Luke Plapp targets Tour de Romandie on road to Giro d'Italia

Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla)
Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Tour de Romandie begins with a 2.28km prologue in Payerne on Tuesday, the start of six days of racing in Switzerland as the countdown to the Giro d'Italia also begins.  

The WorldTour stage race features two summit finishes at Les Marécottes and Leysin, as well as a midweek 15.5km time trial in Oron and welcomes a wealth of top stage racers for the first stage race following the conclusion of the spring Classics season.

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