No one can beat UAE Team Emirates in this tour of Switzerland. Once again he finished first and second on the podium with Adam Yates and João Almeida respectively Egan Bernal was on guard against Mattias Skjelmoz in that battle for a place on the podium.
Einar Rubio was part of an escape of eight cyclists, That faded with the rigours of the mountain, to the point that Johannes Stoune-Mitte was left alone at the top of the race while the rest of the escapees, including the Colombian, were caught by the peloton.
In the long descent, the Norwegian Visma | Lease a Bike increased the gap to a minute and a half, but this fraction ended in the first-class port, where it was hunted by a selected group of favorites Thanks to the work of Ineos Grenadiers with Brandon Rivera in the side for Egan Bernal.
Pello Bilbao, the ‘improvised’ king on his way to the Tour de FranceFelix Gal attacked 4km from the finish, followed by Joao Almeida, followed by Adam Yates. Ineos was already tired and had a hard time closing the gap Egan finished behind Mattias Skjelmoz, his main threat for the third step of the podium.
And as has become customary in this Tour of Switzerland: Yates and Almeida are accompanied by a couple of members of UAE Team Emirates, this time crossing together and the Briton thanked the Portuguese for his work. Egan was sixth, 16 seconds behind the day’s winner and with one goal accomplished: not giving up time to Skjelmose, Which was the fifth.
| Post | cyclist | equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adam Yates | UAE Team Emirates | 3 hours 05’41” |
| 2. | joao almeida | UAE Team Emirates | , |
| 3. | Matthew Riccitiello | Israel Premier Tech | +14′ |
| 6. | Egan Bernal | Ineos Grenadiers | +16′ |
| fifteen. | Einar Rubio | Movistar Team | +57” |
| 18. | Brandon Rivera | Ineos Grenadiers | +1’20” |
| twenty-one. | Sergio Higuita | Bora Hansgrohe | +1’40” |
General classification of the Tour of Switzerland
The bonus obtained by Egan Bernal in the intermediate sprint allows him to keep Skjelmoes almost a minute behind, understanding that It will be very difficult to take the first two spots from the UAE Team Emirates men.
| Post | cyclist | equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adam Yates | UAE Team Emirates | 19 h 45’17” |
| 2. | joao almeida | UAE Team Emirates | +31′ |
| 3. | Egan Bernal | Ineos Grenadiers | +1′51′’ |
| 13. | Sergio Higuita | Bora Hansgrohe | +6′38′’ |
| 22. | Brandon Rivera | Ineos Grenadiers | +11′52′’ |
| 24. | Einar Rubio | Movistar Team | +17′28′’ |
This will be the final step
This edition of the Tour of Switzerland will end with a 15.7-km individual time trial Between Aigle and Villars-sur-Olonne. However, there are no classified climbs on this route starting from the first milestone located at kilometre 5.2. There will be an upward inclination (about 900 m height).
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