In the end, going upwards, Thibau Nys (Lidl – Trek) took the victory in the second online stage of the Romandie Tourabout 171 kilometers between Freiburg and Salvan/Les Marécottes with mountainous profile.
The young Belgian rider, who was part of the initial breakaway, was the strongest in the final climb ahead of the Italian Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and from the Australian Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla). The Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) He entered with the best in box 14th.
As for the general classification, it underwent important changes and the Belgian Thibau Nys (Lidl – Trek) took over the lead. While the Zipaquireño Egan Bernalwith a great performance, entered the top 20.
They encouraged the escape of the day Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek), Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Roger Adrià (BORA-hansgrohe), Nikias Arndt (Bahrain Victorious), Andrea Vendrame (AG2R Decathlon La Mondiale), Sean Flynn (dsm-firmenich PostNL) and Xabier Mikel Azparren (Q36.5). The escapees gained a comfortable advantage that in the end allowed them to define the stage.
The Swiss race will continue this Thursday with the dispute of the fourth daya individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers with departure and arrival in the Swiss commune of Oronin the canton of Vaud.
Tour of Romandie 2024 (2.UWT)
Stage 2 results | Friborg – Salvan/Les Marécottes (171 km)
| 1 | Thibau Nys | Lidl – Trek | 4:02:44 |
| 2 | Andrea Vendrame | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | ,, |
| 3 | Luke Plapp | Team Jayco AlUla | 0:04 |
| 4 | Florian Lipowitz | BORA – hansgrohe | 0:14 |
| 5 | Juan Ayuso | UAE Team Emirates | 0:16 |
| 6 | Alexander Vlasov | BORA – hansgrohe | ,, |
| 7 | Adam Yates | UAE Team Emirates | ,, |
| 8 | Guillaume Martin | Cofidis | ,, |
| 9 | Pepijn Reinderink | Soudal Quick-Step | ,, |
| 10 | Lenny Martinez | Groupama – FDJ | ,, |
| 14 | Egan Bernal | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:16 | |||
| 24 | Ivan Ramiro Sosa | Movistar Team | 0:21 | |||
| 31 | Harold Tejada | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:36 | |||
| 47 | Rigoberto Uran | EF Education – EasyPost | 1:03 | |||
| 90 | Sergio Higuita | BORA – hansgrohe | 6:44 | |||
| 108 | Jesus David Pena | Team Jayco AlUla | 8:11 | |||
| DNS | Santiago Umba | Astana Qazaqstan Team | Abandonment |
Individual General Classification
| 1 | Thibau Nys | Lidl – Trek | 7:55:32 |
| 2 | Andrea Vendrame | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 0:04 |
| 3 | Luke Plapp | Team Jayco AlUla | 0:22 |
| 4 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team | 0:26 |
| 5 | Lenny Martinez | Groupama – FDJ | 0:27 |
| 6 | Juan Ayuso | UAE Team Emirates | ,, |
| 7 | Alexander Vlasov | BORA – hansgrohe | 0:28 |
| 8 | Yannis Voisard | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 0:29 |
| 9 | Adam Yates | UAE Team Emirates | ,, |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso | Bahrain – Victorious | ,, |
| 18 | Egan Bernal | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:35 | ||||
| 29 | Ivan Ramiro Sosa | Movistar Team | 0:45 | ||||
| 31 | Harold Tejada | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:53 | ||||
| 43 | Rigoberto Uran | EF Education – EasyPost | 1:18 | ||||
| 108 | Sergio Higuita | BORA – hansgrohe | 17:49 | ||||
| 116 | Jesus David Pena | Team Jayco AlUla | 19:17 |
