Frenchman Godon Wins Romandie Prologue, Pogacar Fifth
Godon won by six seconds over Ivo Oliveira and Jakob Soderqvist as Pogacar finished fifth in the 3.2km opening prologue.
- On Tuesday, French champion Dorian Godon secured a surprise victory in the Tour de Romandie opening prologue in Villars-sur-Glane, completing the 3.2km course in 3min 35sec.
- World champion Tadej Pogacar finished fifth, one second behind Swiss champion Mauro Schmid, in his first Romandie appearance after winning the 260km Liege-Bastogne-Liege race two days prior.
- Portugal's Ivo Oliveira and Swede Jakob Soderqvist finished behind Godon, while Slovenian compatriot Primoz Roglic, a two-time former winner, finished eight seconds off the leader's pace.
- Wednesday's first full stage features a ride around Martigny, with the 8.9km-long Ovronnaz climb averaging 9.8 percent gradient in the final 40km, offering Pogacar an opportunity to challenge rivals.
- Pogacar aims to win the Romandie tour, one of the few major week-long stage races missing from his career, before competing in June's Tour de Suisse and July's Tour de France.
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Surprised in Villars-sur-Glâne where Tadej Pogačar was beaten by 7 seconds. Dorian Godon could keep his yellow jersey on Wednesday, which his team Ineos would eventually want to win back on the Tour de France.It's no coincidence: on Tuesday, the Frenchman Dorian Godon won in the time trial of the Tour de Romandie, and on Monday, his team, Team Ineos, announced his mission to win the Tour de France. It's not with Godon that Ineos has a chance to …
The 79th Tour of Romandie kicked off with a 3.2-kilometer prologue in Villars-sur-Glan. For the world's best cyclist Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates-XRG), this is the first multi-day event of the season, and he started in sixth place, seven seconds behind the winner, French cyclist Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers).
Dorian Godon was the fastest in the prologue of the Tour of Romandie, with Slovenian cycling aces taking 5th and 8th place.
Dorian Godon won on Tuesday the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. Definitely in great form, the French champion Dorian Godon won Tuesday the prologue of the Tour de Romandie, played over 3.2 km
French champion Dorian Godon won the Tour de Romandie prologue this Tuesday, ahead of Tadej Pogacar. He takes the yellow jersey of the event.
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