Tadej Pogacar clinched his fourth win in five stages at the Tour of Romandie, sealing a dominant overall victory for Misryoum.
Tadej Pogacar didn’t just finish the Tour of Romandie Sunday, he stamped his authority on it.
Riding the season’s first stage race for the first time in Switzerland, Pogacar entered the final 178.2-kilometre day from Lucens with the race clearly in his grasp, then made his move when it mattered most at the end.. His closest rival, Florian Lipowitz, tried to turn the closing moments on the long climb toward Leysin, but Pogacar stayed glued to the wheel before surging for the line.
That decisive late burst left the result beyond reach, and it set the tone for how the whole week played out: when the racing tightened, Pogacar was simply the sharper option.
Pogacar crossed the line first to take the win by three seconds, with Lipowitz left to settle for second. Primoz Roglic, the other Slovenian in the mix, came home in third at seven seconds, as the final stage delivered a clean finish to a commanding campaign.
In his post-race comments, Pogacar described the day as tough, crediting Lipowitz’s early move and the work needed to stay with it. He then highlighted how he pressed early in the closing phase and managed to complete the job to secure the stage win.
Moments like that are where overall contenders separate themselves, because positioning and timing tend to decide the last race minutes more than raw effort.
The stage victory also added to Pogacar’s total advantage in the general classification, with Misryoum reporting that his final overall margin was 42 seconds over Lipowitz. Lenny Martinez finished third overall at 2 minutes 44 seconds, rounding out a podium that reflected the week’s hierarchy.
Pogacar’s domination extended beyond the overall standings, as he also captured the points classification. Misryoum noted that Dorian Godon, who took the prologue and added another stage win during the week, finished far behind in the points contest, while Pogacar took the other four.
This kind of all-around control matters because it shows the race wasn’t only won through one signature climb or sprint, but through repeated strong decisions across different moments.
For Pogacar, it was also a step in the build-up that will soon lead to bigger targets, with the Tour de France starting on July 4. He framed the result as a reminder that every race counts, and that the goal is to win while also closing things out for the team.