Tour de Romandie neither one-day nor monument, 28/04-03/05 2026

[onefortheroad]

Lord Pogi had mercy today but not tomorrow. It could be solo this time.

That little head shake after crossing the line in 4th says it all. He wanted to win this one too. He really went for the sprint and kept the tension high until the very end. In the flash interview, he couldn’t even hide that bitter taste. Yes, stages like tomorrow are perfect for a solo move and they are a chance to get revenge for these tiny defeats, but honestly, they don't even give him a real buzz anymore. He can do them in his sleep.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Dorian Godon for winning the sprint.

RBH was close today with Finn, hopefully tomorrow they get even closer.

 

[Tonton]

The French Champion did it again! Dorian honors the jersey once again. Its' not all about Seixas, there are many frogs in the pond, hungry and feisty. Well done Dorain!

 

[Oldman]

The French Champion did it again! Dorian honors the jersey once again. Its' not all about Seixas, there are many frogs in the pond, hungry and feisty. Well done Dorain!

...and ballsy! Getting back to the field, up to the front and navigating that insane sprint takes skills.

 

[elguapo]

Carlos Rodriguez performs dual role as GC rider and lead-out for Godon. It means he is now healthy going to the Tour.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogi seems happy to sit in with the Red Bull guys at the front of the peloton whilst his teammates are else where. Is this just so he and Roglic and chat in Slovenian or is there more afoot?!
Stage 4 - will this be Nairoman's chance or will Pogi just blow everyone away? Depends how bored or in need of testing out his climbing legs Pogi is, I suppose.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 4 today:

All roads leads to Jaunpass...
Have a go, Nairoman, at this point there is nothing to lose and we are used to more misses than hits by now.
Withen will likely drop on the last ascent of the pass, but so will most others close by in the GC, so there is still an opportunity today methinks.

 

[No Excuses]

Stage 4 today:

All roads leads to Jaunpass...
Have a go, Nairoman, at this point there is nothing to lose and we are used to more misses than hits by now.
Withen will likely drop on the last ascent of the pass, but so will most others close by in the GC, so there is still an opportunity today methinks.

Enough playing around.
It's time to drop the hammer.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Enough playing around.
It's time to drop the hammer.

Exactly, time for big Lenny to slap the brat around!

 

[search]

should be a good day for the break today, given how bad UAE looked so far - eight guys in front currently:

- Mollema
- Leonard
- August
- Schrettl
- Decomble
- Vervaeke
- Thalmann
- Faure Prost

the gap is only 1:15, so other may still make the jump on the climb. VPP in particular.

edit: Bora brought it down to 20s for Roglic to bridge

 

[Rackham]

Go Rog. Mountain sprinter.

 

[search]

is this the first breakaway in his life?

 

[Rackham]

is this the first breakaway in his life?

2017 TdF stage 17 at Serre-Chevalier says hi.

 

[Tim Cahill]

There will be riots in Slovenia if Pogacar chases down another Roglic break.

 

[Red Rick]

 

[fenns]

There will be riots in Slovenia if Pogacar chases down another Roglic break.

Taddy won't allow Roglic to win this stage. No way.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Break down to 6 riders, but all of them have history of being able to stay in a break deep into the race.
3mins the gap now.

 

[gunara]

is this the first breakaway in his life?

Like Rackham said, no, but still a good question.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

is this the first breakaway in his life?

2025 Tour Stage 19 as well as his 2017 stage win obviously

 

[Rackham]

2025 Tour Stage 19 as well as his 2017 stage win obviously

Itzulia 2021 stage six versus Pog counts as well.

 

[Rackham]

The gap isn't anywhere near big enough here. Pogaraptor is going to gobble them up unceremoniously and that'll be that.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Itzulia 2021 stage six versus Pog counts as well.

Nah that was an aggressive GC move (that paid off), not really a breakaway.

Sadly this break is going nowhere, Pog clearly wants this stage if he's keeping the gap so close.

 

[AmRacer]

I heard team UAE isn't good.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Steinhauser already dropped, I know he was in the break yesterday, but this is still not good.

 

[JosefK]

The gap isn't anywhere near big enough here. Pogaraptor is going to gobble them up unceremoniously and that'll be that.

The Slovalien requires daily feeding, so yes, break is doomed.