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Primoz Roglic wins Tour de Romandie as Pascal Ackermann storms final-stage sprint
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Published 29/04/2018 at 14:56 GMT+1
Bora-Hansgrohe's Pascal Ackermann stormed to a sprint victory in the final stage of the Tour de Romandie on Sunday as Primoz Roglic held on for his overall win.
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A patient Bora finish saw the team launch their rider first into the crucial last corner and the young German powered clear to claim a comfortable stage victory and earn the embrace of his team-mates.
Roglic has effectively won the race on Saturday's brutal mountain stage, protecting his narrow General Classification lead under pressure from Team Sky's Egan Bernal.
And the Slovenian, of LottoNL-Jumbo, avoided any trouble on the final day to take his overall title.
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"I think we are all really happy with this win,” Roglic said after Sunday's final stage.
"I was optimistic before (the time trial). I was really strong before and it was nice to see that I could do a good job.”
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