Stage 0: Lausanne Prologue 3.3 km Full Results and Report
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Fresh off the World Track Championship, early starter Geraint Thomas (Sky) posted a time of 3:29.43 on the 3.3 km course in dry conditions, a time that held up as rain descended on the favorites | 
Geraint Thomas (Sky) | 
2nd place was 2nd year pro, 23 year-old Italian, Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) | 
Mark Cavendish (Sky) won this prologue several years ago. Today, he was 3rd + 6s. | 
Last year's overall winner, Cadel Evans (BMC), was last to start. He finished 80th on the wet roads + 20s. BMC needs a good result from him again this year. | 
Your Prologue winner, Geraint Thomas (Sky) | 
Geraint Thomas (Sky) dons the Yellow Jersey | 
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The prologue winner, Geraint Thomas (Sky), enjoying his time in the Yellow Jersey while it lasts | 
23 year-old Italian, Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan), 2nd today, is the best young rider |
Stage 1: Morges → La Chaux-de-Fonds, 185 km Full Results and Report
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The rollout from Morges before a lumpy 185 km ride north to La Chaux-de-Fonds. Team Sky was all smiles this morning wearing five different jerseys. British National RR champ Bradley Wiggins talking to race leader Geraint Thomas followed by Mark Cavendish in the World RR champion's jersey next to teammate Richie Porte in the regular Team Sky jersey. Michael Rogers (not pictured) was in the Green Jersey. | 
Bradley Wiggins getting down to work for teammate and race leader, Geraint Thomas. Mark Cavendish was dropped before the finish. | 
The rest of peloton passing through a rape field in Morges | 
Panoramic of the peloton near Cossonay with the snow covered French Alps in the background before the race split apart | 
The unsuccessful break | 
A sprint finish without any sprinters. There's Bradley Wiggins (Sky) at the front again when it mattered most. | 
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) went to the front with 300m to go and no one was able to come around him. 2nd was Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM), left and 3rd Paolo Tiralongo (Astana), right. | 
A quick victory salute before Wiggins hits a speed bump located just after the finish | 
Bradley Wiggins (Sky), today's surprise winner | 
Team Sky keeps the race lead, but now Bradley Wiggins is in Yellow. Two stage wins and two Yellow Jerseys... a good start to Tour de Romandie for Team Sky. |
Stage 2: Montbéliard → Moutier, 149 km Full Results and Report
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The slogan on Bradley Wiggin's bike prior to the Stage 2 start in Montbéliard (France) | 
The rollout from Montbéliard through another rape field | 
Typical Tour de Romandie bob and weave road | 
Champions come in all shapes and sizes; the world champ Mark Cavendish following race leader and British champion, Bradley Wiggins | 
Lots of photos of Bradley Wiggins (Sky) today, as expected | 
It was another lumpy/hilly parcours today; Bradley Wiggins taking a sip on one of the descents | 
Jonathan Hivert (Saur – Sojasun) wins the uphill sprint finish in Moutier ahead of Rui Costa (Movistar) | 
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Jonathan Hivert (Saur – Sojasun) celebrates the biggest win of his five-year pro career | 
They weren't invited to the Tour de France this year, so today's win by Saur – Sojasun's Jonathan Hivert is extra sweet | 
British National RR Champion, Bradley Wiggins (Sky) acknowledges the crowd before donning his second Yellow Jersey... | 
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) is getting comfortable with winning which is good conditioning for the Tour de France |
Stage 3: La Neuveville → Charmey, 158 km Full Results and Report
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UCI President Pat McQuaid took an extended lunch from his office in Aigle so he could catch today's stage 3 start in La Neuveville. He appears to be having some sort of voodoo session with Danilo Hondo. | 
The leader of our sport working his magic | 
Team Sky has a lot of big names on its team, but the focus is on Bradley Wiggins this week. Wiggins hung onto the race lead today, but his overall lead has been trimmed to just 1 second. | 
Bradley Wiggins and the peloton rounding Lake Neuchatel near Yvonand | 
Team Sky and the peloton winding its way along a typical Tour de Romandie road | 
