Tour de Romandie
Prologue
Switzerland
Tuesday 29 April 2025
3.5 km
Strong start for Evenepoel in Romandie

the Tour de Romandie – the last major stage race before the Giro d’Italia – got underway. The short parcours was a technical one, featuring nine corners, a tricky chicane just before the final kilometer, and some uphill sections which spiced things up Tuesday afternoon.
One of the last Soudal Quick-Step riders to roll down the start ramp, Remco raced with the prestigious rainbow jersey on his shoulders for the first time this year and managed to put together a nice time trial, despite the route not being one tailored to him. A time of 4:37, thanks to an average speed of 44.9km/h, helped the Belgian take his fourth top ten in just five days of racing this season, at the end of the prologue won by Samuel Watson (Ineos-Grenadiers).
The race continues on Wednesday with a hilly stage to Fribourg – the city located on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland – where after almost 200 kilometers, the puncheurs should be in the spotlight.
Photo credit: ©Dario Belingheri / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Samuel Watson INEOS Grenadiers |
4:33 |
2 |
Ivo Oliveira UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:00 |
3 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
0:03 |
4 |
Stefan Bissegger Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:03 |
5 |
Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
0:03 |
6 |
Stefan Küng Groupama - FDJ |
0:04 |
7 |
Thibault Guernalec |
0:04 |
8 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:04 |
9 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:05 |
10 |
Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:05 |
20 |
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:08 |
23 |
Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:09 |
28 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
53 |
Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:15 |
119 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:27 |
121 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:28 |
1 |
Samuel Watson INEOS Grenadiers |
4:33 |
2 |
Ivo Oliveira UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:00 |
3 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
0:03 |
4 |
Stefan Bissegger Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
0:03 |
5 |
Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
0:03 |
6 |
Stefan Küng Groupama - FDJ |
0:04 |
7 |
Thibault Guernalec |
0:04 |
8 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:04 |
9 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:05 |
10 |
Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:05 |
20 |
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:08 |
23 |
Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:09 |
28 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:10 |
53 |
Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:15 |
119 |
Pieter Serry
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:27 |
121 |
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:28 |
1 |
Samuel Watson INEOS Grenadiers |
30 pt |
2 |
Ivo Oliveira UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
25 pt |
3 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
22 pt |
4 |
Stefan Bissegger Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
19 pt |
5 |
Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
17 pt |
6 |
Stefan Küng Groupama - FDJ |
15 pt |
7 |
Thibault Guernalec |
13 pt |
8 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
11 pt |
9 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
9 pt |
10 |
Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
7 pt |
1 |
Samuel Watson INEOS Grenadiers |
4:33 |
2 |
Iván Romeo Abad Movistar Team |
0:03 |
3 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:04 |
4 |
Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:05 |
5 |
Pavel Bittner Team Picnic PostNL |
0:06 |
6 |
Artem Shmidt INEOS Grenadiers |
0:06 |
7 |
Matthew Brennan Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
0:07 |
8 |
Lenny Martinez Bahrain - Victorious |
0:08 |
9 |
Lorenzo Germani Groupama - FDJ |
0:09 |
10 |
Huub Artz Intermarché - Wanty |
0:09 |
23 |
Junior Lecerf
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:15 |
1 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 13:49 |
2 | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:11 |
3 | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:11 |
4 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 0:12 |
5 | Array | 0:13 |
6 | Groupama - FDJ | 0:15 |
7 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 0:19 |
8 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 0:20 |
9 | Movistar Team | 0:20 |
10 | XDS Astana Team | 0:24 |