And two for JOAO ALMEIDA ! After his lonely victory on the 4th stage, the Portuguese of the Training UAE Team Emirates XRG doubled the bet this Saturday on the occasion of the 7th stage of this Switzerland Tour. This time, Almeida set a small group of favorites to the sprint, ahead of the line Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL) et Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B & B Hotels), after a fierce battle. On the eve of the final time trial, which will undoubtedly be decisive, the 4th of the last Tour de France is only 33 seconds behind French, everything remains possible.
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“If you have good legs, it's a great time. Otherwise, it's a real nightmare”
“We really wanted to go get the stage. We had nothing to lose. Even if the general gap is small – it was more important before – it remains a good mattress. Nothing is played, so we tried. The team was fantastic, they rolled all day. They did a great job, and I only had to conclude”said Almeida Upon arrival. “It was a long sprint! I counted every meter. Kévin Vauquelin launched from far away, it forced me to leave early too. Fortunately, the end was quite flat, otherwise it would have been more complicated to come back.”
33 seconds behind on Vauquelin in the general classification, any rest possible for Almeidain view of the difficulty of this Sunday time trial (a 10km time, with an ascent of 9.2km to 9%). “We will see. Tomorrow, it will be fully from start to finish. And we will do the accounts on the finish line”he continues. “If you have good legs, it's a great time. Otherwise, it's a real nightmare. I hope my legs will answer.”
