Wednesday 3 February 2016 09:22, UK
Chris Froome finished 27th on his first day of racing in 2016 as William Clarke took the early lead of the Herald Sun Tour in Australia by winning the 2.1km prologue time trial.
Clarke (Drapac Professional Cycling) stopped the clock in 2min 34sec, which was one second faster than runner-up Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge) and eight seconds ahead of Froome.
Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky) was the best-placed Briton, in 11th, five seconds down on the winning time.
The five-day race continues on Thursday with a rolling, 126km first stage starting and finishing in Healesville. Find out more in our day-by-day guide here.
Prologue result and general classification
1 William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling, 2:34
2 Caleb ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, +1sec
3 Neil van der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Sport, +2
4 Robbie Hucker (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Sport, +3
5 Sam Bewley (NZ) Orica-GreenEdge, +5
Selected others
11 Peter Kennaugh (GB) Team Sky, +5
27 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +8
