Rohan Dennis after stage three of the 2015 Critérium du Dauphiné (Photo: Graham Watson)
Australian Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) has set a new record for the fastest Tour de France time trial in history, beating Chris Boardman's previous mark.
Dennis rode the 13.8-kilometre opening individual time trial stage in 14 minutes and 56 seconds, clocking an average speed of 55.446kmh - Boardman's previous record was 55.2kmh set during the 7.2km prologue of the 1994 Tour in Lille.
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