La Aigle – Martigny, prima tappa in linea del Giro di Romandia 2021, è stata vinta da Peter Sagan. Alla conclusione dei 168 chilometri di corsa costellati da 9 GPM il tre volte campione del mondo ha battuto in volata Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorius) e Patrick Bevin (Israel Start Up Nation).  Anche Pasqualon, Covi, Cattaneo e Mosca terminano in "top ten"

LA CORSA - Dopo pochissimi chilometri di corsa si avvantaggiano in sette: Emanuele Boaro (Astana Premier Tech), Filippo Conca (Lotto Soudal), Robert Power (Team Qhubeka ASSOS), Thomas Champion (Cofidis), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R Citroen), Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) e Joel Suter (Nazionale Svizzera). Verso il decimo chilometro di corsa il francese della Cofidis perde le ruote dei fuggitivi, viene raggiunto dal plotone e costretto nuovamente nei ranghi. Rimangono al comando quindi in sei con gli italiani Boaro e Conca a tenere alta la bandiera tricolore in fuga.

A meno di 30 chilometri dal traguardo il gruppo si fa sotto: Alexis Gougeard (AG2R Citroen) è il primo a essere raggiunto dal plotone guidato da Filippo Ganna e gli uomini di Ineos Grenadiers; contemporaneamente in testa alla corsa aumenta l’andatura Thymen Arensman. L’uomo del Team DSM scollina per primo in cima al GPM di Produit, qualche secondo dietro di lui Suter. Il gruppo torna compatto a 20 chilometri dalla conclusione. Prova il contropiede Remi Cavagna (Deceuninck Quick Step) ma il gruppo in un attimo gli è sulle ruote.

Nessuna squadra tiene veramente cucito il gruppo e così allo scoccare dei -10 Km al traguardo attaccano in quattro: Cattaneo e Cavagna (Deceuninck Quick Step), Howson (BikeExchange) e Reichenbach (Groupama FDJ). Nulla da fare, anche in questo caso i concorrenti si ricompattano. Negli ultimi 5000 metri entrano in azione i team dei velocisti con Bahrain Victorius, Bora Hansgrohe, EF Education Nippo, Istrael, Lotto Soudal e Groupama FDJ  molto attive. Colbrelli parte lungo, affronta la volata di testa e nulla può quando lo scaltro e reattivo Sagan lo supera tagliando il traguardo a braccia alzate.

Alla vigilia della seconda tappa (La Neuveville - Saint-Imier di 165 km) Dennis della Ineos conserva il primato in Generale con 9" sui compagni di squadra Thomas e Porte; Sagan è quinto a 12", Cattaneo è decimo a 15". Il coraggioso Suter fa festa nella classifica degli scalatori ed è premiato anche come più combattivo di giornata. Il varesino Covi è il miglior giovane di tappa.

