Tour de Romandie Féminin: Elisa Balsamo wins stage 1

Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) received stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie Féminin from Le Grande Béroche to Lausanne. In an uphill dash, the Italian sprinter got here round world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) on the final 100 metres to win the stage whereas Liane Lippert (Movistar Workforce) beat Noemi Rüegg (Switzerland) to 3rd place.

A robust breakaway of 17 riders had fashioned with 40 km to go, however they have been caught on the descent from the final labeled climb, the Mont-Pèlerin. Christine Majerus (SD Worx-Protime) and Lizzie Holden (UAE Workforce ADQ) attacked with 15km to go and held a bonus of as much as 40 seconds however have been reeled in on the uphill final three kilometres, organising the dash.