What a superb operation for JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)! If the Portuguese failed to win the 5th stage of Switzerland Tour Contested this Thursday, beaten in the sprint by the Briton Oscar Onley (Team Picnic Postnl), he nevertheless carried out a very good operation in the general classification. With in particular the failure of Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), who lost all hope of final victory on Sunday, he now finds himself third in the general classification before the last three stages. It is only 39 seconds behind the new leader Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B & B Hotels), and 10 seconds on Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team).
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“I didn't feel super well today, not 100%”
JOAO ALMEIDA returned after arriving at his return to the race for the yellow jersey: “It is clearly more possible today than yesterday, it is sure. But I was not at the top today, I did not feel very well, not 100 %, that's how it was. I just managed with what I had. I couldn't go faster than that, so I kept my rhythm. At the end, I was really very close to winning the stage … But Oscar deserved it too. The effort 20 meters from the line, it exceeded me … and I came back, but the line was there. “he concludes.