ORDINE D'ARRIVO

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe 4:12:40
2 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:00
3 Patrick Bevin (NZl) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:00
4 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:00
5 Alessandro Covi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
6 Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:00
7 Dion Smith (NZl) Team BikeExchange 0:00:00
8 Clément Venturini (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:00
9 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:00
10 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:00
11 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
12 Marc Hirschi (SUI) Team DSM 0:00:00
13 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:00
14 Carlos Barbero (Esp) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:00:00
15 Davide Villella (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:00
16 Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:00
17 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) BORA - hansgrohe 0:00:00
18 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:00
19 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:00
20 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:00
21 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:00:00
22 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:00
23 Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:00
24 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana - Premier Tech 0:00:00
25 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana - Premier Tech 0:00:00
26 Damien Howson (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:00:00
27 Jesús Herrada (Esp) Cofidis 0:00:00
28 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:00
29 Geraint Thomas (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:00
30 Richie Porte (Aus) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:00
31 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:00
32 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:00
33 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
34 Reto Hollenstein (SUI) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:00
35 Michael Woods (Can) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:00
36 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:00:00
37 Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:00
38 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:00
39 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:00
40 Ben O'Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:00
41 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:00
42 Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:00
43 Kobe Goossens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:00
44 Christoph Pfingsten (GER) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:00
45 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:00
46 Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:00
47 Chad Haga (USA) Team DSM 0:00:00
48 Mattias Jensen (Den) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:00
49 Marc Soler Gimènez (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:00
50 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:00
51 Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Team BikeExchange 0:00:00
52 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:00
53 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:00
54 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:00
55 Simone Petilli (Ita) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:00
56 Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:00
57 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:00
58 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:00
59 Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 0:00:00
60 Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team DSM 0:00:00
61 Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:00
62 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:00
63 Gijs Leemreize (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:00
64 Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Team DSM 0:00:00
65 Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team DSM 0:00:00
66 Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros (Col) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
67 Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:00
68 Mathias Frank (SUI) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:00
69 Rohan Dennis (Aus) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:00
70 Brent Bookwalter (USA) Team BikeExchange 0:00:00
71 Edward Dunbar (Irl) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:00
72 Ben Zwiehoff (GER) BORA - hansgrohe 0:00:00
73 Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:00
74 José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Cofidis 0:00:00
75 Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:00
76 Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:00
77 Jaakko Hänninen (Fin) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:00
78 Filippo Ganna (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:00
79 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:03:34
80 Filippo Conca (Ita) Lotto Soudal 0:03:34
81 Tom Bohli (SUI) Cofidis 0:03:34
82 Stefan Bissegger (SUI) EF Education - Nippo 0:03:34
83 Lawrence Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:03:34
84 Davide Martinelli (Ita) Astana - Premier Tech 0:03:34
85 Stephen Williams (GBr) Bahrain Victorious 0:03:34
86 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:03:34
87 Sander Armée (Bel) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:03:34
88 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana - Premier Tech 0:03:34
89 Marco Brenner (GER) Team DSM 0:03:34
90 Marcus Burghardt (GER) BORA - hansgrohe 0:03:34
91 Joel Suter (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:03:34
92 Fabian Lienhard (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:03:34
93 Chris Froome (GBr) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:03:34
94 Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal 0:03:34
95 Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis 0:03:34
96 Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:03:34
97 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:03:34
98 Andrey Amador (CRc) INEOS Grenadiers 0:03:34
99 Rodrigo Contreras Pinzon (Col) Astana - Premier Tech 0:03:34
100 Diego Andres Camargo Pineda (Col) EF Education - Nippo 0:03:34
101 Julien El Farès (Fra) EF Education - Nippo 0:03:34
102 Owain Doull (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers 0:03:34
103 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis 0:03:34
104 Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek - Segafredo 0:03:34
105 Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama - FDJ 0:03:34
106 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates 0:03:34
107 Jan Hirt (Cze) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:03:34
108 Felix Gall (AUT) Team DSM 0:03:34
109 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:07:22
110 Joab Schneiter (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:07:22
111 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:07:22
112 Matthias Reutimann (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:07:22
113 Thomas Champion (Fra) Cofidis 0:07:22
114 Nico Denz (GER) Team DSM 0:07:22
115 Rob Power (Aus) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:07:22
116 Cyrille Thièry (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:07:22
117 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cofidis 0:10:36
118 Charles Quarterman (GBr) Trek - Segafredo 0:10:36
119 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama - FDJ 0:10:36
120 Simon Pellaud (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:10:36
121 Josef Cerný (Cze) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:10:36
122 Juraj Sagan (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe 0:10:36
123 Jordi Meeus (Bel) BORA - hansgrohe 0:10:36
124 Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:10:36
125 Mathias Jørgensen (Den) Movistar Team 0:10:36
126 Mathias Flückiger (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:10:36
127 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:10:36
128 Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:10:36
129 Phil Bauhaus (GER) Bahrain Victorious 0:10:36
130 Tony Martin (GER) Jumbo - Visma 0:10:36
131 Ian Garrison (USA) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:10:36
132 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana - Premier Tech 0:10:36
133 Javier Romo Oliver (Esp) Astana - Premier Tech 0:10:36
134 Johan Jacobs (SUI) Movistar Team 0:10:36
135 Albert Torres Barcelo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:10:36
136 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:16:03
137 Claudio Imhof (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:16:03
138 Erik Baska (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe 0:16:03
139 Samuel Bewley (NZl) Team BikeExchange 0:16:03
DNF Harry Tanfield (GBr) Team Qhubeka ASSOS

