Tour de Romandie (st. 1)
Movistar Team duo finishes inside selected peloton contesting the bunch sprint, with Sagan (BOH) victorious; Dennis (IGD) remains in the yellow jersey.
Peter Sagan (BOH) took the reduced sprint’s victory at the end of the first road stage in the 2021 Tour de Romandie, a 168km route from Aigle to Martigny over four laps of a circuit including the Cat-3 climbs of Produit and Chamoson. Rohan Dennis (IGD) retained his yellow jersey as he crossed the line inside a front group of nearly eighty riders.
Movistar Team had a pretty uneventful day -only Dario Cataldo had to take a foot off the pedal when involved into a crash on lap three, as he entered one of the climbs-. The Telefónica-backed squad had four of its riders -Miguel Ángel López, Marc Soler, Davide Villella and Cataldo- in the main group, which keeps the Colombian just under 20″ behind the yellow jersey.
The Swiss event will travel on Thursday’s stage two to Saint-Imier, in one of the most demanding routes of this week’s racing: six categorized climbs, including the ascent to La Vue-des-Alpes (Cat-1; 7.8km at 6.7%), just 17 kilometers away from the line.
Cover picture (c): Movistar Team
- 01 Peter Sagan Bora-Hansgrohe 4h12'40"
- 02 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain Victorious "
- 03 Patrick Bevin Israel Start-Up Nation "
- 15 Davide Villella Movistar Team "
- 49 Marc Soler Movistar Team "
- 62 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team "
- 73 Miguel Ángel López Movistar Team "
- 125 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team +10'36"
- 134 Johan Jacobs Movistar Team "
- 135 Albert Torres Movistar Team "
- 01 Rohan Dennis INEOS Grenadiers 4h18'06"
- 02 Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers +9"
- 03 Richie Porte INEOS Grenadiers "
- 18 Miguel Ángel López Movistar Team +19"
- 35 Marc Soler Movistar Team +27"
- 54 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +31"
- 57 Davide Villella Movistar Team +33"
- 126 Johan Jacobs Movistar Team +11'09"
- 130 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar Team +11'15"
- 133 Albert Torres Movistar Team +11'23"