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Tour de Romandie 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

The Tour of Romandie is known more for its narrow roads (some built by the Romans) but normally no serious mountains. However, this year's Stage 4 has two high mountain passes. There are always several good scenic shots each year of the great recreational cycling roads in western Switzerland, This one is from the 2008 race near Sierre.
Big Photos from the 2012 Tour de Romandiereuters/sirotti
Big Photos from the 2011 Tour de Romandiesirotti/reuters

PTuesday, April 237.5 km 
Le ChâbleBruson
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1Wednesday, April 24177 km 
Saint-MauriceRenens/Ouest lausannois
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2Thursday, April 25190 km 
Prilly/Ouest lausannoisGranges
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3Friday, April 26181 km 
PayernePayerne
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4Saturday, April 27189 km 
MarlyLes Diablerets
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5Sunday, April 2818.6 km 
GenèveGenève
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  Total Distance763 km 

2013 Tour de Romandie Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
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SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
GBR
  1FROOME  ChristopherGBR
  2EDMONDSON  JoshuaGBR
  3KENNAUGH  PeterGBR
  4KIRYIENKA  VasilBLR
  5LOPEZ GARCIA  DavidESP
  6PORTE  RichieAUS
  7RASCH  GabrielNOR
  8SUTTON  ChristopherAUS

KATUSHA (KAT)
RUS
  11MORENO FERNANDEZ  DanielESP
  12BRUTT  PavelRUS
  13FLORENCIO CABRE  XavierESP
  14GUSEV  VladimirRUS
  15IGNATENKO  PetrRUS
  16KOZONTCHUK  DmitryRUS
  17KUCHYNSKI  AliaksandrBLR
  18SPILAK  SimonSLO

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT)
LUX
  21KISERLOVSKI  RobertCRO
  22BAKELANTS  JanBEL
  23BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  24MACHADO  TiagoPOR
  25NIZZOLO  GiacomoITA
  26SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA  Nelson FilipePOR
  27RAST  GrégorySUI
  28ROHREGGER  ThomasAUT

MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV)
ESP
  31VALVERDE BELMONTE  AlejandroESP
  32CAPECCHI  ErosITA
  33FARIA DA COSTA  Rui AlbertoPOR
  34ERVITI OLLO  ImanolESP
  35KARPETS  VladimirRUS
  36LASTRAS GARCIA  PabloESP
  37PLAZA MOLINA  RubenESP
  38SZMYD  SylvesterPOL

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP (OPQ)
BEL
  41MARTIN  TonyGER
  42BRAMBILLA  GianlucaITA
  43CAVENDISH  MarkGBR
  44GRABSCH  BertGER
  45MEERSMAN  GianniBEL
  46VANDEWALLE  KristofBEL
  47VELITS  PeterSVK
  48VERMOTE  JulienBEL

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
  51TALANSKY  AndrewUSA
  52DANIELSON  ThomasUSA
  53DENNIS  RohanAUS
  54HESJEDAL  RyderCAN
  55MORTON  Lachlan DavidAUS
  56NAVARDAUSKAS  RamunasLTU
  57STETINA  PeterUSA
  58VANDEVELDE  ChristianUSA

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  61MORABITO  SteveSUI
  62BLYTHE  AdamGBR
  63BOOKWALTER  BrentUSA
  64BURGHARDT  MarcusGER
  65FRANK  MathiasSUI
  66NERZ  DominikGER
  67PINOTTI  MarcoITA
  68WYSS  DaniloSUI

CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING (CAN)
ITA
  71BASSO  IvanITA
  72DE MARCHI  AlessandroITA
  73LONGO BORGHINI  PaoloITA
  74MARANGONI  AlanITA
  75MOSER  MorenoITA
  76SABATINI  FabioITA
  77VIVIANI  EliaITA
  78WURF  CameronAUS

BLANCO PRO CYCLING (BLA)
NED
  81GESINK  RobertNED
  82BOBRIDGE  JackAUS
  83CLEMENT  StefNED
  84GARATE  Juan ManuelESP
  85GOOS  MarcNED
  86KELDERMAN  WilcoNED
  87KRUIJSWIJK  StevenNED
  88TANKINK  BramNED

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  91PERAUD  Jean-ChristopheFRA
  92BERARD  JulienFRA
  93BETANCUR GOMEZ  Carlos AlbertoCOL
  94BOUET  MaximeFRA
  95DUPONT  HubertFRA
  96GADRET  JohnFRA
  97MONTAGUTI  MatteoITA
  98NOCENTINI  RinaldoITA

ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST)
KAZ
  101BRAJKOVIC  JanezSLO
  102DYACHENKO  AlexsandrKAZ
  103GASPAROTTO  EnricoITA
  104GAVAZZI  FrancescoITA
  105GRIVKO  AndriyUKR
  106GRUZDEV  DmitriyKAZ
  107SILIN  EgorRUS
  108ZEITS  AndreyKAZ

LAMPRE-MERIDA (LAM)
ITA
  111CUNEGO  DamianoITA
  112BONO  MatteoITA
  113DURASEK  KristijanCRO
  114FERRARI  RobertoITA
  115MALORI  AdrianoITA
  116MORI  ManueleITA
  117SERPA PEREZ  Jose RodolfoCOL
  118STORTONI  SimoneITA

SAXO-TINKOFF (TST)
DEN
  121KREUZIGER  RomanCZE
  122BOARO  ManueleITA
  123CHRISTENSEN  MadsDEN
  124MAJKA  RafalPOL
  125NOVAL GONZALEZ  BenjaminESP
  126PETROV  EvgenyRUS
  127SÖRENSEN  Chris AnkerDEN
  128ZAUGG  OliverSUI

ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE)
AUS
  131ALBASINI  MichaelSUI
  132DURBRIDGE  LukeAUS
  133GOSS  Matthew HarleyAUS
  134LANCASTER  BrettAUS
  135MATTHEWS  MichaelAUS
  136MEYER  TravisAUS
  137SULZBERGER  WesleyAUS
  138TUFT  SveinCAN

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI (EUS)
ESP
  141ANTON HERNANDEZ  IgorESP
  142ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU  MikelESP
  143BILBAO  PeioESP
  144BRAVO OIARBIDE  GarikoitzESP
  145LANDA MEANA  MikelESP
  146LOBATO DEL VALLE  Juan JoseESP
  147SAEZ  AdrianESP
  148SICARD  RomainFRA

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  151PINOT  ThibautFRA
  152FEDRIGO  PierrickFRA
  153GENIEZ  AlexandreFRA
  154MANGEL  LaurentFRA
  155MOUREY  FrancisFRA
  156PINEAU  CédricFRA
  157ROY  JérémyFRA
  158VICHOT  ArthurFRA

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
NED
  161WESTRA  LieuweNED
  162HOOGERLAND  JohnnyNED
  163KEIZER  MartijnNED
  164LAGUTIN  SergeyUZB
  165MARCATO  MarcoITA
  166POELS  WouterNED
  167RUIJGH  RobNED
  168RUJANO GUILLEN  JoséVEN

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
BEL
  171VAN DEN BROECK  JurgenBEL
  172BILLE  GaetanBEL
  173BULGAC  BrianNED
  174DE GREEF  FrancisBEL
  175DE HAES  KennyBEL
  176VAN DE WALLE  JurgenBEL
  177VANENDERT  DennisBEL
  178WILLEMS  FrederikBEL

ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)
NED
  181LUDVIGSSON  TobiasSWE
  182DUMOULIN  TomNED
  183FRÖHLINGER  JohannesGER
  184GRETSCH  PatrickGER
  185HUGUET  YannFRA
  186JANSE VAN RENSBURG  ReinardtRSA
  187MEZGEC  LukaSLO
  188PREIDLER  GeorgAUT

EUROPCAR (EUC)
FRA
  191ROLLAND  PierreFRA
  192ARASHIRO  YukiyaJPN
  193CHARTEAU  AnthonyFRA
  194GAUTIER  CyrilFRA
  195LAMOISSON  MorganFRA
  196QUEMENEUR  PerrigFRA
  197REZA  KévinFRA
  198VEILLEUX  DavidCAN

IAM CYCLING (IAM)
SUI
  201TSCHOPP  JohannSUI
  202BRANDLE  MatthiasAUT
  203CUSIN  RémiFRA
  204FUMEAUX  JonathanSUI
  205HOLLENSTEIN  RetoSUI
  206LARSSON  GustavSWE
  207REICHENBACH  SébastienSUI
  208WYSS  MarcelSUI

