogan 'Fans Against Doping' on her chest ahead of the Prologue in Strasbourg

Germany's Bert Grabsch sprints for the finishing line of the 7.1 km prologue stage of the Tour De France

Credit Agricole's Jimmy Engoulvent shows the strain as he launches his bid to take this year's yellow jersey

Davitamon-Lotto team rider Wim Vansevenant pushes his body to the limit as he tackles the time-trial prologue

Disgruntled cycling fans show their discontent with anti-doping banners dotted along the route of the prologue

Christophe Mengin, riding for the Fdjeux.com team, heads towards the finish line in the afternoon heat of Strasbourg

The suspension-plagued T-Mobile team see the Ukranian Serhiy Honchar cross the finish line

The Dane Michael Rasmussen, riding for the Rabobank team in this year's tour, pushes as hard as he can towards the finish

Germany's Jens Voigt of the CSC team sprints for the finish after a gruelling 7.1 km prologue

Britain's David Millar, returning after a two year drug ban, pushes off attempting to establish a lead in the opening stage

Discovery Channel's George Hincapie pushes as hard as he can in an attempt to take first place in the prologue

Thor Hushovd adorns his first yellow jersey after posting a time of 8:17.0 minutes for his credit Agricole team