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Tour de France 2023: Riders with most stage wins in Tour history - Complete list

Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx hold the top position on the all-time list of stage winners, each with an impressive 34 victories. Here is the full list of riders with 10 or more wins.

A total of thirty-four riders have won 10 or more stages at the road cycling 's Tour de France.

Belgian legend Eddy Merckx and British sprinter Mark Cavendish currently share the record for most wins (34 each).

Below is the complete list, with an asterisk indicating active riders.

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Tour de France: Winners and records

The Tour de France has 4 jerseys on offer for the various competitions that take place within the race. The most prestigious jersey is the yellow jersey of the GC leader, which unfortunately has been tainted on a few occasions since the turn of the century (see table below). The green jersey is the points classification sought after by sprinters and classics men. The polka dot jersey recognizes the rider who obtains the most mountain points, while the white jersey is a GC for riders under 26.

* Initially Alberto Contador was the winner. He had to give back his title after charges of doping.

** Lance Armstrong’s victories (1999 t/m 2005) have been taken from him due to the use of doping. No new winner was declared.

Tour de France Records

Four riders remain in the record books for having won the Tour de France five times: Eddy Merckx, Bernhard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Jacques Anquetil .

Anquetil pulled off the unthinkable in 1961 when he held the yellow jersey from the first day of the race right up until the end.

Peter Sagan holds the record for green jersey wins with seven.

Richard Virenque is the King of the Mountains in the Tour de France. He won the polka dot jersey 4 times in a row from 1994-1997, and added a further three jerseys in 1999, 2003 and 2004.

Tadej Pogacar took home the white jersey four times, while Andy Schleck and Jan Ullrich both won the young riders classification three times.

In 1969, Eddy Merckx won the yellow jersey, the green jersey and the polka dot jersey, the only man ever to do so in a single Tour de France. He also has the most stage wins with 34, a record that he shares with Mark Cavendish.

The youngest winner ever was Henri Cornet, winning the 1904 Tour at 19 years of age. The oldest winner is Firmin Lambot, who was 36 years when he won in 1922.

Cadel Evans is the oldest winner post WWII – in 2011 he was 34 when he finally won his yellow jersey after years of trying.

Tadej Pogacar is the youngest post-WW2 Tour de France winner. He turned 22 the day after he won the 2020 edition.

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Tour de France 2022: The stage-by-stage story of the race

• Published 24 July 2022

Jonas Vingegaard (middle) won the 2022 Tour de France from Tadej Pogacar (left) and Geraint Thomas

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard was crowned Tour de France champion for the first time after the 109th edition of the race ended in Paris on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Jumbo Visma rider beat 2021 champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes 43 seconds, as Britain's Geraint Thomas finished third overall.

Starting in Copenhagen, the riders had to tackle two individual time trials and six mountain stages on trips to the Alps and Pyrenees during the 3,353km race.

Here is the story of the 2022 race.

Friday, 1 July - stage one: Copenhagen - Copenhagen, 13.2km

Yves Lampaert is the first Belgian to take the yellow jersey since Greg van Avermaet in 2018

Winner: Yves Lampaert

Report: Lampaert wins stage one as Pogacar impresses

Yves Lampaert wins stage one of the Tour de France as defending champion Tadej Pogacar takes time out of his main rivals in the opening individual time trial in Copenhagen. Lampaert negotiates the wet conditions to finish five seconds ahead of fellow Belgian Wout van Aert while Britain's Adam Yates and Geraint Thomas come 13th and 18th.

Saturday, 2 July - stage two: Roskilde - Nyborg, 202.2km

Fabio Jakobsen (front left) is making his Tour de France debut

Winner: Fabio Jakobsen

Report: Jakobsen edges stage two in sprint finish

Fabio Jakobsen edges a thrilling sprint finish in Nyborg as Belgium's Wout van Aert claims the yellow jersey. Jakobsen's triumph comes after several crashes, with defending champion Tadej Pogacar and four-time winner Chris Froome caught up in a large pile-up inside the final 3km.

Sunday, 3 July - stage three: Vejle - Sonderborg, 182km

Dylan Groenewegen (front centre) had not won a stage at the Tour since 2019

Winner: Dylan Groenewegen

Report: Groenewegen wins stage three of Tour in photo finish

Dylan Groenewegen snatches victory in a thrilling photo finish as Wout van Aert retains the leader's yellow jersey after finishing second for a third consecutive stage. The Tour's final day in Denmark also sees British riders Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock rise into the top 10 of the general classification, with defending champion Tadej Pogacar fortunate not to be held up by a late crash.

