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After coming second in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Romandie prologue to fellow Slovenian Jan Tratnik, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Primoz Roglic (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jumbo-Visma) showed impeccable form and tim🐎ing to take the victory on stage 1 in La Chaux de Fonds and move int♎o the race lead.

Though his lead stands at just 10 seconds over UAE Team Emirates' Rui Costa and 12 seconds on David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) with Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) one second further adrift, one cannot discount Roglic as a contender to take home the overall victory. He won both stage races he's started this season - beginning at the♏ UAE Tour where he led from start to finish, and on to Tirreno-Adriatico where he snatched the overall win on the final day's time trial from Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott).

The Slovenian is now looking ahead to the Giro d'Italia where h🍷e will throw his hat♌ into the ring of major favourites.

"I didn't expect to win here," Roglic said. "After Tirreno-Adriatico, I went on an altitude camp in preparation for my main goal, the Giro. I rꦚecently came back from it. Then you have to wait and see how things will go."

The 168.4km stage from Neuchâ⭕tel was riddled with climbs, but it was the final categorised climb, the Col de la Tourne (4.2km at 7.2%) that drastically reduced the peloton. An attack from Hugh Carthy (EF Education First) was countered by Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe). The German's move was reeled in by an attack from Thomas, but Roglic was attentive and could rely on the help of teammate Steven Kruijswij🍃k - who wears the team's number 1 dossard - when Thomas attacked in the final kilometre.

Thomas and Carlꦑos Betancur (Movista𒆙r) were brought back in sight of the line and Roglic powered to a sprint victory from a group of 20.

"It was a tough day with a lot of climbing. It's a nice feeling that I was able 🌟to win, especially in a sprint," Roglic said. "It surprised me, because normally there is always someone who is faster. Winning in Romandie always is a special feeling. I love to race here. In Steven, we have a pawn who can go for the GC. He rode very well today, just like the rest of the team. We will continue to keep doing our best."

With stage 2 more friendly to the sprinters, a short uphill finale in Romont could be the first threat to R🐽oglic's race lead before the summit finish to Torgon and the final stage time trial.