Stage 0: Ascona, 5.6 km Full Results and Report
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Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) continued his good early season form today in Ascona | 
Good on any course: After taking 3rd in the long, difficult Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday, Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) wins the 5.6 km Tour de Romandie prologue two days later in Ascona | 
World TT Champ Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) was 5th + 5s | 
Brett Lancaster (Orica GreenEDGE) held the early lead for awhile | 
Changing hand positions in a corner; Brett Lancaster (Orica GreenEDGE) finished 6th + 6s | 
7th Matthias Brandle (Iam Cycling) + 7s | 
Last year's Tour de Romandie winner, Chris Froome was 13th + 10s | 
18th Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) + 12s | 
Your World RR champ nicely in focus. Showing the effects of recent crashes, Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) was 35th + 16s | 
Neither fast or stylish, Lachlan Morton (Garmin - Sharp) was 10th from the bottom 141st + 42s. | 
Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc) dropped it in the first corner and then limped home looking a little shredded for last + 3:21 | 
Your Prologue winner, Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) | 
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) also won every jersey today including race leader and best young rider | 
He has the potential to run the table now, but does Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) have enough left in the tank after a busy season so far |
Stage 1: Ascona → Sion, 201 km Full Results and Report
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The break on the first pass through Sion; Silvan Dillier (Bmc), Boris Vallee (Lotto - Belisol), Reto Hollenstein (Iam) | 
Team Sky chasing led by Richie Porte (Team Sky) | 
Tony Martin in front of race leader Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) | 
Bunch sprint in full flight | 
Close-up with Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) at the front with his head buried | 
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Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) wins ahead of Jesus Herrada (Movistar) and Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin - Sharp) | 
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Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) becomes the first Swiss winner of a stage at this race in the last 10 years | 
Unlike some of the other GC contenders, race leader Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) finished in the same time as the stage winner | 
Your Stage 1 winner, Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) | 
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) leads by 5s over Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) | 
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) won the second sprint of the day after soloing the final descent which gives him the sprint leader's jersey |
Stage 2: Sion → Montreux, 167 km Full Results and Report
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Multiple World and UCI Mountain Bike champion, Nino Schurter, in his road debut this week with Orica GreenEDGE in his home country | 
Last year's overall winner, Christopher Froome (Team Sky) finished a smart 10th in todays sprint finish to move up to 8th overall | 
Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc) is thinking ahead after his disastrous prologue | 
Sprint finish in Montreux | 
Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) wins ahead of Tony Hurel (Europcar), Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory), Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step), Danilo Wyss (Bmc), and on the far right, Christopher Froome (Team Sky) | 
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Second win in a row for Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE), first Swiss winner ever in Montreux, just a day after becoming the first Swiss stage winner in 10 years | 
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106th Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC) + 52s, still feeling the effects of the prologue or thinking ahead to a stage win | 
Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) post-race | 
Second oldest rider in the race, 40 year-old Danilo Hondo (Trek Factory) used to be a factor in sprint finishes, but no more | 
Your Stage 2 winner, Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) | 
Today's win moves Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) into the race lead by 5s |
Stage 3: Le Bouveret → Aigle, 181 km Full Results and Report
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Andry Grivko (Astana) leading the eight man break | 
The break at Lac Champex | 
The peloton | 
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) and Cyril Gautier (Europcar) in the rain | 
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r La Mondiale) | 
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Johann Tschopp (Iam) off the front on the descent at Les Giettes | 
Garmin - Sharp chasing | 
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) | 
Ivan Basso will be leading Cannondale at the Giro d'Italia. He was 46th today + 15 mins | 
Four minutes until the Stage 3 finish in Aigle, home of the UCI if you didn't already know | 
Two man break ends in a dual between Christopher Froome (Team Sky) and Simon Spilak (Katusha) | 
Photo finish | 
Simon Spilak (Katusha) comes out ahead although Froome had the inside line around the final corner | 
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Disappointed not to win the stage, but pleased to be just 1s off the lead with a final day TT on Sunday | 
Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) leads in the strung out chase group | 
3rd Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) + 57s | 
7th Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) + 57s. Like yesterday, his solo attack was unsuccessful. | 
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) had trouble staying upright today. He crashed earlier in the stage and finished 13th + 2:00... surprisingly the top result among the Giro d'Italia starters. | 
Todays 3rd place finish also moves Rui Da Costa (Lampre - Merida) up to 3rd overall + 1:02 | 
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is taking his time rounding into form. The Tour de France is his main goal for 2014. | 
Your stage 3 winner and new race leader, Simon Spilak (Katusha) | 
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UCI President Brian Cookson at the post-stage press conference in Aigle |
Stage 4: Fribourg → Fribourg, 173 km Full Results and Report
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Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r La Mondiale) leading the five men break on one of the earlier 30 km circuits around Fribourg | 
Pavel Brutt and Mikhail Ignatiev at the front of the chase for race leader, Simon Spilak | 
Team Sky | 
Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) | 
Next lap, Richie Porte (Team Sky) at the front as the pace picks up | 
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Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) at the front of the break with 2 laps to go | 
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Christopher Froome (Team Sky) | 
The break was down to three riders at the end of the 173 km circuit race with Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) at the front | 
Thomas Voeckler (Europecar) and Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) were not able to drop Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) the final time up the cat 3 climb which made another (small) sprint win for Michael Albasini inevitable | 
Third win this week at Tour de Romandie for Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) with the peloton blurry in the distance | 
2nd Thomas Voeckler (Europecar) and 3rd Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) | 
9 seconds later, Davide Apollonio (Ag2r La Mondiale) won the field sprint for 4th ahead of Anthony Roux (FDJ.fr) | 
Your Stage 4 winner, Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEDGE) | 
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No change on GC with Simon Spilak (Katusha) taking a very slim 1s over Chris Froome into the final day individual time-trial. His chances of wearing Yellow again at the end of tomorrow don't look very good. | 
Best young rider, Jesus Herrada (Movistar) is enjoying his time in the white jersey |
Stage 5: Neuchâtel, 18.5 km Full Results and Report
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Christopher Froome (Team Sky) won the 18.5 km individual time trial in 24:50, one second faster than Tony Martin | 
The morning race leader, Simon Spilak (Katusha), was 7th + 29s which wasn't good enough for the overall win. 2nd overall + 28s. | 
8th Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) + 31s for 3rd overall + 1:32 | 
18th Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) + 43s for 5th overall + 1:48. He has some work still to do before the Tour de France. | 
Although under the weather this week, Christopher Froome (Team Sky) wins the individual by 1s over Tony Martin | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) slips on the Leader's Jersey when it counts most | 
Your 2013 and now 2014 overall winner, Christopher Froome (Team Sky) | 
Wow, exact same podium and order as 2013. Your 2014 Tour de Romandie podium: 2nd Simon Spilak (Katusha) + 28s, 1st Christopher Froome (Team Sky) 16:18:46, 3rd Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) + 1:32 |
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