Tuesday, 5 July - stage four: Dunkirk - Calais, 171.5km

Van Aert has now won six stages at the Tour de France - he claimed two victories in 2020, and three last year

Winner: Wout van Aert

Report: Van Aert claims sensational stage four victory

Wout van Aert's sensational escape in the final 10km of stage four gives him his first win at this year's Tour de France and extendes his overall lead. The Belgian had finished second in each of the first three stages of this year's race but this time his plan works to perfection. A breathtaking attack up the final climb sends him clear and he holds on in the closing kilometres into Calais.

Wednesday, 6 July - stage five: Lille Metropole - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 157km

Simon Clarke claimed Israel-Premier Tech's first Tour stage victory from a breakaway

Winner: Simon Clarke

Report: Australia's Simon Clarke wins chaotic stage five

Australia's Simon Clarke wins a chaotic stage five after a photo finish as defending champion Tadej Pogacar makes time gains on his general classification rivals. Wout van Aert retains the leaders yellow jersey as crashes see Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic lose ground, while a puncture hampers Jonas Vingegaard.

Thursday, 7 July - stage six: Binche - Longwy, 220km

Tadej Pogacar was in the yellow jersey for 14 days at the 2021 Tour

Winner: Tadej Pogacar

Report: Pogacar wins stage six to take overall race lead

Tadej Pogacar sprints away at the finish to win stage six as he moves into the overall lead at the Tour de France. The defending champion's late attack sees him pull clear of Michael Matthews and David Gaudu with British rider Tom Pidcock finishing fourth.

Friday, 8 July - stage seven: Tomblaine - La Super Planche des Belles Filles, 176.5km

Tadej Pogacar is aiming to become the ninth rider to win three editions of the Tour de France

Report: Pogacar wins stage seven to extend overall lead

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar beats Jonas Vingegaard in a thrilling finish at La Super Planche des Belles Filles as he extends his overall race lead. Breakaway rider Lennard Kamna is caught in the final 200m on a punishing climb and eventually finishes fourth on the same time as Britain's Geraint Thomas.

Saturday, 9 July - stage eight: Dole - Lausanne, 186.3km,

Wout van Aert has won eight individual stages at the Tour

Report: Van Aert wins stage eight as Pogacar extends overall lead

Belgium's Wout van Aert sprints to his second stage victory of this year's Tour as Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar extends his overall lead. British trio Tom Pidcock, Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates all finish in the leading group of riders.

Sunday, 10 July - stage nine: Aigle - Chatel Les Portes du Soleil, 192.9km

Bob Jungels is the first rider from Luxembourg to win a stage at the Tour since 2011

Winner: Bob Jungels

Report: Jungels solos to victory on stage nine of Tour

Luxembourg's Bob Jungels solos to a superb victory at the Tour de France on stage nine. Jungels attacks on the penultimate categorised climb and stays clear for over 60km after opening up a gap on the descent. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar remains the overall race leader and takes time out of most of his general classification rivals, bar Jonas Vingegaard, with a sprint to the line.

Tuesday, 12 July - stage 10: Morzine Les Portes du Soleil - Megeve 148.1km

The race was neutralised 36km before the finish before resuming

Winner: Magnus Cort

Report: Cort wins after 10th stage halted by protest

Magnus Cort pips Nicholas Schultz in a photo finish to win a disrupted 10th stage of the Tour de France after climate activists force a 10-minute delay. Tadej Pogacar retains the leaders yellow jersey while Lennard Kamna jumps up to second overall.

Wednesday, 13 July - stage 11: Albertville - Col du Granon Serre Chevalier, 151.7km

Tadej Pogacar's aura of invincibility slipped as he cracked on the final climb

Winner: Jonas Vingegaard

Report: Vingegaard wins stage 11 to take overall lead from Pogacar

Jonas Vingegaard launches a stunning attack on the final climb to win stage 11 and take the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian loses nearly three minutes as he drops to third in the general classification behind Romain Bardet, with 2018 champion Geraint Thomas in fourth.

