The Frenchman Lenny Martinez won this Saturday the queen stage of the Tour de Romandie, playing the Portuguese Joao Almeida after the long ascent towards Thyon 2000, seizing the yellow jersey at the same time.
At 21, the prodigy of the Bahrain Victorious Offered the eighth professional success of his career with composure, the second in World Tour After the fifth stage of Paris-Nice One March.
Second in the day before, the Frenchman has taken the first four difficulties of this part of Sion – more than 4,000 m of elevation gain condensed in 128 km – before making the difference within 20 km to Thyon 2000.
Launched three kilometers from the summit in a duel with Almeidaafter already a lot of work of UAE To skim the peloton, Martinez Has the least possible to accelerate just before the line and supplant the Portuguese.
In the general classification, he chips the yellow jersey to a compatriot, Alex Baudinto count two seconds ahead of the Italian Lorenzo Fortunato and three on JOAO ALMEIDAbefore the final time trial 17 km Sunday in Geneva. The Belgian Remco Evenepoelloose almost nine kilometers from the finish, limited the damage and still points to 9ᵉ row, 1 min 41 sec of Martinez.
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