Tour de Romandie: Dorian Godon denies Tadej Pogačar a hat trick with vengeful sprint on stage 3
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Key Points:
- Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) won the Tour de Romandie stage in Orbe, denying leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) a third stage victory by powering past competitors in a reduced bunch sprint.
- Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-Quickstep) finished third, with Pogačar maintaining the overall race lead by 17 seconds over Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).
- The 176.6 km stage featured several circuits and a category 2 climb, the Col du Mollendruz, which caused numerous attacks and breakaways early on.
- A crash involving several breakaway riders reduced their advantage, but the breakaway persisted until being caught by the peloton with 2.5 km remaining.
- Godon credited his teammates for support on the climbs and expressed satisfaction with his victory in a strong field, highlighting the challenging nature of the stage.
