Yesterday’s stage winner Michael Albasini has made it two in a row at the Tour de Romandie, winning stage three in Porrentruy this afternoon.
The three-time 2014 stage winner was ably supported by a committed ORICA-GreenEDGE outfit for much of the day, including in the final stages by 2014 Liege-Bastogne-Liege champion Simon Gerrans.
The victory extends Albasini’s overall lead in the UCI WorldTour event to 20seconds, ORICA-GreenEDGE also with Italian Ivan Santaromita (2nd) and Briton Simon Yates(4th) in the top four.
“First of all we have to realise what my team did for me today,’ Albasini said. “They really drove strong in the first half of the race and in the final even Santaromita was around to make sure nobody was riding away.”
| Place | Rider/Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Albasini (SWI) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 4:14:56 |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) - Etixx - Quick-Step | ST |
| 3 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) - BMC Racing Team | ST |
| 4 | Rui Costa (POR) - Lampre-Merida | ST |
| 5 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 6 | Nathan Haas (AUS) - Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | ST |
| 7 | Rigoberto Uran (COL) - Etixx - Quick-Step | ST |
| 8 | Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU) - Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | ST |
| 9 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) - Team Giant-Alpecin | ST |
| 10 | Sergei Chernetski (RUS) - Team Katusha | ST |
| Place | Mitchelton-SCOTT Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Albasini (SWI) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 4:14:56 |
| 5 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 17 | Ivan Santaromita (ITA) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 42 | Simon Yates (GBR) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 102 | Sam Bewley (NZL) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:10:07 |
| 127 | Michael Hepburn (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:13:21 |
| 130 | Brett Lancaster (AUS) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:13:21 |
