US EditionPogacar wins opening full stage to take Tour de Romandie lead
Pogacar earned his fifth win in seven racing days and opened a seven-second lead over Florian Lipowitz in the general classification.
- On Tuesday, world champion Tadej Pogačar won Stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie, seizing the overall lead after a 171.2km ride through Switzerland's French-speaking region.
- Pogačar launched his attack halfway up the 8.9km ascent to Ovronnaz, which features a 9.8 percent average gradient, with Bahrain Victorious rider Lenny Martinez staying with him through the final 38km.
- By the finish, Jorgen Nordhagen of Visma-Lease a Bike joined the lead trio to form a quartet, marking Pogačar's fifth victory in just seven days of racing this year.
- In the general classification, Pogačar now holds a seven-second lead over Florian Lipowitz, with Lenny Martinez trailing by 16sec after the world champion easily distanced his rivals in the final sprint.
- Thursday's Stage 2 is a 173.1km run from the village of Rue to Vucherens, serving as one of two week-long stage races Pogačar is using to build toward a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title in July.
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Tadej Pogacar can do it all. He can attack and ride solo from 100 kilometers, and he can sprint to victory in a group of 30 men, even if several puncheurs are in the group. Wearing the yellow leader's jersey, P...
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Another Slovenian star, Primož Roglič, crossed the finish line after 170.6 km in another, slightly larger group, and was 11th.
Tadej Pogačar won the first real stage of the Tour de Romandie, which covered 171 kilometers and 2,100 meters of altitude, after a sprint finish. The Slovenian cycling ace attacked shortly after the start of the climb to Ovronnaz and was in the lead until the end.
The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE) achieved his first victory in the Tour de Romandia in the first full stage of the race, which will be played until May 3, after attacking in the Ovronnaz and reaching the end of the esprint with a small group. Read more]]>
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