Thursday, 14 July - stage 12: Briancon - Alpe d'Huez, 165.1km

Pidcock is making his Tour debut aged 22 for Ineos Grenadiers,

Winner: Tom Pidcock

Report: Tom Pidcock claims first stage win with Chris Froome third

Tom Pidcock won his maiden Tour de France stage in style with a solo victory atop the iconic Alpe d'Huez. Four-time Tour champion Chris Froome and fellow Briton Pidcock were part of a five-man breakaway during stage 12, before Pidcock broke clear on the final climb to become the youngest winner on the Alpe d'Huez.

Friday, 15 July - stage 13: Le Bourg d'Oisans - Saint-Etienne, 192.6km

Pedersen's win was his first at any of the Grand Tours

Winner: Mads Pedersen

Report: Pedersen surges to stage win

Mads Pedersen produces a powerful final burst to claim victory on stage 13 of the Tour de France. The Dane wins a three-way sprint against Britain's Fred Wright and Canada's Hugo Houle, who are all part of a seven-man breakaway at the start of the day. It is a first Tour stage win for Pedersen, who attacks in the final 250 metres and cannot be caught.

Saturday, 16 July - stage 14: Saint-Etienne - Mende, 192.5km

Matthews' stage win was his first at the Tour de France for five years

Winner: Michael Matthews

Report: Matthews claims brilliant win on stage 14 of Tour

Australian Michael Matthews produces a brilliant ride to win a tough and hilly stage 14 of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Mende. The 31-year-old, who escaped in a 23-man break early in the 192.5km route, is passed by Alberto Bettiol on the final climb, but recovers and overhauls the Italian to clinch the fourth Tour stage win of his career.

Sunday, 17 July - stage 15: Rodez - Carcassonne, 202.5km

Philipsen's win was the first Tour stage victory of his career after eight top-three finishes, including second-place on the Champs-Elysees in 2021

Winner: Jasper Philipsen

Report: Philipsen sprints to victory

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprints to win stage 15 of the Tour de France as race leader Jonas Vingegaard survives a crash but loses two key team-mates. Primoz Roglic abandons through injury before the stage begins, and another Jumbo-Visma rider Steven Kruijswijk crashes out with 65km to go. Vingegaard comes off his bike in a pile-up soon afterwards but continues despite landing heavily on his head.

Tuesday, 19 July - stage 16: Carcassonne - Foix,178.5km

Hugo Houle had never won a road race before his victory on stage 16 of the Tour de France

Winner: Hugo Houle

Report: Houle takes superb solo victory

Canada's Hugo Houle claims his first Tour stage win with a brilliant solo ride to victory in Foix. It is the first major triumph of the 31-year-old's career and he becomes the first Canadian to win on the Tour since Steve Bauer in 1988. Bauer is now sporting director of Houle's Israel-Premier Tech team and his team-mate and compatriot Michael Woods finishes third behind France's Valentin Madouas.

Wednesday, 20 July - stage 17: Saint-Gaudens - Peyragudes,129.7km

UAE Emirates team were reduced to just four members after Rafal Majka withdrew because of a thigh injury before stage 17

Report: Pogacar beats Vingegaard in uphill sprint

Tadej Pogacar edges out Jonas Vingegaard in an uphill sprint to win stage 17 but he is ultimately unable to break the race leader on an epic mountain stage. The victory sees defending champion Pogacar cut Vingegaard's overall lead by four bonus seconds, with the Dane leading by two minutes and 18 seconds going into the final mountain stage. Britain's Geraint Thomas finishes fourth to stay third overall.

Thursday, 21 July - stage 18: Lourdes - Hautacam,143.2km

Jonas Vingegaard extended his lead over Tadej Pogacar to three mins 26secs

Report: Vingegaard wins on Hautacam to move closer to overall victory

Jonas Vingegaard moves one step closer to winning the 2022 Tour de France as he extends his overall lead with a stunning stage 18 victory. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar finishes second, one minute and four seconds behind, after he is dropped by Vingegaard and his Jumbo Visma team-mate Wout van Aert on the final climb on the Hautacam. In a brilliant act of sportsmanship earlier in the race, Vingegaard waits for and shakes hands with Pogacar after the Slovenian rider crashed.

Friday, 22 July - stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac - Cahors,188.3km

Only in 1926 and 1999 has France ended the Tour de France without a stage winner

Winner: Christophe Laporte

Report: Laporte sprints to victory in Cahors

Christophe Laporte delivers the home nation's first stage win at the 2022 Tour de France as he sprints to victory on stage 19, while Jumbo Visma team-mate Jonas Vingegaard arrives safely in Cahors to move another day closer to securing his maiden overall triumph. Britain's Fred Wright is the last man standing from a break but he is passed by Laporte inside the final 500 metres.

