Trek-LIVESTRONG finishes third in the opening team time trial of Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt with a time of 20:40.08. The 23.7-kilometer course stretched around Bleicherode, Germany. The team finished only .07-seconds off of second place, slightly edged by LKT Team Brandenburg (GER). Team Jayco Skins (AUS) won the stage with an impressive margin of 58 seconds (27:42). The six-day race continues tomorrow a 148-kilometer course running from Bleicherode to Wasungen.

