PROFESSIONALS | 04/25/2024 | 5.06pm
by tuttobiciweb
It was expected yesterday in the sprint, but instead it turns up surprisingly today on the climb: Thibau Nys wins the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, the Friborg – Salvan/Les Marécottes of 171 km. The 21-year-old Belgian from Lidl Trek burned Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa), second like yesterday, and the Australian champion Lukas Plapp (Jayco AlUla).
Nys and Vendrame were the leaders of the day’s escape together with Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin Deceuninck), Roger Adrià (Bora Hansgrohe), Nikias Arndt (Bahrain Victorious), Sean Flynn /Team DSM firmenich PostNL) and Xabier Azparren (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team).
On the final climb, which began about seven kilometers from the finish line, the leading group fell apart but Nys and Vendrame were able to resist even the return of Plapp, who had left the group of the best and only put up a bit of a fight in the last two kilometres. .
Nys, who is making his seasonal debut in road racing, also won the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification, a jersey he will be called upon to defend tomorrow in the Oron time trial (15.5 km).
ORDER OF ARRIVAL
1. Nys Thibau (Lidl-Trek) in 04:02:44
2. Vendrame Andrea (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa Team)
3. Plapp Lucas (Team Jayco-AlUla) + 04
4. Lipowitz Florian (BORA-hansgrohe) + 14
5. Ayuso Juan (UAE Team Emirates) + 16
6. Vlasov Aleksandr (BORA-hansgrohe)
7. Yates Adam (UAE Team Emirates)
8. Martin Guillaume (Cofidis)
9. Reinderink Pepijn (Soudal Quick-Step)
10. Martinez Lenny (Groupama-FDJ)
GENERAL RANKING
1. Nys Thibau (Lidl-Trek) in 7:55:32
2. Vendrame Andrea (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa Team) + 04
3. Plapp Lucas (Team Jayco-AlUla) + 22
4. Mas Enric (Movistar Team) + 26
5. Martinez Lenny (Groupama-FDJ) + 27
6. Ayuso Juan (UAE Team Emirates) + 27
7. Vlasov Aleksandr (BORA-hansgrohe) + 28
8. Voisard Yannis (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) + 29
9. Yates Adam (UAE Team Emirates) + 29
10. Caruso Damiano (Bahrain Victorious) + 29
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