  Printable Startlist


News and Updates for Tour de Romandie 2013

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


Stage 5 Results
GER  1  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                     21:07
ITA  2  MALORI, Adriano (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                              +   16
GBR  3  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                         +   34
NED  4  WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                             +   36
SLO  5  SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA)                                      +   41
NED  6  CLEMENT, Stef (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                           +   50
AUS  7  PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                               +   52
DEN  8  CHRISTENSEN, Mads (SAXO-TINKOFF)                             +   55
AUS  9  DENNIS, Rohan (GARMIN SHARP)                                 +   56
SWE  10 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                           + 1:01
BEL  11 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                       
FRA  12 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   + 1:02
POR  13 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)                  
USA  14 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                             
CAN  15 TUFT, Svein (ORICA GREENEDGE)                                + 1:04
POR  16 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                          + 1:05
ITA  17 PINOTTI, Marco (BMC RACING)                                  + 1:06
POR  18 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson Filipe (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)   
FRA  19 ROY, Jérémy (FDJ)                                            
USA  20 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                              + 1:07
AUS  21 MEYER, Travis (ORICA GREENEDGE)                              + 1:09
SVK  22 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                    + 1:10
NED  23 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                        
ITA  24 BOARO, Manuele (SAXO-TINKOFF)                                + 1:11
AUS  25 DURBRIDGE, Luke (ORICA GREENEDGE)                            
BLR  26 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY PROCYCLING)                            + 1:18
ESP  27 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (MOVISTAR TEAM)                          
NED  28 KEIZER, Martijn (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                            + 1:19
BEL  29 BILLE, Gaetan (LOTTO BELISOL)                                
RUS  30 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                                    + 1:20

Final General Classification
GBR  1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                19:24:51
SLO  2  SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA)                               +   54
POR  3  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)           + 1:49
USA  4  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                      + 1:54
NED  5  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                 + 2:03
FRA  6  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            + 2:14
BEL  7  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                + 2:16
AUS  8  PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                        + 2:31
ESP  9  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)          + 2:32
SUI  10 WYSS, Marcel (IAM CYCLING)                            + 2:41
GER  11 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)            
FRA  12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                  + 2:43
COL  13 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)     + 2:51
CRO  14 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)              + 2:54
NED  15 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                      + 3:05
USA  16 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                       + 3:07
POR  17 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                   + 3:33
ESP  18 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)             + 3:35
FRA  19 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                            + 4:07
COL  20 SERPA PEREZ, Jose Rodolfo (LAMPRE-MERIDA)             + 4:09
Froome wins Tour de Romandiecyclingnews
Chris Froome wraps up overall as Tony Martin takes final time trialvelonation
Chris Froome confirms 2013 Tour de Romandie victory as Tony Martin wins final ITTvelonews
Chris Froome wins Tour de Romandie for Team Skybbc.co.uk
Tony Martin wins final day time-trial; Chris Froome claims titletelegraph.co.uk
Stage 5 final ITT riders (09:57 Italian)rai
Martin, Froome Stage 5 TT Finishes and Podiums (03:05 Ambient Noise)eitb
Stage 5 Photosarc/tourderomandie.ch
Stage 5 ITT Highlights; Froome Interview, Podium (1:37 English)guardian.co.uk
Stage 5 Highlights (2:50 Ambient Noise)tour2romandie

Stage 5 preview: Genève → Genève, 18.6 km (TT)

April 27 update: The final stage is a flat, 18.6 km, non-technical time-trial along the shores of Lake Geneva. Chris Froome has all but wrapped up the overall win. There are seven riders within seven seconds of the final podium (3rd) spot. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo

Stage 5 start time: Sunday 12:13 CET (10:13:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Genève, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Genève, Switzerland

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


Stage 4 Results
SLO  1  SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA)                             5:10:00
GBR  2  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                
POR  3  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)          + 1:03
ESP  4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        
NED  5  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)               
COL  6  BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)   
SUI  7  WYSS, Marcel (IAM CYCLING)                          
FRA  8  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          
CRO  9  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ESP  10 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           
BEL  11 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)              
FRA  12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                
USA  13 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                    
COL  14 SERPA PEREZ, Jose Rodolfo (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            + 1:49
FRA  15 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                           + 1:52
AUS  16 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                      
NED  17 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                     + 2:22
USA  18 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                     
SUI  19 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM CYCLING)                
ITA  20 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING)      
NED  21 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)             
ITA  22 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                     
RUS  23 PETROV, Evgeny (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
SUI  24 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                        
POR  25 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 
SUI  26 TSCHOPP, Johann (IAM CYCLING)                       
ESP  27 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)                
BEL  28 BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                  + 2:40
AUT  29 PREIDLER, Georg (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                     
SUI  30 ALBASINI, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)                 

