Breakaway survives on stage 2 of Tour de Romandie! Thibau Nys takes stunning sprint win in first mountain finish

The breakaway managed to just hold off the peloton on stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie. Thibau Nys of Lidl-Trek was caught inside the final kilometer but managed to take the win on the race's first summit finish. His first win of the season.

The breakaway of the day was built by Nys, Andrea Vendrame, Roger Adrià, Nikias Arndt, Sean Flynn, Xandro Meurisse and Xabier Mikel Azparren. The group of seven didn't seem to initially threaten the peloton much, but towards the end of the stage it became apparent that this was not the case.

In the peloton Team Jayco AlUla and INEOS Grenaiders looked to make the race hard in the final ascent, but the distance just didn't allow for major differences. Simon Yates attacked with 3 kilometers to go but with a few riders following. Luke Plapp made a move shortly after which proved successful.

In the front group Vendrame attacked shortly before and together with Nys, built a gap over the rest. Plapp bridged across to the front group but already at the limit. The Australian champion kept a high pace with the duo in the wheel. Vendrame launched his sprint in the first place, but in the explosive uphill finale Nys sprinted to victory.

Nys took the stage win in style and also moves in to the yellow jersey of the race; only in his first days of the season.