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There was a time when Ivan Sosa was talked about as a ‘next big thing’, at Ineos at the same time as a young Egan Bernal, the Colombian moved to Movistar and steadily accrued a series of wins at smaller stage races before the victories dried up. Now riding for second-tier Caja Rural, who will ride the Tour de France for the first time in decades, Sosa has claimed his first win in nearly four years, going solo with 4.5km remaining on the summit finish at Kiran to also take the GC lead after three stages. Last year, the Tour of Turkiye was a key race for Astana on their way to avoiding relegation from the WorldTour, taking several stages and Wout Poels and Harold Martin Lopez finishing first and second overall. Elsewhere the Tour de Romandie starts today, meaning it’s one year since Sam Watson claimed victory after being called-up to the race at a day’s notice. It also established Watson as a slightly unexpected prologue specialist, though he’s not racing this year. Today’s effort is a tad over 3km and has just gotten underway. In terms of the favourites, as nice as it would be to share a
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