Dorian Godon wins the Freiburg sprint and is the new leader of the Tour de Romandie
Euskaraz irakurri: Dorian Godonek irabazi du Friburgoko sprinta, eta Romandiako Tourreko leader berria da
The French cyclist of the team Decathlon AG2R Dorian Godon ha cattle the first stage of the Tour de Romandie from 2024, to sprintin Freiburg (Switzerland), and is the new race leader, replacing the Dutchman Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor), who had taken the yellow jersey on Monday, by winning the prologue. Godon was the fastest in the mass arrival that decided the winner of the day, with Alex Aranburu (Movistar) seventh in the stage and fifth in the general classificationeleven seconds from the lead.
The stage was marked by the escape of six men, Juri Hollmann (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Raúl García Pierna (Arkéa), Fausto Masnada (Soudal Quick-Step), Patrick Gamper (BORA-hansgrohe), Rune Herregodts (Intermarché-Wanty) and Joey Rosskopf (Q36.5). They have ridden together for many kilometers, and have only been caught with less than ten to go.
In the sprint, in which, in addition to the stage victory, the yellow jersey was at stake, given that the leader Zijlaard had been left behind, Alex Aranburu’s was one of the wheels to follow, but The dominance of the Decathlon team has been evident, with two men, Godon and Andrea Vendrame, in the first two places.
This Thursday, the first high finish arrives, in the second stage, which will link Freiburg and Salvan/Les Marécottes, with a route of 171 kilometers. In the last 70, participants will encounter the two difficulties that will characterize the day, the Col de Les Mosses of 2nd, and the final climb that leads to the finish line of 7.6 kilometers at 7.5%; So, The forecast is that the climbers will take the floor.
1st stage classification
1 – GODON Dorian (Decathlon) 3:49:58
2 – VENDRAME Andrea (Decathlon) mt
3 – VERMEERSCH Gianni (Alpecin) mt
4 – LIE Milan (Lotto) mt
5 – ASGREEN Kasper (Soudal) mt
6 – GOVEKAR Matevz (Bahrain) mt
7 – ARANBURU Alex (Movistar) mt
8 – VENTURINI Clément (Arkéa) mt
9 – GRUEL Thibaud (Groupama) mt
10 – GOOSSENS Kobe (Intermarché) mt
General ranking
1 – GODON Dorian (Decathlon) 3:52:46
2 – VERMEERSCH Gianni (Alpecin) + 0:06
3 – ALAPHILIPPE Julian (Soudal) + 0:09
4 – VAN DIJKE Tim (Visma) + 0:10
5 – ARANBURU Alex (Movistar) + 0:11
6 – AEBI Antoine (Swiss) mt
7 – CHRISTEN Jan (UAE) mt
8 – VAN WILDER Ilan (Soudal) mt
9 – SELL ME Andrea (Decathlon) + 0:12
10 – GOVEKAR Matevz (Bahrain) mt
Source: Eitb

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