The best sprinters of this Switzerland Tour did not let their last opportunity pass to play it this week. This Friday, June 20, the peloton muzzled the beautiful breakaway of the day, made up of the old yellow jersey Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), but also of his teammate Stefan Küng who evolves at home, from the Swiss champion Mauro Schmid (Jayco-Alula) Etde l'Australia Harry Sweeny (EF Education-Easy Post). This solid quartet – reduced to three after Grégoire got up – could never count more than two minutes ahead of the 186.7 kilometers between Chur and Neuhausen Am Rheinfall … And it was necessary for the peloton, who struggled in this demanding final to return to these big rollers, finally resumed under the red flame after a big showdown and very nice resistance. So we attended the only massive sprint of the week, and Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) Did not deprive himself to make his speed of speed speak and assume his favorite status!
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Arnaud de Lie disappoints, Kévin Vauquelin Quiet
Ideally launched by its luxury pilot fish Danny van Poppelonce again perfect in the last hectometers and which even cut the line in 6th position, the Belgian sprinter offers its second bouquet of the season. It is quite easily ahead of the Italian line Davide Ballerini (XDS Astana Team) and the Briton Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ). Madis Mihkels (EF Education-Easypost) and Nicolò Buratti (Bahrain Victorious) complete the top 5 of the day, while the French champion Paul Lapeira (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale) got involved in the sprint and finished first French, in 8th row. Despite the big job shot down by his team Lotto Throughout the day, Arnaud de Lie disappointed and only ranked 15th. Status in the general classification and first day in quiet yellow for Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B & B Hotels), before a weekend which promises to be decisive and much more difficult.
