Defending champion at the
Tour de Romandie,
Carlos Rodriguez has returned in 2025, once again the leader of the
INEOS Grenadiers and with two stages and a prologue in his legs, the Spaniard is very much in contention.
Sitting 14th on GC, Rodriguez is 1:03 down on the new race leader
Alex Baudin after stage 2, but perhaps more importantly, the INEOS leader is just 11 seconds behind
Remco Evenepoel and 10 seconds off the pace of Joao Almeida in the general classification. The Spaniard was also one of those riders leading the GC group's chase of five attackers that broke free in the finale and ultimately took the stage win on Thursday afternoon through
Lorenzo Fortunato.
Reflecting on his performance, Rodriguez took to his official Instagram account after the stage, summing up what was a frantic day of racing in one simple sentence. "Fast and tough day at the office."