The US competitors as a group were all strong on Thursday at the Tour de Romandie as all eight finished in the top 100 including three in the top 50. Tejay Van Garderen stayed the top American after a 20th place finish 1:01 back that dropped him to 16th overall. Brent Bookwalter was the second American in the top 50 with a 32nd place finish 2:29 back and is now in 31st overall. The third American to finish in the top 50 was Nathan Brown in 33rd. Brown made a big move in the overall standings when jumped from 98th to 37th.

The Tour de Romandie has just a 9.4 mile time trial on Friday.

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