Saturday, 23 July - stage 20: Lacapelle-Marival - Rocamadour, 40.7km

Wout van Aert received the Combativity award for being the most combative rider during the overall race

Report: Vingegaard set for victory as Van Aert wins time trial

Wout van Aert wins the stage 20 individual time trial on the penultimate day of the 2022 Tour as Jumbo Visma team-mate and overall leader Jonas Vingegaard finishes second to ensure he will wear the yellow jersey in Paris. Van Aert clocks 47 minutes 59 seconds to finish 19 seconds ahead of Vingegaard, who extends his advantage over Tadej Pogacar to three minutes and 34 seconds.

Sunday, 24 July - stage 21: Paris La Defense Arena - Paris Champs-Elysees, 115.6km

Jasper Philipsen claimed his second stage win of the 2022 Tour on the iconic Champs-Elysees

Report: Vingegaard crowned champion as Philipsen wins in Paris

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard secures his first Tour de France victory as Jasper Philipsen wins the sprint on the final stage in Paris. The Belgian is an easy winner on the iconic Champs-Elysees, while Vingegaard finishes alongside his Jumbo-Visma team-mates to confirm his win. He beats 2021 champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes 43 seconds in the general classification, while Britain's former winner Geraint Thomas is third overall.

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Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France

On July 24, 2005, American cyclist Lance Armstrong wins a record-setting seventh consecutive Tour de France and retires from the sport. After Armstrong survived testicular cancer, his rise to cycling greatness inspired cancer patients and fans around the world and significantly boosted his sport’s popularity in the United States. However, in 2012, in a dramatic fall from grace, the onetime global cycling icon was stripped of his seven Tour titles after being charged with the systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas , Armstrong started his sports career as a triathlete, competing professionally by the time he was 16. Biking proved to be his strongest event, and at age 17 he was invited to train with the U.S. Olympic cycling developmental team in Colorado . He won the U.S. amateur cycling championship two years later, in 1991, then finished 14th in the road race competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He turned pro later that year but finished last in the Classico San Sebastian, his first race as a professional. In 1993 he bounced back to win 10 titles, including his first major race, the World Road Championships. That same year, he also competed in his first Tour de France, the grueling three-week race that attracts the world’s top cyclists, and won the eighth stage. In 1995 he again won a stage of the Tour de France, as well as the Tour DuPont, a major U.S. cycling event.

Armstrong began 1996 as the number-one-ranked cyclist in the world, but he chose not to race the Tour de France and performed poorly at that year’s Olympics. After experiencing intense pain during a training ride, he was diagnosed in October 1996 with Stage 3 testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy, then began training again in early 1997. Later that year, he signed with the U.S. Postal Service team. After he quit in the middle of one of his first races back, many thought his career was over. However, after taking some time off from competition, Armstrong came back to finish in the top five at both the Tour of Spain and the World Championships in 1998.

In 1999, to the amazement of the cycling community, Armstrong won his first-ever Tour de France and went on to win the race for the next six consecutive years. In addition to his seven overall wins (a record for both total and consecutive wins), he won 22 individual stages and 11 individual time trials, and led his team to victories in three team time trials between 1999 and 2005. After retiring in 2005, Armstrong made a comeback to pro cycling in 2009, finishing third in that year’s Tour and 23rd in the 2010 Tour. He retired for good from the sport in 2011 at age 39.

Over the years, Armstrong’s intense training regimen and his famed dominance in the difficult and treacherous mountain stages of the Tour de France inspired awe among both fans and opponents. His cycling cadence, which averaged 95 to 100 rotations per minute (rpm) but reached as high as 120 rpm, was considered remarkable, particularly during climbs. In addition to being an exceptionally talented climber, Armstrong performed extremely well in time trials.

Throughout his career, Armstrong, like many other top cyclists of his era, was dogged by accusations of performance-boosting drug use, but he repeatedly and vigorously denied all allegations against him and claimed to have passed hundreds of drug tests. In June 2012 the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), following a two-year investigation, charged the cycling superstar with engaging in doping violations from at least August 1998, and with participating in a conspiracy to cover up his misconduct. After losing a federal appeal to have the USADA charges against him dropped, Armstrong, while continuing to maintain he had done nothing wrong, announced on August 23 that he would stop fighting the charges. The next day, USADA banned Armstrong for life from competitive cycling and disqualified all his competitive results from August 1, 1998, through the present.