The main break of the day here led by Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) along with Leigh Howard (GreenEdge), Anders Lund (Saxo Bank), Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Belisol) and Matthew Brammeier (Omega Pharma-QuickStep). With 50 km to go, it had an advantage of 4:55, but it was pulled back. | 
Once again today's stage was lumpy but no big mountains other than what appeared in the distance near Romont | 
Stage 3 winner of the slight uphill finish in Charmey, Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank), did enough to box in Gianni Meersman (Lotto Belisol) without getting penalized. Oddly, today's finish was reminiscent of last year's stage 3 finish when AG2R's Mikaël Cherel thought Astana's Alexander Vinokourov cut him off at the finish (photos) | 
Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) adds another fine win to his palmares | 
Your stage 3 winner, Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) | 
Everyone loves a winner. With the 10 second bonus for the win, Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) is now just 1 second back of race leader Bradley Wiggins. |
Stage 4: Bulle → Sion, 184 km Full Results and Report
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The peloton descending the switchbacks of the cat 1 Col des Mosses near Aigle in the first half of the stage | 
The peloton on the valley road near Aigle, home of the UCI, on its way to Sion | 
After escaping on Col des Mosses early in the race, the unsuccessful break beginning the climbs around Sion: Johann Tschopp (BMC), Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Eduard Vorganov and Petr Ignatenko (Katusha), Jean-Christophe Perraud (AG2R La Mondiale) and Guillaume Levarlet (Saur-Sojasun) | 
The peloton beginning the climbs on the finishing circuit around Sion | 
Despite appearances, the treacherous mountainous circuit around Sion in windy conditions wasn't much fun for race leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky) or anyone else | 
When Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) stomped on the pedals during the slight uphill run to the line, every one including his teammate Bauke Mollema knew the eventual outcome | 
After a chaotic descent into Sion, Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) galloped away to his second straight power sprint finish. Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale), right for 2nd, was the only one who could hold Sanchez' wheel. | 
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Another win dedicated to his deceased brother | 
Known for his boyish grin, Luis Leon Sanchez is now a cagey veteran who is ticking off big stage wins. With the 10 bonus seconds for his second straight stage win, he now leads Bradley Wiggins by 9s going into the final day 16.5 km ITT at Crans Montana. |
Stage 5: Crans-Montana 16.5 km ITT Full Results and Report
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Bradley Wiggins (Sky) started the Crans-Montana ITT 9s down to Luis Leon Sanchez and lost more time when he had a mechanical with his bike | 
However, he still went on to post the best midpoint time after the 4km @ 9.5% climb | 
Bradley Wiggins descending the difficult course at Crans-Montana | 
Bradley Wiggins at the finish of the rolling/lumpy 16.5 km ITT at Crans-Montana | 
He didn't leave anything in the tank on his way to winning the 16.5 km ITT in 28:56 | 
Collapsing at the finish | 
Relaxing and recovering at the finish knowing that his effort was good enough for the overall win by 13s and the stage win by 1s over... | 
The best young rider at this year's Tour de Romandie, Andrew Talansky (Garmin), had the fastest time on the 16.5 km lumpy TT course until Bradley Wiggins beat it by 1s | 
Second today + 1s for second overall + 13s, Andrew Talansky (Garmin) | 
He can be a good time-trialist (former Spanish champion), but race leader Luis Leon Sanchez looked tired today... his cadence was noticeably lower than the other riders | 
Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) had an awful ride. He finished 22nd +1:24 which dropped him from 1st to 10th | 
Your stage 5 ITT winner Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and... | 
and overall winner | 
Your 2012 Tour de Romandie podium: 2nd Andrew Talansky (Garmin) + 13s, 1st Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 18:05:40, 3rd Rui Costa (Movistar) + 36s |
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