General Classification after Stage 4
GBR  1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                19:03:10
SLO  2  SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA)                               +   47
POR  3  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)           + 1:21
CRO  4  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)              + 1:22
FRA  5  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                  + 1:26
ESP  6  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        
USA  7  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                    
NED  8  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                 + 1:27
COL  9  BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)     + 1:28
SUI  10 WYSS, Marcel (IAM CYCLING)                            + 1:43
Spilak claims rainy Romandie stagecyclingnews
Simon Spilak wins stage 4; Chris Froome defends overallvelonews
Spilak wins weather-altered version of stage fourvelonation
Froome Extends Lead On Queen Stageteamsky
Last Km of Stage 4 and the Podium (02:41 Basque)eitb
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:45 Italian)rai
Stage 4 Photosarc/tourderomandie.ch
Graham Watson Stage 4 Photosvelonews
Last 8 Km of Stage 4 (14:56 Italian)rai
Stage 4 Highlights (2:08 Ambient Noise)tour2romandie

Stage 4 preview: Marly → Les Diablerets, 189 km (Mountain)


April 26 update: Stage 4 is the queen stage of this year's race with three category one climbs including two passes of Col de la Croix, one of the hardest climbs in Europe. All three climbs average around 10%. After the second ascent of Col de la Croix, the race finishes with a 9 km descent to Les Diablerets.Steve
April 27 update: Snow forces changes to Tour de Romandie queen stagecyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 Flyover (01:10 No Audio)GeomaticIngenierie

Stage 4 start time: Saturday 11:43 CET (9:43:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Marly, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Les Diablerets, Switzerland

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


Stage 3 Results
BEL  1  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      4:19:03
ITA  2  GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA PRO TEAM)              
SUI  3  ALBASINI, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)               
SLO  4  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                      
ESP  5  LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
SUI  6  WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING)                         
ITA  7  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             
ITA  8  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                  
RSA  9  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (ARGOS-SHIMANO)      
ESP  10 FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier (KATUSHA)                 

General Classification after Stage 3
GBR  1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)           13:53:16
USA  2  TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                    +  6
BEL  3  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +  9
CRO  4  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)           + 13
AUS  5  PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                     + 15
POR  6  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)        + 16
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                               + 17
NED  8  CLEMENT, Stef (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)             
ESP  9  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)   
USA  10 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)               
Meersman wins second stage at Tour de Romandiecyclingnews
Meersman grabs stage 6 win at the Tour de Romandievelonews
Gianni Meersman sprints to a second victory on stage threevelonation
Hesjedal pulls out of Romandie for final Giro prepvelonews
Last Km of Stage 3 (1:08 Dutch)sporza.be
Last 5 Km of Stage 3 (08:41 Italian)rai
Last Km of Stage 3 and Podium (05:20 Basque)eitb
Stage 3 Photosarc/tourderomandie.ch
Graham Watson Stage 3 Photosvelonews
Stage 3 Highlights (1:59 Ambient Noise)tour2romandie

Stage 3 preview: Payerne → Payerne, 181 km (hilly)

April 25 update: A confusing, hilly clover leaf course around Payerne, just south of Lac de Neuchâtel featuring a descending then flat finish for the second day in a row. There is a good chance a break will slip away on the lumpy finish. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 Flyover (01:35 No Audio)GeomaticIngenierie

Stage 3 start time: Friday 12:47 CET (10:47:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Payerne, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:18 CET (3:18:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Payerne, Switzerland

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


Stage 2 Results
LTU  1  NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN SHARP)           4:51:49
ITA  2  GASPAROTTO, Enrico (ASTANA PRO TEAM)           
BEL  3  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
SLO  4  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                   
GER  5  NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                     
ITA  6  GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA PRO TEAM)           
BEL  7  BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
NED  8  CLEMENT, Stef (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)             
SUI  9  ALBASINI, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)            
ITA  10 MORI, Manuele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                  
ITA  11 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          
USA  12 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING)                 
ESP  13 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)   
FRA  14 VICHOT, Arthur (FDJ)                           
ITA  15 MOSER, Moreno (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING)         
POR  16 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)    
NED  17 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)          
SUI  18 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM CYCLING)                
ESP  19 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (MOVISTAR TEAM)            
NED  20 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)            

