Success and leadership for Dorian Godon in the Tour de Romandie

The French Dorian Godon (Decathlon Ag2r) showed power in the sprint to win the first stage of the Tour de Romandie held between Château d’Oex and Freiburgof 165.7 kilometers, a feat that also gave him the yellow leader jersey.

Godon (Vitry sur Seine, 27 years old), He was given no option at the finishing line to assert himself with authorityopens the double for his team, since then Second place went to his Italian teammate Andrea Vendramewhich in turn preceded the Belgian Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin), giving the peloton a time of 3h.49.58, at an average of 43.4 km/hour.

The Seventh place went to Movistar’s Spaniard Alex Aranburuwho looked for his place to challenge the victory, but the Basque cyclist did not have the speed of his rivals.

An important victory for Godon, 2023 winner of the Brabanzona Arrow, this time leading the overall standings, 6 seconds ahead of Vermeersch and 9 seconds ahead of Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe. Aranburu is fifth to 11.

On a very cold day, The escape of the sun, which is more than 100 kilometers, has 6 protagonists, among them the former Spanish time trial champion Raúl Garcia Pierna (Arkea), who soon joined the adventure with FAusto Masnada, Patrick Gamper, Herregodts and Rooskopf, stable adventure at all times.

They tried to contact the advance team, 36 km from the finish line, three important men, the young Swiss from the UAE Jan Christenthe agitator of the initiative, the Ecuadorian Olympic champion Richard Carapaz and the French Dpassionate gaudu. The favorites disapproved of that movement and Between Visma and Movistar they got married.

The front six understood each other well, shared efforts, but the constant ups and downs took their toll. On the climb to the Cota de Arconciel (1.8 km at 7.4 percent), with 12 to go, the sextet lasted half a minute.

moment when French double World Champion Julian Alaphilippe attacked from the peloton 9 km from Freiburg. That arson went nowhere, but it neutralized the protagonists of the day.

A new breed with all discretion. The peloton accepted the result of the sprint, but there are surprise attempts at the end. The Austrian Gamper, a member of the first escape, set off fireworks, Alaphilippe tried again, but Lidl, Alpecin and Decathlon had already deployed their troops for the final attack.

Lidl was the group that did the most to put up Nys, but in some chaotic maneuvering Decathlon emerged with the two men. One of them, Dorian Godon jumped with tremendous force 100 meters from the line to close the debate. He was the best and fastest, which is why he won his tenth victory as a professional.

This Thursday The first high finish comes in the second stage that will connect Freiburg and Salvan/Les Marécottes, with a route of 171 km.

In the last 70 kilometers two difficulties to mark the day, the Col de Les Mosses (2nd, 12.8 km at 4.2 percent) and the final climb leading to the finish line of 7.6 km at 7.5. Climbers will take the floor.

Romandie Tour

Classification – Stage 1

1. Dorian Godon (FRA) – AG2R – 3:49:58
2. Andrea Vendrame (ITA) – AG2R – mt
3. Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) Alpecin – Deceuninck – mt
4. Milan Menten (BEL) Lotto – Dstny – mt
5. Kasper Asgreen (DEN) Soudal – Quick Step – mt
6. Matevž Govekar (SLO) Bahrain Victorious – mt
7. Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team – mt
8. Clément Venturini (FRA) Arkéa – B&B Hotels – mt
9. Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama – FDJ – mt
10. Kobe Goossens (BEL) Intermarché – Wanty – mt

Romandie Tour

Overall ranking

1. Dorian Godon (FRA) – AG2R – 3:52:46
2. Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) Alpecin – Deceuninck +6
3. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Soudal – Quick Step +9
4. Tim van Dijke (NED) Team Visma – Bike Rental +10
5. Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team +11
6. Antoine Aebi (SUI) Switzerland ”
7. Jan Christen (SUI) UAE Team Emirates”
8. Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal – Quick Step”
9. Andrea Vendrame (ITA) – AG2R – +12
10. Matevž Govekar (SLO) Bahrain Victorious “