Tour de Romandie 2025 GC Update | Remco Evenepoel & Joao Almeida more than 50 seconds down as Alex Baudin takes race lead on stage 2
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With two stages and a prologue in the legs at the 2025 Tour de Romandie, things are starting to become a littler clear in the general classification. There is a new race leader too as EF Education-EasyPost's Alex Baudin moved into the race lead on stage 2.
Baudin was part of a five-rider attack that broke free of the group of favourites in the finale on stage 2, with those five now controlling the top of the general classification standings. As mentioned, Baudin leads, with the French youngster 5 seconds clear of William Junior Lecerf and 6 seconds clear of Lennert van Eetvelt. Stage 2 winner Lorenzo Fortunato then follows in 4th on GC - 17 seconds down, tied for time with Juan Pedro Lopez.
After these five, the big, pre-race GC favourites have some work to do. Remco Evenepoel sits 6th overall at 52 seconds down, with UAE Team Emirates - XRG duo Jay Vine and Joao Almeida just a second behind the double Olympic champion. Completing the top 10, Lenny Martinez is at 56 seconds, with Harold Tejada the last rider within a minute of the race lead, also at 56 seconds down.
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Tour de Romandie 2025 GC after stage 2
| 1 | Baudin Alex | EF Education-EasyPost | 08:41:53 |
| 2 | Lecerf Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | + 05 |
| 3 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto | + 06 |
| 4 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | + 17 |
| 5 | Lopez Juan Pedro | Lidl-Trek | + 17 |
| 6 | Evenepoel Remco | Soudal Quick-Step | + 52 |
| 7 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 53 |
| 8 | Almeida Joao | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 53 |
| 9 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain Victorious | + 56 |
| 10 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | + 56 |
| 11 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:00 |
| 12 | Romo Javier | Movistar Team | + 01:01 |
| 13 | Dunbar Edward | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:02 |
| 14 | Rodriguez Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:03 |
| 15 | Rondel Mathys | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 01:04 |
| 16 | Onley Oscar | Team Picnic PostNL | + 01:05 |
| 17 | Oliveira Ivo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 01:07 |
| 18 | Romeo Iván | Movistar Team | + 01:10 |
| 19 | Guernalec Thibault | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:11 |
| 20 | Paret-Peintre Aurélien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 01:11 |
| 21 | Vlasov Aleksandr | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:14 |
| 22 | Rodriguez Cristian | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:15 |
| 23 | Artz Huub | Intermarché-Wanty | + 01:16 |
| 24 | Haig Jack | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:19 |
| 25 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:21 |
| 26 | Scotson Callum | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 01:21 |
| 27 | Staune-Mittet Johannes | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 01:21 |
| 28 | Rafferty Darren | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:22 |
| 29 | Izagirre Ion | Cofidis | + 01:23 |
| 30 | Bernard Julien | Lidl-Trek | + 01:23 |
| 31 | Torres Pablo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 01:24 |
| 32 | Herrada Jesus | Cofidis | + 01:24 |
| 33 | Hellemose Asbjørn | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:24 |
| 34 | Thomas Geraint | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:25 |
| 35 | Champoussin Clément | XDS Astana Team | + 01:25 |
| 36 | Ryan Archie | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:25 |
| 37 | Gaudu David | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:25 |
| 38 | Oomen Sam | Lidl-Trek | + 01:30 |
| 39 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | + 01:31 |
| 40 | Buchmann Emanuel | Cofidis | + 01:32 |
| 41 | Germani Lorenzo | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:37 |
| 42 | Sepulveda Eduardo | Lotto | + 01:39 |
| 43 | Nordhagen Jørgen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 01:44 |
| 44 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | + 01:44 |
| 45 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | + 01:58 |
| 46 | Thompson Reuben | Lotto | + 02:01 |
| 47 | Plapp Lucas | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 02:12 |
| 48 | Bettiol Alberto | XDS Astana Team | + 02:23 |
| 49 | Carthy Hugh | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:26 |
| 50 | Langellotti Victor | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02:34 |
| 51 | Mosca Jacopo | Lidl-Trek | + 02:38 |
| 52 | Kuypers Gerben | Intermarché-Wanty | + 02:41 |
| 53 | Palzer Anton | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 05:02 |
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