Matthew Goss opened up the Tour of Denmark in style by outsprinting teammate Mark Renshaw and others to win stage 1. Goss, winner of this year's Philadelphia Championship, was lead out nicely by his HTC Columbia team and took the stage as well as the leaders and points leaders jerseys. One of his main competitors was teammate Mark Renshaw. Renshaw, best known as the leadout of Mark Cavendish, decided to give it a go himself but was clearly happy to see Goss cross the line first. (He fist pumped as he watched Goss win) Though the sprint was very entertaining to watch, today was important for another reason. 
It was the professional debut for young Taylor Phinney, the young 20 year old phenom for team Radioshack. Phinney rode fairly well, finishing 29 seconds behind the main field in a rather large chasing group. The field did encounter some crash problems on the run in to the finish, and this caused some time gaps to be opened.Stage Results
1. Matthew Goss
2. Michael Van Stayen
3. Mark Renshaw
General Classification
1. Matthew Goss
2. Micheal Van Stayen -4
3. Mark Belletti -4
4. Mark Renshaw -6
5. Kenny Van Hummel -10
6. Philip Nielsen -10
7. Theo Bos -10
8. Matti Breschel -10
9. Pieter Vanspeybruck -10
10. Lars Bak -10
19. Jakob Fuglsang -10
46. Jens Voigt -10
64. Taylor Phinney -39
102. Tyler Farrar -4:01
Points
1. Matthew Goss 15
2. Michael Van Stayen 12
3. Mark Renshaw 10
King of the Mountains
1. Manuel Belletti 20
2. Michael Reihs 12
3. Francesco Tomei 8
Young Rider
1. Michael Van Stayen
2. Rasmus Guldhmmer -6
3. Nicki Ostergaard -6
11 Teams Tied for Lead
Tomorrow's stage is fairly flat, and barring any problems, should again go to the sprinters. 
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