PUERTO DE ALCUDIA, SPAIN - JUNE 19: Team SKY rider Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain trains in the mountains of Mallorca in preparation for the 2012 Tour de France on June 19, 2012 in Puerto de Alcudia, Spain. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images). Wiggins will start next week's Tour de France as a favourite after numerous stage race victories earlier this season. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
Bradley Wiggins entered Monday with a slim lead over the field at the 2012 Tour de Frace, but he was able to break the competition open with an incredible run during the Stage 9 time trial.
Wiggins completed the 41.5 kilometer course Monday with a time of 51 minutes and 24 seconds, and saw his lead over the field jump all the way to 1 minute 53 seconds. Cadel Evans of Australia is currently in second place.
Wiggins is the third different British rider to win a stage so far during the 2012 Tour, joining fellow countrymen Mark Cavendish and Chris Froome.
Full standings for the Tour de France can be found HERE. Riders will take a rest day on Tuesday before the Tour resumes on Wednesday with Stage 10.
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