Tour de Romandie 2025 GC Update: Lenny Martinez into Maillot Jaune after Queen Stage win, with Fortunato & Almeida breathing down his neck
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The Queen Stage of the 2025 Tour de Romandie more than delivered on its promise of excitement. In the end, it was Lenny Martinez who took the stage, coming out on topping of a thrilling battle with Joao Almeida. In the process, the French talent now also takes control of the Maillot Jaune with just one stage to go.
The Bahrain - Victorious leader moves into the overall lead of the prestigious Swiss stage race, although at just 2 seconds ahead of Astana's Lorenzo Fortunato and 3 seconds clear of the aforementioned Almeida, it is by no means done and dusted in the fight for the Maillot Jaune. Stage 3 winner Jay Vine moves up again, with the Aussie now 4th at 32 seconds.
Completing the top 5 is Soudal - Quick-Step's William Junior Lecerf, who owes much to some selfless domestique work from Remco Evenepoel to limit his losses to just 54 seconds at the end of the day, the same time at the 2024 Tour de Romandie winner Carlos Rodriguez in 6th.
Juan Pedro Lopez is in 7th at 1:06, Mathys Rondel surges into the top 10 in 8th at 1:37, before Evenepoel in 9th at 1:41 and Cristian Rodriguez at 1:46 complete the top 10 ahead of the final stage time trial.
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Tour de Romandie 2025 GC after stage 4
| 1 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain Victorious | 16:29:56 |
| 2 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | + 02 |
| 3 | Almeida Joao | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 03 |
| 4 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 32 |
| 5 | Lecerf Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | + 54 |
| 6 | Rodriguez Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | + 54 |
| 7 | Lopez Juan Pedro | Lidl-Trek | + 01:06 |
| 8 | Rondel Mathys | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 01:37 |
| 9 | Evenepoel Remco | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:41 |
| 10 | Rodriguez Cristian | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:46 |
| 11 | Romo Javier | Movistar Team | + 01:57 |
| 12 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | + 02:20 |
| 13 | Staune-Mittet Johannes | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02:29 |
| 14 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto | + 02:49 |
| 15 | Onley Oscar | Team Picnic PostNL | + 02:53 |
| 16 | Nordhagen Jørgen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 03:12 |
| 17 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | + 03:24 |
| 18 | Buchmann Emanuel | Cofidis | + 03:49 |
| 19 | Haig Jack | Bahrain Victorious | + 03:54 |
| 20 | Hellemose Asbjørn | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 04:11 |
| 21 | Scotson Callum | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 04:20 |
| 22 | Izagirre Ion | Cofidis | + 05:13 |
| 23 | Ryan Archie | EF Education-EasyPost | + 05:30 |
| 24 | Torres Pablo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 05:35 |
| 25 | Oomen Sam | Lidl-Trek | + 05:41 |
| 26 | Dunbar Edward | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 06:27 |
| 27 | Thomas Geraint | INEOS Grenadiers | + 06:42 |
| 28 | Vlasov Aleksandr | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 07:06 |
| 29 | Gaudu David | Groupama-FDJ | + 08:06 |
| 30 | Sepulveda Eduardo | Lotto | + 08:22 |
| 31 | Paret-Peintre Aurélien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 08:29 |
| 32 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | + 09:25 |
| 33 | Baudin Alex | EF Education-EasyPost | + 10:13 |
| 34 | Thompson Reuben | Lotto | + 10:14 |
| 35 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama-FDJ | + 11:01 |
| 36 | Bonneu Kamiel | Intermarché-Wanty | + 13:50 |
| 37 | García Raúl | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 18:16 |
| 38 | Graat Tijmen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 20:05 |
| 39 | Pickering Finlay | Bahrain Victorious | + 20:18 |
| 40 | Koerdt Bjoern | Team Picnic PostNL | + 21:07 |
| 41 | Juul-Jensen Christopher | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 21:58 |
| 42 | Ghebreigzabhier Amanuel | Lidl-Trek | + 22:44 |
| 43 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 23:09 |
| 44 | Thalmann Roland | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 24:18 |
| 45 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 29:03 |
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