Digestion promises to be shorter with this leader jersey, but frustration clearly predominantly predominantly in the mind of Alex Baudin when this 2nd stage of the Tour de Romandie, Thursday. The Frenchman of EF Education – Easy Post had however done everything, triggering himself the attack which was going to form the victorious group, 28 kilometers from the finish. A movement that would offer him on a set the yellow jersey of the general leader, in front of his companions in Fugue. But, in the final, the Habs only thought of the stage and the latter escaped him.
“I felt that I was not going to be too marked in the finalexplained the French at Eurosport. There were only runners for the general and I knew they didn’t necessarily know me very well. I took advantage of it, even if I was in a block. Once the five together, we played strategically“But when Lorenzo Fortunato went as a factor with the red flame, his four companions of Fugue never managed to get along, leaving the Italian of XDS Astana winning his first victory in two years. Inevitably frustrating, even if Baudin is adorned with the yellow leader.
I was really limited to switch to the best
“It’s a good result even if I really wanted to winhe regrets “. There is only the victory that counts. A second place, no one will remember. The yellow jersey is a positive point, yes, but the most important for me is to win races.”
-The Frenchman may regret having missed his first victory in World Tour, but frustration was quick to give way to the ambition, even measured. “”I take the jersey, so it’s still a good day“, He admitted. Propelled leader of EF Education-Easy Post for this French-speaking week, just to see if the Habs are able to play the general classification, Alex Baudin finds himself in a most interesting situation.
Alex Baudin (Team EF Education – Easypost) during the 2nd stage of the Tour de Romandie 2025
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With three stages of the finish, here he is with more than 50 ” ahead of the two big favorites, Remco Evenepoel (Sudal-Quick Step) and Joao Almeida (UAE-Emirates-XRG). Not enough to engrave French, which wants to be positive without being optimistic. “”I saw anyway that I had a good levelhe admitted on the channel L’Equipe. Even if I was really limited to switch to the best in Chaumont, we will try to make the best general possible. But it’s going to be complicated“. Starting on Friday, with the final climb to Cossenay (2.2km at 5.8%) where his jersey will already be in danger.
