Juan Ayuso will open the season this Tuesday with the 76th edition of the romandie tour as one of the benchmarks of the UAE along with the British adam yatesin a test that offers opportunities for all types of runners, including a 2-time test, a climb finish over 2,000 meters, an undulating day and a finish for sprinters.
The race, which will open with a 6.8 km prologue in Port Valais, will not feature good numbers of the international peloton, most of them resting after the classics. Pogacar, who was fired recently, Vingegaard, Roglic, Evenepoel, Van der Poel or Van Aert were not at the start.
The absence of stars opens up a set of favorites. There is no clear prognosis but there are many candidates. Among them, though unknown in state of form, Juan Ayuso, who has not competed since the Vuelta, where he finished third. The cyclist from Jávea will share the stripes of the Emirati team Adam Yates.
Movistar trust the leadership Matteo Jorgenson, winner of the Tour of Oman. The American will have by his side a team that is complete Sergio Samitier, Iván Romeo, Fernando Gaviria, Will Barta, Gregor Muhlberger and Nelson Oliveira.
In addition, a good group of runners can aim for the podium, such as Simon Yates (Jayco), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Alexei Lutsenko (Astana), Sergio Higuita (Bora), Romain Bardet (DSM) and thibaut pinot (Groupama).
Among the prominent names among those registered is Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos), winner of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, is still in the process of returning to his best form after his accident in January 2022.
The Tour de Romandie peloton will tour the French-speaking area of Switzerland for 6 days and tackle days for all tastes. There will be options for time trialists, undulating stages, climbers will have their first ascent of more than 2,000 meters of the season and sprinters will be able to shine on Sunday 30th in Geneva.
In normal conditions the general decides the time trial of Chatel-St-Denis of 18.7 km and the sun reigns at the finish line in Thyon 2000 after a long climb of 21 km at 7.6 of the average slope. Before that, four other passes and more than 4,300 meters of unevenness had to be overcome.
Source: La Verdad
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