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Rohan Dennis (Aus) INEOS Grenadiers 4:18:06
2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:09
3 Richie Porte (Aus) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:09
4 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:11
5 Peter Sagan (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe 0:00:12
6 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:13
7 Patrick Bevin (NZl) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:14
8 Jesús Herrada (Esp) Cofidis 0:00:14
9 Marc Hirschi (SUI) Team DSM 0:00:15
10 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:15
11 Filippo Ganna (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:15
12 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) BORA - hansgrohe 0:00:16
13 Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Team DSM 0:00:16
14 Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:16
15 Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:17
16 Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:17
17 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:19
18 Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:19
19 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:19
20 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:19
21 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana - Premier Tech 0:00:21
22 Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team DSM 0:00:21
23 Chad Haga (USA) Team DSM 0:00:21
24 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:22
25 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:23
26 Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:24
27 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:24
28 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana - Premier Tech 0:00:25
29 Michael Woods (Can) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:25
30 Ben Zwiehoff (GER) BORA - hansgrohe 0:00:25
31 Ben O'Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:25
32 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:26
33 José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Cofidis 0:00:27
34 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:27
35 Marc Soler Gimènez (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:27
36 Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:27
37 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:27
38 Mattias Jensen (Den) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:27
39 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:27
40 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:28
41 Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:28
42 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:00:28
43 Damien Howson (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:00:29
44 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:29
45 Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team DSM 0:00:29
46 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:30
47 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:30
48 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:00:30
49 Reto Hollenstein (SUI) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:30
50 Christoph Pfingsten (GER) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:31
51 Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 0:00:31
52 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:31
53 Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:31
54 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:31
55 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:32
56 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:33
57 Davide Villella (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:33
58 Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:34
59 Mathias Frank (SUI) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:34
60 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:00:34
61 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:34
62 Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama - FDJ 0:00:35
63 Edward Dunbar (Irl) INEOS Grenadiers 0:00:36
64 Kobe Goossens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:36
65 Gijs Leemreize (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:36
66 Alessandro Covi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:37
67 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek - Segafredo 0:00:37
68 Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:37
69 Simone Petilli (Ita) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:00:37
70 Brent Bookwalter (USA) Team BikeExchange 0:00:37
71 Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Jumbo - Visma 0:00:38
72 Clément Venturini (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:39
73 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) EF Education - Nippo 0:00:41
74 Dion Smith (NZl) Team BikeExchange 0:00:42
75 Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros (Col) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:46
76 Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) Team BikeExchange 0:00:47
77 Jaakko Hänninen (Fin) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:49
78 Carlos Barbero (Esp) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:00:52
79 Stefan Bissegger (SUI) EF Education - Nippo 0:03:45
80 Owain Doull (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers 0:03:54
81 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana - Premier Tech 0:03:56
82 Tom Bohli (SUI) Cofidis 0:03:59
83 Felix Gall (AUT) Team DSM 0:03:59
84 Stephen Williams (GBr) Bahrain Victorious 0:04:00
85 Rodrigo Contreras Pinzon (Col) Astana - Premier Tech 0:04:00
86 Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama - FDJ 0:04:00
87 Andrey Amador (CRc) INEOS Grenadiers 0:04:06
88 Marco Brenner (GER) Team DSM 0:04:06
89 Davide Martinelli (Ita) Astana - Premier Tech 0:04:07
90 Julien El Farès (Fra) EF Education - Nippo 0:04:09
91 Diego Andres Camargo Pineda (Col) EF Education - Nippo 0:04:09
92 Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:04:10
93 Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Trek - Segafredo 0:04:11
94 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:04:11
95 Filippo Conca (Ita) Lotto Soudal 0:04:13
96 Lawrence Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:04:14
97 Fabian Lienhard (SUI) Groupama - FDJ 0:04:16
98 Sander Armée (Bel) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:04:18
99 Joel Suter (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:04:18
100 Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis 0:04:19
101 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) UAE Team Emirates 0:04:20
102 Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal 0:04:23
103 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis 0:04:25
104 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:04:25
105 Chris Froome (GBr) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:04:26
106 Jan Hirt (Cze) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:04:27
107 Marcus Burghardt (GER) BORA - hansgrohe 0:04:28
108 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:04:29
109 Nico Denz (GER) Team DSM 0:07:48
110 Cyrille Thièry (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:07:50
111 Rob Power (Aus) Team Qhubeka ASSOS 0:07:54
112 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:07:56
113 Thomas Champion (Fra) Cofidis 0:07:59
114 Matthias Reutimann (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:08:11
115 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:08:18
116 Joab Schneiter (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:08:21
117 Josef Cerný (Cze) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:10:54
118 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana - Premier Tech 0:10:55
119 Tony Martin (GER) Jumbo - Visma 0:10:56
120 Javier Romo Oliver (Esp) Astana - Premier Tech 0:10:57
121 Jordi Meeus (Bel) BORA - hansgrohe 0:11:01
122 Charles Quarterman (GBr) Trek - Segafredo 0:11:06
123 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:11:06
124 Ian Garrison (USA) Deceuninck - Quick-Step 0:11:06
125 Mathias Flückiger (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:11:09
126 Johan Jacobs (SUI) Movistar Team 0:11:09
127 Phil Bauhaus (GER) Bahrain Victorious 0:11:12
128 Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:11:13
129 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama - FDJ 0:11:14
130 Mathias Jørgensen (Den) Movistar Team 0:11:15
131 Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:11:19
132 Simon Pellaud (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:11:20
133 Albert Torres Barcelo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:11:23
134 Juraj Sagan (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe 0:11:29
135 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cofidis 0:11:45
136 Claudio Imhof (SUI) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz 0:16:43
137 Samuel Bewley (NZl) Team BikeExchange 0:16:53
138 Erik Baska (Svk) BORA - hansgrohe 0:17:04
139 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 0:17:22