Romandie photos: Chilly, snowy prologue

Ion Izagirre rides into the Tour de Romandie's first leader's jersey on a cold, snowy day in Switzerland. Tom Dumoulin is second.

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At the Tour de Romandie prologue, the weather changed throughout the day from partly sunny early in the race, to snow showers by the conclusion. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Chad Haga got his ride in before weather conditions turned to snow. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Romain Bardet put in a good prologue at Romandie, finishing 27th, 18 seconds back from the lead. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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U.S. national time trial champion Andrew Talansky is still trying to find his form. Talansky finished near the back of the field at the Tour de Romandie prologue. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Brent Bookwalter will be working for BMC co-leaders Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte at the Tour de Romandie as Team BMC builds for the upcoming grand tours. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Moreno Moser finished in sixth place and sits nine seconds off the lead. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Richie Porte and Danilo Wyss warmed up in snowy conditions. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Daryl Impey finished in 12th place, 13 seconds back from Izagirre. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Pavel Kochetkov rode to 40th place, 23 seconds back from the lead. Kochetkov and many other riders in the field chose to race the prologue on their road bikes. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Tejay van Garderen was one of the top-placed GC favorites, slotting into ninth place, 11 seconds behind the winner. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Tom Dumoulin rode to second place at the Tour de Romandie prologue. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Ion Izagirre won the 3.9-kilometer prologue at the Tour de Romandie by six seconds over Dumoulin. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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