Ayuso bags top-10 in Romandie prologue

Young Juan Ayuso stormed to an impressive time in the opening prologue of Tour de Romandie in Switzerland today.

The 19 year-old clocked a time of 6’06’’ which was good enough for 10th on the day behind winner Ethan Hayter (Ineos-Grenadiers).

Ayuso’s average speed was a blistering 50.3km per hour on the 5.1km circuit starting and finishing in Lausanne. His teammate Ivo Oliveira looked set to register a fast time after a 6th place time split at the first check, but the Portuguese rider would lose precious seconds in the final corner, narrowly avoiding a crash.

Tomorrow stage 1 will take the riders from La Grande Beroche to Romont (178km) over a hilly parcours.

Tour de Romandie Prologue & GC results

1.Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) 5:52
2.Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma) +4’’
3.Felix Grosschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) +10’’
10.Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) +14’’