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63rd Tour de Romandie (2009) April 28-May 3

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Stage 0:  Lausanne (ITT), 3.1km  Full Results and Report


Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des jeux was 2nd, 2 seconds back of...

1st Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad

Rabon completed the 3.1km course in 3.44 (49.821 km/h)

Garmin rider Steve Cozza

Last year's Romandie prologue winner, Mark Cavendish finished 29th @ 9 seconds

When was the last time Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank placed outside the top 10 in a prologue? He placed 11th @ 5 seconds. He has struggled to regain form since his illness at the Tour of California.

His 124th finish wasn't noteworthy but he sure tried, Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise des jeux

1st Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad


Stage 1:  Montreux – Fribourg, 87km  Full Results and Report


The three man break (L-to-R): Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank, Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana and Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto

Yesterday's prologue winner, Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road

Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto wins the shortened stage in 2.08.35 (42.929 km/h)

Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto

Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana had the best prologue result among the three man break and now wears the Yellow Jersey

Stage 2:  La Chaux-de-Fonds - La Chaux-de-Fonds, 161.5km  Full Results and Report


An early break consisting of Florent Brard (Cofidis) and Matthieu Sprick (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)

All of the breaks were unsuccessful; Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wins the sprint finish

Oscar Freire's first win this year