This Wednesday was the 4th stage of Switzerland Tourand we were still entitled to a spectacular stage. Indeed, the Portuguese JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), which had more than three minutes to fill on the leader in the general classification this morning, made an incredible solo number and brilliantly won the stage, with 40 seconds ahead of its first pursuers. French Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), wearing the yellow jersey since Sunday, was put in difficulty but perfectly limited the breakage, well helped in particular by the collaboration of his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team). He finished 5th in the stage and ultimately conceded only a minute in the Portuguese. He thus keeps the leading yellow jersey, still 25 seconds ahead of Kévin Vauquelin (Arkea-B & B Hotels) and 29 seconds on Julian Alaphilippewhich climbs him on the podium.
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“Kévin Vauquelin got a little annoyed, necessarily …”
After arrival, Romain Grégoire returned to this day: “Mission accomplished! The objective was to keep the yellow, so that is done. It was hot, huh … I finished completely dead. But hey, it did it. Forty seconds at the top, fortunately that I had Julian with me, he really saved me on that one. I think I will have to pay him a drink this evening! Over the last ten kilometers, I knew that it could be attacked. understood that keeping yellow until Sunday, it was going to be complicated “.
He continues on his approach to the general classification at the end of the stage: “Too bad if runners like Onley or O'Connor take me back a little time, I had to focus on the closest guys to the general, especially Kévin. He got up a little, necessarily … But hey, for my mission of the day, who was to keep the yellow this evening, I think that was what I had better to do. For tomorrow, frankly, I don't know how much. There, I am cooked! “he concludes.
