LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 28, 2009 (AFP) – Czech rider Frantisek Rabon
(Columbia) on Tuesday won the Prologue of the Tour de Romandie, a 3.1km time-trial round the streets of the Swiss city of Lausanne.

French cyclist Sandy Casar took second place two seconds behind.

One of the favourites of the six day race in western Switzerland, late entry Alejandro Valverde of Spain, was third.

Prologue (3.1km)
1. Frantisek Rabon (CZE) 3min 44.56sec, 2. Sandy Casar (FRA) at 2:03sec, Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 3sec, 4. Tyler Farrar (FRA) 4sec, 5. Roman Kreuziger
(CZE) 4sec