On October 10, 2012, USADA released hundreds of pages of evidence, including sworn testimony from 11 of Armstrong’s former teammates, that the agency said demonstrated Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service team had been involved in the most sophisticated and successful doping program in the history of cycling. A week after the USADA report was made public, Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer awareness foundation, and also was fired from many of his endorsement deals. On October 22, Union Cycliste Internationale, the cycling’s world governing body, announced that it accepted the findings of the USADA investigation and officially was erasing Armstrong’s name from the Tour de France record books and upholding his lifetime ban from the sport.

After years of denials, Armstrong finally admitted publicly, in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on January 17, 2013, he had doped for much of his cycling career, beginning in the mid-1990s through his Tour de France victory in 2005. He admitted to using a performance-enhancing drug regimen that included testosterone, human growth hormone, the blood booster EPO and cortisone.

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France's Godon wins opening Tour de Romandie stage

F rench cyclist Dorian Godon won a sprint finish ahead of his Decathlon AG2R La Mondial team-mate Andrea Vendrame on the first stage of the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland on Wednesday.

Godon, who came fourth in Tuesday's prologue, slipped through a gap to burst clear of the bunch in the closing metres of the hilly 165.7km stage from Chateau d'Oex to Fribourg and was followed closely by Vendrame. 

Belgian rider Gianni Vermeersch of Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed third after an early six-man breakaway was swallowed up by the peloton on the last climb of the Arconciel.

Godon took over the race leader's jersey after picking up a time bonus that leaves him six seconds in front of Vermeersch. Julian Alaphilippe is nine seconds off the pace in third.

"We did a one-two with Andrea, and on top of the jersey, it's my first World Tour victory. I just had to be patient and I was rewarded," said Godon.

Thursday's second stage is a 171km run that finishes with a climb to Salvan/Les Marecottes in the Swiss Alps.

France's Godon wins opening Tour de Romandie stage

Fribourg (Switzerland) (AFP) – French cyclist Dorian Godon won a sprint finish ahead of his Decathlon AG2R La Mondial team-mate Andrea Vendrame on the first stage of the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland on Wednesday.

Issued on: 24/04/2024 - 18:33 Modified: 24/04/2024 - 18:31

Godon, who came fourth in Tuesday's prologue, slipped through a gap to burst clear of the bunch in the closing metres of the hilly 165.7km stage from Chateau d'Oex to Fribourg and was followed closely by Vendrame.

Belgian rider Gianni Vermeersch of Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed third after an early six-man breakaway was swallowed up by the peloton on the last climb of the Arconciel.

Godon took over the race leader's jersey after picking up a time bonus that leaves him six seconds in front of Vermeersch. Julian Alaphilippe is nine seconds off the pace in third.

"We did a one-two with Andrea, and on top of the jersey, it's my first World Tour victory. I just had to be patient and I was rewarded," said Godon.

Thursday's second stage is a 171km run that finishes with a climb to Salvan/Les Marecottes in the Swiss Alps.

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Nairo Quintana Shifts Focus to Stage Victories at Giro d’Italia

The former Giro champion adjusts his goals following an injury setback and targets stage wins in comeback bid.

Due to a crash at the Volta a Catalunya in March, Quintana sustained several injuries, including a ruptured ligament. His recovery has been painful and ongoing.

In order to alleviate strain on his sternum and collarbone, Quintana has opted for mountain biking, leading to a fractured preparation for the Giro d’Italia, as reported by GCN . Despite this setback, Quintana, the 2014 Giro winner, remains resolute in his intention to make a comeback to the race, marking his first participation since finishing second to Tom Dumoulin in 2017.

Quintana told AS Colombia, “We are going to get to the Giro d’Italia, maybe not in the way we want or in the best conditions, but we are going to ride well, and surely at the end of the last week, I will be much better than at the beginning.”

The Colombian’s career has been on and off for the past several years. Certainly, his name was tarnished after he tested positive for tramadol , which resulted in his disqualification from the 2022 Tour de France . Quintana came in sixth overall that year, but his results were thrown out, and he did not race at all in 2023.

