Froome Rises in Romandie

Apr 30, 2016 – Two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome snatched a dominant win on the penultimate stage of the Tour of Romandie on Saturday but Colombian rival Nairo Quintana stayed on course for overall victory.

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Sky star Froome, who has no chance of winning on Sunday, enjoyed a four-second advantage on the stage to Villars-sur-Ollon after a gruelling day negotiating three premier category climbs.

French rider Thibaut Pinot, who was third on the stage right on the wheel of Spain’s

Ion Izagirre, kept second place overall. Sunday’s fifth and final stage will be over 177.4km from Ollon-sur-Villars to Geneva.

Final Kilometers of Stage 3
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Results Stage 3:
1. Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 4:44:24
2. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:04
3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ
4. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha
5. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
6. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
7. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre – Merida
8. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling
9. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:09
10. Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha

General Classification:

1. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 12:07:03
2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 0:00:19
3. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:23
4. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:26
5. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:00:57
6@ Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre – Merida 0:01:12
7@ Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha 0:01:16
8@ Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling
9. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:24
10. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:01:27