“I still have good feelings” – Romain Gregoire remains in yellow jersey after Tour de Suisse stage 2

After two testing days at the 2025 Tour de Suisse, Groupama – FDJ’s Romain Grégoire holds the yellow jersey. The Frenchman won Stage 1 in commanding fashion and successfully defended his lead on Stage 2, thanks in part to a valuable bonus second gained at an intermediate sprint.

The 22-year-old admitted afterwards that the day had taken a toll. “On TV, it looked easier than it did on the bike. I'm glad to be done tonight,” he said. “Some teams accelerated to eliminate the sprinters on the climbs, it really wore out the legs.”

Despite his GC ambitions, Grégoire still tried to contest the final sprint. “I would have liked to have been at the front, but I wasn’t able to move up the way I would’ve liked in the last two kilometres,” he explained. “We had a different scenario with Lewis Askey, and fortunately, he responded to give us a great podium. We achieved our two objectives for the day.”

Grégoire acknowledged that he’s still working to regain race sharpness. “On a steamroller day in the WorldTour, I felt that it had been a while since I had raced. I need to get back into the rhythm, but I still have good feelings.”