Tour de Romandie Féminin: Elisa Balsamo wins stage 1

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Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) won stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie Féminin from Le Grande Béroche to Lausanne. In an uphill sprint, the Italian sprinter came around world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) on the last 100 metres to win the stage while Liane Lippert (Movistar Team) beat Noemi Rüegg (Switzerland) to third place.

A strong breakaway of 17 riders had formed with 40 km to go, but they were caught on the descent from the last classified climb, the Mont-Pèlerin. Christine Majerus (SD Worx-Protime) and Lizzie Holden (UAE Team ADQ) attacked with 15km to go and held an advantage of up to 40 seconds but were reeled in on the uphill last three kilometres, setting up the sprint.