McEwen wins a stage

CN reports a bit of McEwen luck and power got him through a crash-plagued finish to yesterday's stage of the Tour of Romandie. Bring on Le Tour, please.

OK, OK, the Giro comes first, at least chronologically. Meanwhile Petacchi is getting close to form, McEwen has struggled and played it safe but clearly has some form, and Boonen is off on his post-classics rest. And the Giro approaches... bring on the Italians!

Result wrap-up

A quick wrap-up of what's out there. Renshaw is 2nd at Vendee. Stevenson is 2nd at Roswell. It's Savoldelli first in the prologue at Romandie (Horner 3rd, Lancaster 7th, Evans 16th at 14secs). And nothing much has changed on stage 1.