Mark Cavendish and Simon Yates abandon Tour de Romandie

Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish abandoned on the first road stage of the Tour de Romandie (Image credit: Getty)

Mark Cavendish, Simon Yates and Rui Costa abandoned the Tour de Romandie on the opening road stage.

Cavendish withdrew after he was distanced with most of the other sprinters in the race on the climb of Fontanezier, while Yates was forced out early in the stage with stomach problems. Rui Costa was unable to finish due to the knee injury he picked up in Tuesday’s prologue.

Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.