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RACE REPORTS: 63RD TOUR DE ROMANDIE: RABON CHARGES TO PROLOGUE WIN
Road Bike Action & AFP
April 28, 2009
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
Czech rider Frantisek Rabon (Columbia) won the Prologue of the Tour de Romandie, a 3.1km time trial aound the streets of the Swiss city of Lausanne. French cyclist Sandy Casar took second place two seconds behind. One of the favorites of the six day race in western Switzerland, late entry Alejandro Valverde of Spain, was third.
63rd Tour de Romandie
1. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad 3.44 (49.821 km/h)
2. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des jeux @ 0.02
3. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne @ 0.03
4. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream @ 0.04
5. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
6. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
7. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des jeux
8. Jeróme Coppel (Fra) Française des jeux @ 0.05
9. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
10. Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
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