Fothen aims for Tour de France

Markus Fothen wins the sprint

Markus Fothen wins the sprint (Image credit: AFP)

"The Tour de France represents my major goal of the season," said 25 year-old Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner) after winning stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie. The German escaped late in the race with Francisco Pérez (Caisse d'Epargne), who he out-sprinted for the win.