Albasini adds to his list of stage wins at the Tour de Romandie
27 April 2017
ORICA-SCOTT rider Michael Albasini added another stage victory to his name in the Tour de Romandie today as he sprinted to the win on a rainy stage one. The local Swiss rider was able to stay with the fast tempo set over the final first category climb and positioned himself well to launch towards his second victory of the season and seventh stage victory in the Swiss tour.
“It is a great victory today,” 36-year-old Albasini said. “It was not easy to win today coming straight from the classics as that was a big goal and it takes a lot of mental energy.”
Paris-Nice stage winner Simon Yates also added to the team’s success today by taking the mountains classification jersey after leading over the top of the final climb in an attempt to keep things together in support of Albasini.
Tour de Romandie stage 1 results:
1. Michael Albasini (ORICA-SCOTT) 4:33:10
2. Diego Ulissi (UAE) ST
3. Jesus Herrada (Movistar) ST
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