Swiss rider pips Armstrong in prologue

Lance Armstrong made a strong start to his bid to win a record sixth Tour de France, but had to settle for second place as Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara took the opening prologue stage in Liege, Belgium.

Fassa Bortolo rider Cancellara, who broke down in tears after seeing Armstrong fail to reach his time, took the stage in six minutes, 50.94 seconds.