COLBRELLI GETS ANOTHER CHANCE – TOUR DE ROMANDIE 2021 STAGE 2 RESULTS

Tour de Romandie 2021 - 75th Edition - Sonny Colbrelli (ITA - Bahrain Victorious)

Italy’s Sonny Colbrelli sprinted to victory on the second stage of the Tour de Romandie on Thursday as peloton heavyweights Chris Froome and Peter Sagan slipped off the pace. Colbrelli, of the Bahrain team, celebrated his first win of 2021 after edging out New Zealand’s Patrick Bevin and Marc Hirschi of Switzerland on the 103 mile run between La Neuveville and Saint-Imier.

“Yesterday was for (Peter) Sagan, today it worked for me and I’m happy,” said 30-year-old Colbrelli who was second on the opening stage on Wednesday.

“On the last climb, I managed to hang on.”

Bevin also moved into second place in the overall standings behind Australian race leader Rohan Dennis of Ineos.

On a good day for Ineos, 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, and teammate Richie Porte finished the day just nine seconds off the lead.

Former Ineos rider Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, who now competes for Israel Start-Up Nation, did not figure in the group of 36 which pushed for victory.

He was dropped on the climb up Vue des Alpes and ended the day more than five minutes off the lead.

Former world champion Sagan, who won the opening stage on Wednesday, is now 7:44 off the pace.

Patrick Bevin (NZL – Israel Start-Up Nation) – Sonny Colbrelli (ITA – Bahrain Victorious)

STAGE 2 RESULTS

1	COLBRELLI Sonny	Bahrain – Victorious	4:21:42
2	BEVIN Patrick	Israel Start-Up Nation	0:00
3	HIRSCHI Marc	UAE-Team Emirates	0:00
4	CHAMPOUSSIN Clément	AG2R Citroën Team	0:00
5	ULISSI Diego	UAE-Team Emirates	0:00
6	KELDERMAN Wilco	BORA – hansgrohe	0:00
7	VAN WILDER Ilan	Team DSM	0:00
8	MASNADA Fausto	Deceuninck – Quick Step	0:00
9	COSTA Rui	UAE-Team Emirates	0:00
10	SOLER Marc	Movistar Team	0:00

OVERALL STANDINGS

1	DENNIS Rohan	INEOS Grenadiers	8:39:48
2	BEVIN Patrick	Israel Start-Up Nation	0:08
3	THOMAS Geraint	INEOS Grenadiers	0:09
4	PORTE Richie	INEOS Grenadiers	0:09
5	COLBRELLI Sonny	Bahrain – Victorious	0:09
6	HIRSCHI Marc	UAE-Team Emirates	0:11
7	HERRADA Jesús	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:14
8	CATTANEO Mattia	Deceuninck – Quick Step	0:15
9	KELDERMAN Wilco	BORA – hansgrohe	0:16
10	VAN WILDER Ilan	Team DSM	0:16

RBA/AFP Photos: Bettini