Michael Albasini sprinted his way into the overall lead at Tour de Romandie on Wednesday, mastering a bunch gallop into Saint-Imier, Switzerland at the front of a peloton of about 50 riders.
Albasini took the race leader’s yellow jersey with his sprint win at the end of the 166.1km stage 2. It was the fourth career Tour de Romandie stage win for the Orica-GreenEdge rider from Switzerland.
Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling) came second in the sprint, and he was followed by Etixx-Quick-Step’s Julian Alaphilippe. Albasini’s Orica teammate, Ivan Santaromita sits second overall, and defending race champion, Chris Froome (Sky), is now third on GC.
The race continues with stage 3 on Thursday, a 173.2km race from Moutier to Porrentruy, which includes four categorized climbs.
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