Tour de Romandie: Bardet to fourth

Bardet (left) in the mix

After yesterday's short opening prologue blast, the Tour de Romandie peloton were in action for the first open road stage. The profile was dominated by a tricky climb in the middle of the day before another climb and a plateau 40 kilometers to the finish. A stage for the sprinters but climber Romain Bardet figured in the finish.

"It was a really good first road stage with the boys, we really worked super well. We split in two groups on the climb, as Nicklas and Marco tried to bring Alberto back after a fast climb halfway through the race. In the finale we held a really good position allowing me to sprint for a nice result after a really good lead-out by Oscar. It's a really positive day and we're looking forward to the next stages."

-Romain Bardet

Look Back: Stephen Roche (winner), Phil Anderson, Pascal Simon: 1983 Tour de Romandie