Tinkoff-Saxo turns towards especially Saturday’s mountain stage after another day of undulating racing in Tour de Romandie, where Michael Albasini once again edged out his rivals in the final sprint.

Best-placed Tinkoff-Saxo rider on stage 3 was Ivan Rovny, who finished the day as 13th. According to team sports director Bruno Cenghialta, Tinkoff-Saxo performed as expected but couldn’t find the opening against an Orica-GreenEdge team asserting its control over the pack during the 173km stage to Porrentruy.

 "We had a very good day, the guys raced very well. Orica-GreenEdge had a strong control of the race and as a result, it played out without any surprises. There weren't any opportunities to create a situation and at the end we had a bunch finish of nearly 80 riders”, says Bruno Cenghialta and adds:

“Our squad showed good form on the climbs and I'm satisfied with the way they raced. Friday and Saturday will be very important stages and I feel confident that we can have two good days. Tomorrow there are a few climbs but being fast ones the strong teams will be able to control and impose a strong pace. I think that we could very well see another bunch finish with 50-60 riders”.

Bruno Cenghialta especially eyes opportunities on Saturday’s queen stage with team leader Rafal Majka showing definite signs of a mounting shape.

 “Saturday will be a demanding day with 4-5 tough climbs and everything will be in Rafal's favor. It will be a stage for the riders that have legs and we have the motivation to achieve a good result. If you win the stage or if you do very well on Saturday, you can advance a lot in the GC”, finishes Bruno Cenghialta.