The three kilometers of the prologue time trial held at Villars-sur-Glâne smile on Dorian Godon. The INEOS Grenadiers rider completed the first stage of the 2026 Tour de Romandie by recording a time of 3 minutes and 35 seconds, which naturally also earned him the first leader's jersey of the race. Second place, with a 6" gap from the winner, went to Ivo Oliveira of UAE Team Emirates - XRG and third - with the same gap - Swedish rider Jakob Söderqvist of Lidl Trek.
Tadej Pogačar finished his effort in sixth place (initially he had been given fifth, but the hundredths check demoted him one position) with a 7" gap from the Frenchman; eighth place went to Roglič. Best Italian in the standings Lorenzo Germani (Groupama - FDJ United), sixteenth with a gap of 15".
Tomorrow the race will experience its first road stage that will challenge the athletes over a distance of 171 kilometers: start and finish in Martigny.
FINISHING ORDER
1 Godon Dorian INEOS Grenadiers 03:35
2 Oliveira Ivo UAE Team Emirates - XRG 00:06
3 Söderqvist Jakob Lidl - Trek ,,
4 Schmid Mauro Team Jayco AlUla 00:07
5 Zingle Axel Team Visma | Lease a Bike ,,
6 Pogačar Tadej UAE Team Emirates - XRG ,,
7 Withen Philipsen Albert Lidl - Trek ,,
8 Roglič Primož Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 00:08
9 Fisher-Black Finn Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,
10 Lipowitz Florian Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 00:10