Tour de Romandie 2025 startlist | UAE stacks powerhouse squad to challenge Evenepoel, Uijtdebroeks out
CyclingMonday, 28 April 2025 at 21:18
The Tour de Romandie has often been seen as a tucked-away WorldTour race after the spring, with the Giro d'Italia always a little too soon after it and in terms of timing perhaps a little too early to expect big things from Tour de France participants. With an extra week sitting between Romandie and the Giro and many climbers still with good legs after the Ardennes, the start list is packed with serious talent. IDLProCycling.com tracks all the big names.
The Tour de Romandie was won last year by Carlos Rodríguez of INEOS Grenadiers, ahead of Aleksandr Vlasov and Florian Lipowitz from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal Quick-Step), Juan Ayuso (UAE), Enric Mas (Movistar), and Richard Carapaz (EF) also showed strong form. Of that group, only Lipowitz went on to race the Giro, with the others using Romandie as a key tune-up for the Tour de France.
That will likely be the case again in 2025. INEOS title defender Rodríguez returns, and as already confirmed, he will be challenged by Quick-Step leader Remco Evenepoel. UAE Team Emirates-XRG will counter with two big cards in João Almeida and Jan Christen, while Jay Vine lines up as a wildcard. Vlasov will again carry the flag for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.
At Visma | Lease a Bike, sprint sensation Matthew Brennan is set to race, but surprisingly Cian Uijtdebroeks is missing from the lineup. The Belgian recently raced three one-day events in France but will skip what was expected to be a key test at Romandie. Bahrain Victorious will pin its hopes on Lenny Martinez, Groupama-FDJ lines up with David Gaudu, Picnic-PostNL backs Oscar Onley, and Lotto counts on Lennert Van Eetvelt.
Start list Tour de Romandie 2025
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