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05/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 5. Final stage race for Giro d’Italia finished with ITT

The 2019 Tour de Romandie finished today with an ITT. Fastest Astana Pro Team rider was Kazakh ITT champion Daniil Fominykh, crossing the finish line in 21:32”. Primoz Roglic took the overall win by winning the time trial, his third stage win this week.

Race

04/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 4. Jan Hirt finishes seventh in Queen Stage, youngster Jonas Gregaard in the breakaway

Today’s Queen Stage of the Tour de Romandie was shortened due to extreme weather conditions but was still an intense race until the finish line. Jan Hirt took another top 10 this week, finishing seventh behind winner and GC leader Primoz Roglic. Until the final climb to the mountaintop finish in Torgon, young talent Jonas Gregaard was part of the eight-man breakaway that took off at the start of the stage.

Race

03/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 3. Davide Villella takes top 10 in Romont, Nikita Stalnov active in the breakaway

After an intense uphill finish in Romont, Davide Villella was able to claim the eighth place in stage 3 of Tour de Romandie. Kazakh rider Nikita Stalnov was part of the day’s breakaway, but he and his five companions got caught in the final twenty kilometers of the race. Frenchman David Gaudu won the stage, Primoz Roglic is still leading the overall classification.

Race

02/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 2. Breakaway makes it, Kudus sprints into top 15

Stage 2 of Tour de Romandie was expected to be a sprint, but it was Stefan Küng who finished solo after being part of the early break. Behind him, the peloton sprinted for the second place, with Merhawi Kudus finishing twelfth.

Race

01/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 1. Top 10 for Jan Hirt in demanding final

The first stage after yesterday’s prologue in Tour de Romandie resulted in an eighth place for Jan Hirt, after a sprint of a small group that got clear on the final climb. The five categorized climbs during the day made it a hard stage for the peloton. In the demanding final circuit, it was Jan Hirt who was able to make it in the select group of twenty riders. Primoz Roglic took the stage victory and the overall lead.