Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step) continued his fine 2016 form on the first stage of the Tour de Romandie, sprinting ahead of Trek-Segafredo's Niccolo Bonifazio and Orica-GreenEdge's Michael Albasini to take the win.
It was a bitterly cold day for the riders on the opening road stage of the race after Tuesday's Prologue, with most donning full length leg warmers and gloves over the stage, which looked set to be a bunch sprint thanks to the down hill and flat run in of the closing 10km.
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