Britain's Alex Dowsett (Sky) placed third in the opening time trial of the 2011 Ster ZLM Toer in Holland on Wednesday.
German Patrick Gretsch (HTC-Highroad) posted the fastest time of eight minutes and 30 seconds on the 7km course in Alblasserdam. Gretsch's team-mate Alex Rasmussen came second at three seconds, with Dowsett at six seconds.
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