Adam Yates wins Tour of Romandie as Gaviria takes final sprint

British rider Adam Yates won the Tour of Romandie cycling race on Sunday after a 170km run around the magnificent Lake Leman as the Team UAE man finished in the main bunch in the fifth and final stage

Adam Yates wins Tour of Romandie as Gaviria takes final sprint

The run from Vufflens-la-Ville to Geneva ended in a mass sprint which Colombian Fernando Gaviria of Movistar won ahead of German Nikias Arndt of Bahrain Victorious and Briton Ethan Hayter of Ineos, who clinched the jersey for best sprinter.

Yates, in his first season with Team UAE, took Saturday's mountainous 'Queen' stage, claiming the overall lead and the glory of the summit triumph.

On Sunday's ride the 30-year-old Yates was untroubled as his team controlled a four-man break that was engulfed by a speeding peloton an agonising 2km from the finish line.

"We had it all under full control today, I have to thank the rest of the team," said Yates, who left Ineos to join UAE.

Yates's next major race is likely to be at the Tour de France where he will assist "the best rider in the world" Tadej Pogacar.

Matteo Jorgenson of Movistar was second overall at 19sec thanks to his performance in Friday's time trial. Italian veteran Damiano Caruso of Bahrain Victorious was third at 27sec as he gets ready for another tilt at the Giro d'Italia.

Fernando Gaviria said afterwards, “It's been a really hard day. The climbs were so fast and I had to leave some room between myself and the group, but I did as much as I could so stay close. The boys really helped me to get back and I made the most out of it to pay them back and bring a victory to the team. I focused myself on avoiding any dangers until the final kilometer, seek for a spot to progress and launch at my distance, right before the last turn. The legs responded well and I could achieve this fantastic victory. It's a really important success for me. I trained so hard to reach the Giro d'Italia in the best possible condition, and now I know I'm ready to give my best in Italy and go for success."

VIDEO: 2023 Tour of Romandie Stage 5 Highlights

2023 Tour of Romandie Final General Classification

1  YATES Adam UAE Team Emirates 17:12:42
2  JORGENSON Matteo Movistar Team 0:19
3  CARUSO Damiano Bahrain - Victorious 0:27
4  POOLE Max Team DSM 0:38
5  PINOT Thibaut Groupama - FDJ 0:41
6  UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BORA - hansgrohe 1:21
7  BARDET Romain Team DSM 1:28
8  BERNAL Egan INEOS Grenadiers 1:53
9  DUNBAR Eddie Team Jayco AlUla ,,
10  MAJKA Rafal UAE Team Emirates 2:07

2023 Tour of Romandie Stage 5 Top 10

1  GAVIRIA Fernando Movistar Team 3:58:01
2  ARNDT Nikias Bahrain - Victorious 0:00
3  HAYTER Ethan INEOS Grenadiers 0:00
4  MENTEN Milan Lotto Dstny 0:00
5  GAROFOLI Gianmarco Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:00
6  MOZZATO Luca Team Arkéa Samsic 0:00
7  ASKEY Lewis Groupama - FDJ 0:00
8  CORT Magnus EF Education-EasyPost 0:00
9  SOBRERO Matteo Team Jayco AlUla 0:00
10  SMITH Dion Intermarché - Circus - Wanty 0:00

 
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