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Ion Izagirre, líder en Romandía
 
26 de abril de 2016 | La Chaux-de-Fonds - Ion Izagirre volvió a demostrar ser presente y futuro en la primera de las seis etapas del Tour de Romandía 2016, un prólogo de 3,95 km con repechos, una complicada bajada y dura meteorología en La Chaux-de-Fonds. El guipuzcoano de Movistar Team se manejó como pez en el agua en tan dificultoso escenario, con un descenso de categoría, para marcar el segundo mejor crono en el paso intermedio -sólo superado por el joven Vervaeke (LTS)- y poner en meta un 5'33" inalcanzable para sus rivales. A 6” concluía Tom Dumoulin (TGA), con Michael Kwiatkowski (SKY) completando el podio a 7”.

La buena primera jornada para el equipo dirigido por José Luis Arrieta y José Luis Laguía tenía su reflejo en el plano colectivo con cuatro corredores en el top-20: Gorka Izagirre era 5º; Andrey Amador, en su última ronda por etapas pre-Giro, concluía 13º; y Nairo Quintana, por delante de algunos de los grandes nombres para la general -amén de cuarto clasificado en el punto intermedio-, firmaba un notable 18º puesto. La solidez azul demostrada con estos guarismos empezará a ponerse en juego en la etapa de mañana: 167 km camino de Moudon con un puerto de 2ª y tres de 3ª.

DECLARACIONES:

Ion Izagirre: "Sabía que estaba bien tras las clásicas y este resultado es la grata confirmación de ello. Hemos visto el recorrido al mediodía y me ha gustado, con esa subida corta y esa llegada un poco técnica entre casas. Ha salido todo bien y estamos muy contentos por haber podido ganar. Tenía dudas sobre qué bicicleta sacar, si la de ruta o la de crono, pero he visto que mi hermano Gorka ha hecho un buen tiempo con la Speedmax y a última hora he decidido cambiar cuando ya estaba preparado para usar la convencional. La verdad es que mi hermano me ha dado muy buenas referencias de cara a ganar la crono, me ha ayudado mucho. Ahora toca disfrutar de esta victoria y ya veremos de mañana en adelante. Tenemos un equipo fuerte, con Nairo que siempre llega muy bien; Amador, preparando el Giro… Esperemos que salga bien y veremos dónde nos lleva la carretera”.
 







TOM DUMOULIN TAKES 2ND PLACE AT TOUR DE ROMANDIE PROLOGUE
 

TOM DUMOULIN FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE IN THE TOUR DE ROMANDIE PROLOGUE OF 3.95KM AROUND THE CITY OF LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS.

A short and sharp prologue in wintry conditions kicked off the 70th edition of the Tour de Romandie. Dumoulin wanted to start off the race with a strong ride and that’s what he managed to achieve.

With a time of 5’39” and an average pace of almost 42km/h, Dumoulin raced to second place , 6″ behind the winner Ion Izagirre (Movistar Team). This solid performance puts him in contention for the general classification.

REACTION 

Tom Dumoulin said: “I did a good prologue, but unfortunately it was not enough for the win as the winner was superior today.”

Coach Arthur van Dongen added: Tom really rode a good prologue especially in the tough weather conditions, and although the result was a little less than we were hoping for it was the maximum possible today. Technically, Tom rode a good race and he paced his effort very well. Jon was just faster today.

“Our performances are heading in the right direction and for the general classification, we are in a good position for the stages to come.”
 


Strong start at Romandie
Kwiatkowski and Thomas both impress in the opening prologue
 
Michal Kwiatkowski and Geraint Thomas produced powerful performances to finish third and fourth respectively in the opening 3.9km prologue at the Tour of Romandie.
The duo both crossed the line in five minutes and 40 seconds, with Kwiatkowski pipping his team-mate by seven hundredths of a second to claim a place on the podium.
Those results proved just seven seconds down on stage winner Jon Izagirre (Movistar), and Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) pipped the Team Sky duo to second place by one solitary second.
Chris Froome meanwhile, finished 26 seconds back in 60th position having had to contend with wet conditions in Switzerland.

Kwiato happy
Speaking to TeamSky.com back on the bus Kwiatkowski admitted it was tough out on the course, but he was pleased to post a quick time.
He said: "It was a very difficult day for us in tough conditions. I chose to ride a road bike for safety reasons because it was such a technical parcours, and I did my best. I want to congratulate Izagirre because he did a really great time trial.
"I felt more confident descending on the wet roads on my road bike and I knew I could gain some time on the technical parts. I'm happy that I managed to do it so quickly and so smoothly."
Previewing the rest of the week, the Pole added that he's looking forward to helping out team-mate Froome.

He added: "I will be committed to helping Chris for the rest of the week. He had some bad luck today with even worse conditions than I endured, but he will be there, and the whole team will be ready to help him get the victory."

Sport Director Nico Portal was full of praise for Kwiatkowski's ride.

He said: "He did a brilliant time trial. He was on it from the beginning, he did a really good time up the climb and then he gained lots of seconds on the descent. Obviously he rode in mostly dry conditions and then it started to rain again so that was nasty for Froomey.
"He posted the fastest time on the climb out of our riders so he was going super fast, it was all looking good, it's just a shame that he had to deal with rain on the descent - but all is looking good for the week ahead.
"The guys are in good spirits on the bus. The weather is going to be tough again tomorrow and it's a long stage, it will be very cold, but we are hoping for the best - and for it to stay dry!"

Tough conditions
Parts of the course were blanketed in snow at the start of the day but by the midway point of the stage the worst of the weather had cleared and the roads has started to dry out, allowing faster times to be set.
The heavens opened once again though with around half an hour to go, and Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) was one of several casualties, slipping off on a particularly severe bend midway around the punchy course.

Froome didn't take any chances on that or any other tricky turns, and did well to limit his losses and remain well in contention heading into the rest of the week.
Elsewhere, Mikel Nieve completed the course in under six minutes, while Alex Peters, Ben Swift, Salvatore Puccio and Ian Stannard all finished safely.

 
 

 
Ordine d’arrivo cronometro individuale Prologo Tour de Romandie
1    Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team    0:05:33     
2    Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin    0:00:06     
3    Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky    0:00:07     
4    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky          
5    Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:08     
6    Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling    0:00:09     
7    Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling    0:00:11     
8    Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal          
9    Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team          
10    Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo    0:00:12     
11    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ          
12    Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge    0:00:13     
13    Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team          
14    Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:00:14     
15    Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team    0:00:15     
16    Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale          
17    Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert          
18    Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team    0:00:16     
19    Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ          
20    Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
…

Classifica generale al termine del Prologo del Tour de Romandie
1    Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team    0:05:33     
2    Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin    0:00:06     
3    Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky    0:00:07     
4    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky          
5    Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:08     
6    Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling    0:00:09     
7    Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling    0:00:11     
8    Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal          
9    Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team          
10    Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo    0:00:12     
11    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ          
12    Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge    0:00:13     
13    Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team          
14    Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:00:14     
15    Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team    0:00:15     
16    Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale          
17    Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert          
18    Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team    0:00:16     
19    Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ          
20    Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling          
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