General Classification after Stage 2
GBR  1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)           9:34:13
USA  2  TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                   +  6
CRO  3  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 13
AUS  4  PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                    + 15
POR  5  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)       + 16
FRA  6  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              + 17
NED  7  CLEMENT, Stef (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)             
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)   
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)               
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)             + 18
Full Results from Stage 2biciciclismo
Navardauskas powers to Romandie stage wincyclingnews
Navardauskas wins stage 2 at Tour de Romandievelonews
Last Km of Stage 2 (00:54 Dutch)sporza.be
Last 5 Km of Stage 2 (9:09 Italian)rai
Stage 2 Photostourderomandie.ch
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (2:23 English/French)tour2romandie
Stage 2 Report (01:03 Italian)rai
Stage 2 Finish and Podium (02:34 Basque)eitb
Graham Watson Stage 2 Photoscyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 2 Highlights (2:12 Ambient Noise)tour2romandie

Stage 2 preview: Prilly/Ouest lausannois → Granges, 190 km (hilly)

April 24 update: A rolling stage with two categorized climbs that should end in a bunch sprint on the flat run into Granges, the northern point of this year's race. It's 17 km from the final climb to the finish and the descent is very technical. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 Flyover (1:09 No Audio)GeomaticIngenierie

Stage 2 start time: Thursday 12:40 CET (10:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Prilly/Ouest lausannois, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CET (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Granges, Switzerland

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


Stage 1 Results
BEL  1  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        4:29:09
ITA  2  NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)               
ITA  3  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    
SLO  4  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                        
FRA  5  REZA, Kévin (EUROPCAR)                              
ITA  6  GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                
AUS  7  GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE)              
POR  8  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)         
BEL  9  BILLE, Gaetan (LOTTO BELISOL)                       
ITA  10 MARCATO, Marco (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                    
BEL  11 VANENDERT, Dennis (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
BEL  12 BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 
AUS  13 SUTTON, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                
GER  14 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                          
ESP  15 FLORENCIO CABRE, Xavier (KATUSHA)                   
SUI  16 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM CYCLING)                     
ITA  17 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING)              
AUT  18 PREIDLER, Georg (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                     
BEL  19 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)              
COL  20 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)   

General Classification after Stage 1
GBR  1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                4:42:24
USA  2  TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                        +  6
CRO  3  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)               + 13
AUS  4  PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                         + 15
POR  5  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)            + 16
FRA  6  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                   + 17
NED  7  CLEMENT, Stef (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                  
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                    
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                  + 18
ITA  11 MOSER, Moreno (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING)              
COL  12 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)      + 19
ESP  13 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)                   + 22
BEL  14 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 23
POL  15 SZMYD, Sylvester (MOVISTAR TEAM)                       + 26
ESP  16 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
GER  17 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)               + 29
ITA  18 BOARO, Manuele (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
SLO  19 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                     + 30
NED  20 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                + 31
Meersman sprints to Romandie stage 1 victorycyclingnews
Gianni Meersman sprints to victory on stage onevelonation
Last Km of Stage 1 (1:35 Dutch)sporza.be
Last Km of Stage 1 and Podium (03:47 Ambient Noise)eitb
Last 5 Km of Stage 1 (9:46 Italian)rai
Graham Watson Stage 1 Photosvelonews
Stage 1 Photostourderomandie.ch
Gianni Meersman en conférence de presse pour le TdR (1:51 French)tour2romandie
Chris Froome détendu: 'Je suis plus ouvert que Bradley Wiggins' (3:46 French)tour2romandie
Stage 1 Report (01:06 Italian)rai
Prologue Highlights (2:01 Ambient Noise)tour2romandie

Stage 1 preview: Saint-Maurice → Renens/Ouest lausannois, 177 km (hilly)

April 23 update: A hilly stage featuring three categorized climbs starting near the UCI headquarters in Aigle and ending on the north side of Lake Geneva in Renens, a suburb of Lausanne. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 13:18 CET (11:18:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:19 CET (3:19:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Renens/Ouest lausannois, Switzerland

