Van Wilder finishes fourth in Romandie
First Belgian to conclude in the top five here in the last 34 years.
Ilan Van Wilder added another World Tour top-five to his growing palmares, after the ones at last year’s Tour de Pologne and this year’s UAE Tour. Now in his third season with Soudal Quick-Step, the 23-year-old from Jette showed again how much he has progressed since joining the Wolfpack in what was a demanding and wearing edition of the Tour de Romandie, which concluded in Vernier after a rain-soaked, full gas day.
A solid display across the six stages of the Swiss race and some strong climbing performances on the mountain top finishes of Les Marécottes and Leysin helped Ilan bring Belgium’s best GC result in more than three decades here and another notable result for our team in a World Tour race this season, after the runner-up places we got in Paris-Nice with Remco Evenepoel and the Volta a Catalunya, where Mikel Landa also concluded second.
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