“We fought for the win every day “ - Brennan and Nordhagen shine for Team Visma | Lease a Bike as Tour de Romandie wraps up

The 2025 Tour de Romandie came to a close yesterday with Remco Evenepoel powering to victory in the final time trial and João Almeida securing the overall classification. For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the Swiss stage race reflected much of their spring campaign so far, quiet in profile, but rich in promise thanks to their young riders.

The team walked away with a memorable stage win thanks to rising star Matthew Brennan, who dominated the uphill finish in Fribourg on Stage 1. And while the headlines may have gone to the sport’s more established names, Visma's youngsters continued to make waves. Norwegian talent Jørgen Nordhagen capped off a consistent week with an impressive time trial, finishing 13th overall in the general classification.

"The guys delivered a top performance again today," said sports director Maarten Wynants in a team press release. "With a bit of luck Matthew finishes inside top ten (the number eight was one second faster), but it's already great that they can join the big guns. Matthew and Jørgen have once again shown a lot of potential."

While the team didn’t contest the yellow jersey, their objectives were clearly met: stage success, development, and visibility.

"The White Jersey group held their own all week. But also the other guys did well and were able to do their part. We fought for the win every day and got a nice win with Matthew. Our week was more than successful," Wynants concluded.