Gallery: 2013 Paris-Nice prologue

Anthony Gaudin on his way to his first pro victory. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Sylvain Chavanel just missed winning, finishing a second down for the runner-up spot. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Lieuwe Westra en route to third. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Wilco Keldermann finished fourth, two seconds behind Gaudin. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Peter Velits rode to sixth in the prologue. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Tony Gallopin finished seventh, three seconds down. Teammate Maxime Monfort crashed and finished next to last, 42 seconds off the pace. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Borut Bozic bound for eighth in the prologue, three seconds down. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Sebastian Turgot on his way to a ninth-place finish. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Andre Grivko rounded out the top 10 at five seconds. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Tejay Van Garderen rode conservatively to 59th place, 11 seconds down. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Andrew Talansky was a second slower than Van Garderen, finishing 76th at 12 seconds. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Sky workhorse Danny Pate bound for 85th, 12 seconds down. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Nicholas Roche rode to 79th at 12 seconds. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Ian Boswell crossed 143rd at 17 seconds. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Anthony Gaudin dons the first yellow jersey of the 2013 Paris-Nice. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com