Prologue Post-Race Coverage


Prologue Results
GBR  1  FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING)                         13:15
USA  2  TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP)                               +  6
CRO  3  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                      + 13
AUS  4  PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING)                                + 15
POR  5  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   + 16
FRA  6  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                          + 17
NED  7  CLEMENT, Stef (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                           
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP)                             
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                         + 18
ITA  11 MOSER, Moreno (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING)                       
COL  12 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             + 19
ESP  13 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)                          + 22
ESP  14 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (MOVISTAR TEAM)                           + 26
POL  15 SZMYD, Sylvester (MOVISTAR TEAM)                             
ITA  16 BOARO, Manuele (SAXO-TINKOFF)                                 + 29
GER  17 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                     
SLO  18 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                            + 30
NED  19 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                       + 31
KAZ  20 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                       
SUI  21 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING)                                  + 32
BEL  22 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                  + 33
POL  23 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                                  
NED  24 DUMOULIN, Tom (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                                
RUS  25 PETROV, Evgeny (SAXO-TINKOFF)                                
ITA  26 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                                + 34
SUI  27 WYSS, Marcel (IAM CYCLING)                                   
POR  28 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                          
NED  29 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING)                           + 35
NED  30 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                             
FRA  31 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                    + 37
BEL  32 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)                        + 40
BLR  33 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY PROCYCLING)                             + 43
VEN  34 RUJANO GUILLEN, José (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                        + 45
GBR  35 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY PROCYCLING)                              + 46
SUI  36 HOLLENSTEIN, Reto (IAM CYCLING)                              
ITA  37 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                          + 47
FRA  38 FEDRIGO, Pierrick (FDJ)                                      
ITA  39 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                              
USA  40 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP)                                 + 48
GBR  41 EDMONDSON, Joshua (SKY PROCYCLING)                           
ITA  42 PINOTTI, Marco (BMC RACING)                                  
ESP  43 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                    
POR  44 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson Filipe (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)    + 49
AUS  45 DENNIS, Rohan (GARMIN SHARP)                                  + 50
ITA  46 STORTONI, Simone (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                             
FRA  47 SICARD, Romain (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                           
CAN  48 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP)                                + 51
SLO  49 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA)                                      
CZE  50 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                              
Full Official Results from the Prologuetourderomandie.ch
Froome wins Romandie prologuecyclingnews
Chris Froome blasts to prologue victory on Mayens de Bruson climbvelonation
Prologue - Final ITT riders (10:17 Italian)rai
Proloog Verslag/ Prologue Highlights (1:14 Dutch)sporza.be
Prologue Winning Ride (03:43 Basque)eitb
Prologue Winner's Interview (05:18 French/English)tour2romandie
Graham Watson Prologue Photoscyclingweekly.co.uk
AFP Prologue photoscyclingnews

Prologue preview: Le Châble → Bruson, 7.5 km (TT)

April 22 update: A category 3 uphill time trial to the Bruson ski resort near Verbier kicks off the 2013 race. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Prologue profile, map and timetable.
Prologue Flyover (00:30 No Audio)tourderomandie
Prologue Start Order and Timestourderomandie
Chris Froome confirms he's the Tour leader for Team Sky (02:14 English)skysports

Prologue start time: Tuesday 14:21 CET (12:21:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Le Châble, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bruson, Switzerland

2013 Tour de Romandie Preview

April 22 update:
2013 Course Previewpodiumcafe
Preview: Race favoritescyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Attackers may feature as Tour de Romandie opens Tuesdayvelonews
Orica-GreenEDGE armed for Romandie stage successsbs.au
Tour de Romandie Previewinrng

April 21 update:
Stage profiles, maps, timetables and flyovers are now posted in race summary table

February 14 update:
Froome primed for 2013 after ‘best winter ever’velonews
Raising the bar: Talansky racing to win en route to Tourvelonews

December 22 update:
Host towns official announcementtourderomandie
Route Flyover/ Présentation des villes étapes (01:37 Music)GeomaticIngenierie





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En Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

April 22 update: 2013 Tour de Romandie broadcasters are listed in the link below and some live video links are now posted with more live coverage options to come at race time. Unrestricted live video links are in bold (go full screen to avoid the popup ads). — Steve

Tour of Romandie 2013 Worldwide Broadcasterstourderomandie.ch



media source tv or internet comments/restrictions

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UK; live coverage and highlights each day
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Aljazeera live coverage in English
   live video (dutch)
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Dutch; live at 16:00 CET
sf zwei    live video (s. german)
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Switzerland's SF Zwei live coverage at 16:15 CET with swiss german commentary
   live video (french)
  tv schedule
France and Europe satellites;
   live video (italian)
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Italy on RAI Sport 2. Stage 1 live at 16:00
   live video (english)
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USA; live coverage at 10:30 AM ET
   live video (french)
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RDS (Canada) will have live daily broadcasts starting at 10:30 (EST) with rebroadcasts daily
live text updates ES
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The Biciciclismo website has the latest Spanish race updates
 steephill text updates
updates on live video, results, photos and highlights
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2013 Tour de Romandie Route Map



Route Map (Large Version) — tourderomandie
Route Flyover/ Présentation des villes étapes (01:37 Music)GeomaticIngenierie


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