Although the painkiller in his system was not banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency at the time, it was prohibited by the sport’s governing body (UCI).

Quintana’s initial break in the sport came in 2013 when he finished second to Chris Froome in the Tour de France . Then, in 2014, with his Giro victory, he became Colombia’s first Grand Tour winner since Luis Herrara in 1987.

The Movistar climber will continue recovering from injury until the start of the Giro on May 4. He’s won three stages in the Italian tour and will look to add to that total. If he does manage a stage win this year, it will be his first in Movistar kit since the 2019 Vuelta a España .

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Sprint | Luçay-le-Mâle (104.3 km)

Points at finish, kom sprint (4) côte de saint-aignan (72.6 km), youth day classification, team day classification, race information.

• Date: 01 July 2021
• Start time: 14:05
• Avg. speed winner: 48.704 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 160.4 km
• Points scale: GT.A.Stage
• UCI scale: UCI.WR.GT.A.Stage - TM2022
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• ProfileScore: 5
• Vert. meters: 977
• Departure: Tours
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• Race ranking: 1
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• Won how: Sprint of large group
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France's Godon wins opening Tour de Romandie stage

French cyclist Dorian Godon won a sprint finish ahead of his Decathlon AG2R La Mondial teammate Andrea Vendrame on the first stage of the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland on Wednesday.

Godon, who came fourth in Tuesday's prologue, slipped through a gap to burst clear of the bunch in the closing metres of the hilly 165.7km stage from Chateau d'Oex to Fribourg and was followed closely by Vendrame.

Belgian rider Gianni Vermeersch of Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed third after an early six-man breakaway was swallowed up by the peloton on the last climb of the Arconciel.

Godon took over the race leader's jersey after picking up a time bonus that leaves him six seconds in front of Vermeersch. Julian Alaphilippe is nine seconds off the pace in third.

"We did a one-two with Andrea, and on top of the jersey, it's my first World Tour victory. I just had to be patient and I was rewarded," said Godon.

Thursday's second stage is a 171km run that finishes with a climb to Salvan/Les Marecottes in the Swiss Alps.

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Tour de Romandie highlights: Brandon McNulty claims second individual time trial win of season at Stage 3

Watch highlights as US Champion Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) coasted to victory at Stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie on Friday. Stream all the top cycling action, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, live and on-demand on Eurosport, the Eurosport app and discovery+.

Tour of the Gila: Lauren Stephens wins Mogollon climb opener for women

Redlands winner Nadia Gontova second while Marcela Prieto third

Lauren Stephens (Cynisca Cycling) climbed to a solo victory on the opening day of Tour of the Gila and took the first leader’s jersey for the UCI women’s category. Nadia Gontova (DNA Pro Cycling), the recent winner of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, finished second, just nine seconds back. Marcela Prieto (Steve Tilford Foundation) secured third, 1:01 off the pace.

The trio of riders had formed the breakaway of the day on Stage 1 Mogollon Road Race p/b Grant County and with half of the 71 miles (114km) covered had pushed ahead of the peloton by as much as 12:50.

The reigning Pan-American road champion rode with Gontova on the lower, narrow slopes of the 3.8-mile category Mogollon climb and attacked as the steepest pitches of 19%. Gontova could not match the acceleration, leaving Stephens to ride away for the win.

It was Stephens’ fifth appearance at the UCI 2.2 stage race in New Mexico, her top finish in 2015 with third overall and she has never finished outside seventh.

“I knew today that I didn’t want to lose time. My first goal was to stay with Nadia [Gontova]. I had seen how well she had done a couple weeks ago at Redlands," Stephens said. “I’ve trained with her some and know how strong she is. I told myself that if I was feeling good I would attack in the last couple kilometres.

“Nadia attacked as soon as we started the last bit of the climb. I was able to stay with her. I knew I was accomplishing my first goal and it was just icing on the cake to be able to put a little bit of time into Nadia today.”

With the victory, Stephens took the first red leader’s jersey and also the first Queen of the Mountain jersey. Gontova scored the Best Young Rider classification as a consolation prize to her hard work on the climb.

“I knew my best chance on this climb was to go pretty early. I know Lauren has a good kick,” Gontova said at the finish. “Maybe I was a little impatient but at that point, I knew my only hope was to keep the pace high and hope that I could crack her. 

"She was really strong on the day and ended up having a really strong attack at the end. I just couldn’t follow and she rode away. “

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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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