The French make us happy on this Tour of Switzerland 2025 ! At the end of a 4th stage animated and won by JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) At the end of a superb solo raid, the general classification is more than blue-white-red, since the podium is 100% tricolor with Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) in yellow followed by Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B & B Hotels) … and Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling), which was not expected at such a mountain party. After hanging on the day in the big pass of the day, the Splügenpass, the double world champion has changed in the company of Grégoireand the French duo has collaborated perfectly and made a crazy descent to return to the main group of pursuers, behind the Portuguese. Present in interview this Thursday morning before the departure of the 5th stage, Alaphilippe returned to this episode which earned him supported thanks from his young cadet: “He really saved me on that one. I think I'm going to have to pay him a drink tonight! “he said.
Video – Alaphilippe at a press conference before the Tour de Switzerland
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“I am still 3rd of the general … but we will see tonight”
“The stage went well yesterday (Wednesday), I think everyone was in their place. We gave the maximum. We knew that Almeida wanted to resume time and that he is as certainly much stronger than us in the mountains. We managed to go back with good collaboration, and then I did what I could with my legs that I stayed in the final. It was a difficult day, and I think that today (Thursday), it will be the same thing“said the French at dawn of the queen stage of this edition.
Now 3rd of the general at 29 seconds of Grégoirewhat can he hope for this weekend? “The goal now? I am in a situation that I had not imagined when I arrived here on the Tour of Switzerland. I worked well in internship but on a little shorter efforts than the high mountain. So I fight, I give everything to not have regrets. I am still 3rd of the general, but we will see tonight. It's a great week to make efforts. My figures? I never look at them. But the sensations are very good, and it is the most important“, the concl a Julian Alaphilippe relaxed and all smiles.
