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Tour de Romandie (2019) Photos April 30 - May 4

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Stage 0:  Neuchâtel → Neuchâtel, 3.8 km  Full Results and Report

1st Jan TRATNIK (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) 3.8 km in 5:06, 1s faster than last year's overall winner, 2nd Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA)

2nd Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) + 1s

9th Maciej BODNAR (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 5s

Prologue and race leader Jan TRATNIK (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA): "It was really special today... After a hard first part of the season with many races, I was quite tired, but also motivated ahead of this race because I knew that there were two time trials. I tried to focus at 100 percent and I came here with the aim to do everything to take the win. Today I took my first World Tour victory and I'm really happy"

Stage 1:  Neuchâtel → La Chaux-de-Fonds, 168 km  Full Results and Report


Scenery along the hilly 168 km route from Neuchatel to La Chaux-de-Fonds

The sprint finish without sprinters was won by Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) in 4:15:18 ahead of 2nd David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ), 3rd Rui COSTA (POR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) and 4th Michael WOODS (CAN/EF EDUCATION FIRST)

Stage 2:  Le Locle → Morges, 174 km  Full Results and Report


Stefan KÜNG (SUI/GROUPAMA - FDJ) attacked the break with 18 km to go (photo courtesy of Tour de Romandie)

Stefan KÜNG (SUI/GROUPAMA - FDJ) wins soggy Stage 2 in Morges (photo courtesy of Tour de Romandie)

Field sprint for second, 2nd Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 59s, 3rd Sonny COLBRELLI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 4th Simone CONSONNI (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 5th Elia VIVIANI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP)

Stage 3:  Romont → Romont, 160 km  Full Results and Report



Scenery from Stage 3 around Romont (photo courtesy of Tour de Romandie)

David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) wins Stage 3 in 3:50:53 ahead of 2nd Rui COSTA (POR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 3rd Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) and 4th Michael WOODS (CAN/EF EDUCATION FIRST) (photo courtesy of Tour de Romandie)

Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) leads the overall by 6s over Stage 3 winner, David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) (photo courtesy of Tour de Romandie)

Stage 4:  Lucens → Torgon, 107 km  Full Results and Report


Scenery from Stage 4, Lucens to Torgon

The break on the final climb, Alexis Gougeard (Francee/AG2R La Mondiale) and Daniel Martinez (Colombia/Education First)

Race leader Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) wins shortened Stage 4 win 2:42:21 ahead of 2nd Rui COSTA (POR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 3rd Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY). 4th Michael WOODS (CAN/EF EDUCATION FIRST) and 5th David GAUDU (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ)

Stage 5:  Genève → Genève, 16.9 km  Full Results and Report


Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) won the Geneva 16.9 km ITT in 19:58 ahead of 2nd Victor CAMPENAERTS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) + 13s. That's three stage wins and the overall for Primož ROGLIČ.

Your 2019 Tour de Romandie podium: 2nd Rui COSTA (POR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 49s, 1st Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) 15:25:11 and 3rd Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) + 1:12