Carlos Romps to Romandie Victory

Stage 5 » Vernier › Vernier, 150.8km

Carlos Rodriguez claimed the overall victory in Tour De Romandie after a nervy, rain soaked final stage in Switzerland.

Initially, stage five of the race was a slow affair, with a small move up the road being controlled by the Grenadiers. However, on entering the final lap, the pace was increased via a series of attacks on both the categorised and uncategorised climbs that littered the course on the outskirts of Vernier.

Egan Bernal was quick to mark out the most serious of these, with Magnus Sheffield marshalling the peloton behind. The team did a great job of keeping Carlos up to the front of the bunch, and out of trouble.

Into the final few kilometres and the race was all back together, and a bunch sprint would supply us with the winner of the day. Once again, the Grenadiers did a great job keeping Carlos towards the front of the bunch, and he would cross the line flanked by Magnus and Egan, to claim the first WorldTour stage race of his career.

Despite the fact Egan Bernal worked selflessly across the week, he also finished 10th overall after another consistent, strong display in Switzerland.