David Veilleux (Europcar) has won Stage 1 of the Dauphine Libere. The Canadian animated a daylong break and then surged away from it to win the hilly, 121-km ride in and around Champery, Switzerland in 3:17:35. Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took second at 1:56, and Tom Slagter (Blanco) finished third 0:01 later.

David Veilleux wins stage 1 of Criterium du Dauphine Libere for Team Europcar ahead of Gianni Meersman and Tom Jelte Slagter.