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Rodriguez takes Romandie lead as Carapaz wins mountain skirmish
Olympic champion Richard Carapaz won the prestige queen stage of the Tour of Romandie on Saturday as Carlos Rodriguez of Ineos Grenadiers claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey.
Rodriguez leads Bora's Russian climber Aleksandr Vlasov by seven seconds ahead of the final stage over rolling terrain on Sunday. German rookie Florian Lipowitz is third at nine seconds.
💥💥💥💥 VAMOS, RICHIE!!!! 🚂🚂🚂
— EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) April 27, 2024
Richard Carapaz takes the queen stage of the Tour de Romandie in commanding fashion. He’s a fighter. We knew this. Now, you know too. Proud of this team ❤️
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Overnight leader Juan Ayuso of UAE could no longer keep up on the 14km final ascent when Egan Bernal put the hammer down for Ineos as the Colombian former Tour and Giro winner looked back to his best form.
¡¡¡Victoria de Richard Carapaz!!! La ‘Locomotora del Carchi’ gana la cuarta etapa del Tour de Romandia con un ataque voraz y demoledor en los últimos 2 kms, consiguiendo el triunfo de la etapa reina.🤩🚂🚀#TDR2024 pic.twitter.com/AN7c4VE59Z
— ⚡MazaCiclismo⚡ (@RuedaPedal) April 27, 2024
EF rider Carapaz hi-jacked the Ineos plan when he tucked in behind their train on the six per cent gradient before accelerating away, 2km from home.
"I took advantage of the Ineos attack and I gave it all from there," said Carapaz, winner of the Olympic road race at the Tokyo Games.
A delighted Lipowitz of Bora was a surprise second as he outlasted teammate Vlasov while Bernal piloted Rodriguez to third on the day and the overall lead.
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