Cycling: Joao Almeida has won the extremely shortened sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Portuguese rider initially prepared the attack of his captain Adam Yates, only to later catch up with him and even overtake him.
Stage shortened: Due to snow on the Nufen Pass
The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse was an extremely short affair. Because there was snow on the Nufenpass, it was taken out of the program. So the pros only had to cover 42,5 kilometers from Ulrichen to Blatten today. The section was not easy, however, as the final climb with an average gradient of 8,8 percent over 5,8 kilometers was quite a challenge. The breakaway trio around the Swiss Stephen Bissegger (EF Education – EasyPost) was given a lead of over a minute, but was unable to make it to the finish line ahead of the group of favorites.
Joao Almeida & Adam Yates celebrate UAE double victory
Adam Yates (UAE) was once again perfectly positioned and was heading for his next victory as a soloist 3,5 kilometers from the finish – but then his teammate Joao almeida (UAE). The Portuguese was able to 1.000 He closed the gap to his captain by a few meters and even overtook him. UAE Team Emirates thus celebrated another one-two victory. Mattia Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek) completes the podium ahead of Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers).