Tour de Romandie: Stage 5 - Neuchatel > Neuchatel,18.5kms (TT)

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At one week out from the Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso lost 2' 29" in today's TT..

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Michael Hepburn was well off his expected mark by taking 40th place, 1' 37" down...

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Nicholas Roche took 37th, 1' 31" down on the winner...

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Svein Tuft took 36th place, 1' 26" down..

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Jonathan Castroviejo's super-aero' style belies the fact that he lost 1'01" today - in 24th-place...

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Andrew Talansky was well off the mark in 22nd place - he lost 49-seconds...

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Stef Clement took 19th-place, 44-seconds down...

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Jacob Fuglsang took 18th today, 43-seconds down...

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Vincenzo Nibali took 17th-place, in exactly the same time as teamate Fuglsang..!

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Cameron Meyer took 16th place, 42-seconds down...

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Benat Intxausti took 15th place, 40-seconds down...

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Rohan Dennis took 14th-place, 38-seconds down...

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Ramunas Navardauskas took 13th-place, 37-seconds down...

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Jesus Herrada finished a fine week in Romandie by taking 12th place, 36-seconds down...

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Tobias Ludvigsson took 11th, 36-seconds down...

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Matthias Frank took 10th, 35-seconds down...

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Thibout Pinot took 9th place, 35-seconds down...

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Rui Costa took 8th at 31-seconds to also take 3rd-place overall...

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Simon Spilak lost his race-lead by losing 29-seconds in 7th place - he still finished 2nd overall...

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Riccardo Zoidl took 6th place at 29-seconds...

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Jon Izagirre took 5th, 20-seconds down...

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Rigoberto Uran took a fine 4th place, just fifteen-seconds down...

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Jesse Sergent stormed to a brilliant 3rd on the stage, just eight-seconds off the winner's pace...

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Tony Martin seemed set to win the TT, but took second-place, just one-second off the winner's time..!

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Chris Froome won the TT in a superb return to form - and he won the Tour de Romandie overall..!

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Chris Froome celebrates with kisses after a fine win in the Tour de Romandie..!

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Chris Froome looks more than content on the podium with runner-up Simon Spilak and 3rd-placed Rui Costa