Tour de Romandie: Gaviria wins final stage ahead of Arndt, Yates overall winner
Arndt, on the other hand, had other ambitions on the final, almost 171-kilometre stage. But in the last bend 300 metres before the finish, Gaviria surprised him as well as the rest of the sprinters. The Colombian was the first to enter the sharp bend, then immediately took off and defended his position until after the finish line.
For Arndt, who was able to keep Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) at bay, only second place remained. "I really wanted to win," said Arndt via his team's channels. "I felt great and was fully committed. I told my team-mates halfway through the stage: 'Guys, today is our day. We're going to win."
But it wasn't quite enough for the German's first win of the season, although it was still his best result since last season's German Championships.
Results 5th stage Tour de Romandie:
1. Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) 3:58:01
2nd Nikias Arndt (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:00
3rd Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:00
4th Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny) +0:00
5th Gianmarco Garofoli (Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0:00
6th Luca Mozzato (Arkea-Samsic) +0:00
7th Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) +0:00
8th Magnus Cort (EF Education EasyPost) +0:00
9th Matteo Sobrero (Team Jayco-AlUla) +0:00
10th Dion Smith (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:00
Overall ranking Tour de Romandie
1st Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) 17:12:42
2nd Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) +0:19
3rd Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victoriuous) +0:27
4th Max Poole (Team DSM) +0:38
5th Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) #+0:41
6th Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:21
7th Romain Bardet (Team DSM) +1:28
8th Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:53
9th Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco-AlUla) +1:53
10th Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) +2:07
