The Dutch Michael Zijlaard (Tudor) was in charge of releasing the leader’s jersey for the first time. Romandie Tour after winning the Foreworda 2.28 kilometer time trial held in Payerne.
Zijlaard (Rotterdam, 24 years old) was one of the first to leave and the last winner, his first World Tour victory for a rider with a cycling family pedigree, as he is the grandson of coach Joop Zijlaard and the son of cyclist Nicky Zijlaar .
In the “express” time trial, the Swiss team won with a time of 2.55 minutes on the urban circuit of Payerne, a small town in the Canton of Vaud, at an average of 46.7 km/hour. The favorites risked enough to avoid complicating their lives between the curves.
Second place, 90 hundredths behind, went to the Australian Cameron Scott and the french Alaphilippe He came within 2 seconds, in third place. To the Spanish Alex Aranburu (Movistar) the best, ninth by 4 seconds, with Enric Masfive seconds behind the winner, Juan Ayuso at six and Carlos Rodríguez until 10.
Some of the most prominent specialists remained to leave while holding Zijlaard in front, eternally waiting for the possibility to lead with victory. The Australian came within 1 second Cameron Scott (Bahrain), which did not replace the Dutchman by 90 hundredths.
Brandon McNulty (UAE), one of the overall favorites and national time trial champion, came out last, but he also did not come close to the possibility of wearing the leader’s jersey for the first time, an honor that Zijlaard has, happy in his first World The tour victory, his second on his record.
This Wednesday, the first online stage will take place, 165.7 kilometers long and with an undulating profile between Château d’Oex and Fribourg.
Source: La Verdad
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