Tour de Romandie 2019
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Roglic wins ITT to seal GC win
Door Harmen Lustig Primoz Roglic retains his crown at the Tour de Romandie. He wins the individual time trial on the last day of action ahead of Victor Campenaerts and Filippo Ganna. The Slovenian rider is more than ready to venture into the Giro d'Italia, as he won…
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Roglic cements GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig The 4th stage in the Tour de Romandië is a race of 107 kilometres with a final haul up of 12 kilometres. Primoz Roglic sprints to victory ahead of Rui Costa and Geraint Thomas.
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Punchy victory Gaudu, Roglic still leader
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de Romandie serves a hilly race in its 3rd stage. David Gaudu outguns his rivals in the steep last kilometre, while Primoz Roglic finishes in third to retain in the lead.
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Küng solos to victory, Roglic still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Stefan Küng solos to the win in the rain-soaked 2nd stage with the intermediate climb up the Col du Mollendruz as the biggest obstacle. He leaves his breakaway companions behind inside the last 20 kilometres, while Primoz Roglic retains the lead jersey.
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Roglic sprints to leader's jersey in compelling 1st stage
Door Harmen Lustig The 1st stage of the Tour de Romandie travels over five intermediate climbs to an undulating finale. Twenty strong men survive the 2,700 vertical metres before Primoz Roglic outsprints David Gaudu and Rui Costa in Chaux-de-Fonds.
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Jan Tratnik wins prologue
Door Harmen Lustig Jan Tratnik powers to victory in the 3.9 kilometres prologue at the Tour de Romandie. So obviously the Slovenian is the first overall leader. Title defender Primoz Roglic is second, while Geraint Thomas starts the 6-day race with a fifth place.
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Tour de Romandie 2019: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de Romandie started last Tuesday to finish on Sunday. The mountainous 6-day race in the French-speaking part of Switzerland includes two chrono races..
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Tour de Romandie 2019: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Time trialists and climbers will indulge in the Tour de Romandie. Two ITTs and a lot of mountains reflect in the start list. Cyclingstage.com brings you the competing riders in the 2019 Tour de Romandie.
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Tour de Romandie 2019 Route prologue: Neuchâtel
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 30 April - The Tour de Romandie kicks off with a prologue of 3.9 kilometres. The flat race through Neuchâtel is tailor-made for Victor Campenaerts, who recently set a new one-hour record to surpass Bradley Wiggins.
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Tour de Romandie 2019 Route stage 1: Neuchâtel – La Chaux-de-Fonds
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 1 May - The 1st stage of the Tour de Romandie takes a big detour from Neuchâtel to La Chaux-de-Fonds. The 168.4 kilometres route includes 2,700 metres of climbing.
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Tour de Romandie 2019 Route stage 2: Le Locle - Morges
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 2 May - The Tour de Romandie's 2nd stage travels from Le Locle to Morges. The 174.4 kilometres race includes the 9.4 kilometres long Col du Mollendruz halfway, still a bunch sprint is a viable scenario.
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Tour de Romandie 2019 Route stage 3: Romont - Romont
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 3 May - The Tour de Romandie serves a hilly race on the fourth day of action. The out-and-back race in Romont amounts to 160 kilometres.
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Tour de Romandie 2019 Route stage 4: Lucens - Torgon
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 4 May - The 4th stage in the Tour de Romandie amounts to 107.6 kilometres, while the riders climb 1,998 vertical metres. The route from Lucens to Torgon is a reduced version of the original race, which was shortened due to bad weather.
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Tour de Romandie 2019 Route stage 5: Geneva - Geneva
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 5 May - The Tour de Romandie concludes with an individual time trial of 16.9 kilometres. Start and finish are in Geneva, while the route combines a rolling opening with a flat finale.