LAUSANNE - Katusha cyclist Ilnur Zakarin of Russia won the Tour of Romandie in Lausanne on Sunday holding off Britain's two-time defending champion Chris Froome in the closing individual time-trial.
Ilnur Zakarin rides in the Tour de Romandie in Lausanne on May 3, 2015, in Lausanne
The 25-year-old Zakarin had taken the race leader's yellow jersey at the end of Saturday's fifth stage but Sky star Froome had been expected to be too strong on Sunday.
The 17.3-kilometre time-trial in the streets of the Swiss town was won by German specialist Tony Martin of Katusha.