2010 Tour de Romandie
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| Dates | 27 April–2 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 654.8 km (406.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Simon Špilak (SLO)
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(Lampre–Farnese Vini) |
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| Second |
 Denis Menchov (RUS)
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(Rabobank) | |
| Third |
 Michael Rogers (AUS)
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(Team HTC–Columbia) | |
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Points |
 Chad Beyer (USA)
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(BMC Racing Team) |
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Mountains |
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
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(Française des Jeux) |
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Youth |
Simon Špilak (SLO)
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(Lampre–Farnese Vini) |
| Team | Team RadioShack | ||
The 2010 Tour de Romandie (64th Edition) cycling road race started on 27 April and finished on 2 May in Switzerland. It was the 6th event in the 2010 UCI ProTour, and the 13th event in the World Calendar. The race winner had been declared as Alejandro Valverde, who won the final stage to take the race by 11 seconds. However, some four weeks after the end of the race the UCI placed Valverde under a two-year suspension for his involvement in the 2006 Operación Puerto doping case, which was backdated to, and involved removal of all his results since, 1 January 2010. Simon Špilak was thus promoted to winner of the event.
2010 pre-race favourites included 2009 champion, Roman Kreuziger of Liquigas–Doimo as well as teammate Ivan Basso. Denis Menchov of Russia is also a favourite.
While not a favourite to win overall, local Alexandre Moos has a lot going for him as this will be his 12th and final Tour de Romandie.
There are 20 teams for the 2010 Tour de Romandie. They are:
This short course took in the beautiful, historic village of Porrentruy. Classics fans were pleased to hear there is a 400 metres cobbled section.
A hilly stage in the Jura mountains north of Lake Neuchatel. Two category 1 climbs and a category 2 – and a few other bumps along the way. Although the last 10 km are downhill, the course may be well suited to a break-away.
Peter Sagan – the up-and-coming young cyclist claimed the victory in the sprint. It was his third victory of the season. The win put him in first place overall as he was just 0.92 seconds behind the previous leader, Marco Pinotti. Sagan was pleased with the win, but pledged his loyalty to Liquigas–Doimo team leader Roman Kreuziger. According to Cycling News, Sagan said,
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