This Thursday was the 5th stage of the Switzerland Tourthe queen stage of the week, and we were still entitled to a spectacular day. After an exceptional fight, the Briton Oscar Onley (Picnic Postnl) won at the top of the final rise in front of the Portuguese JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Austrian Felix Gall Complete the podium, 23 seconds from the head duo. On the French side, the fortunes are diverse. Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) managed to limit the breakage and finish in a beautiful 4th place as the day before, 57 seconds fromAlmeida et Onlyywhich allows him to seize the yellow leading jersey to the detriment of Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), in great difficulty today and dropped very early. The Frenchman finished in 25th place this Thursday, almost 7 minutes from JOAO ALMEIDAand said goodbye to his chances of appearing in the final general classification.
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“With percentages like that, I couldn't do anything”
After the race, Romain Grégoire returned to this difficult day, not masking his disappointment: “I didn’t cling to myself frankly. I lost foot fairly quickly, from the first round. And yes, it completely dropped me. I had more energy at all. I did what I could… Valentin helped me to limit the breakage on the dish, but I was left to myself in the last ascent. With percentages like that, I couldn't do anything.he concludes.
He continues on this relative disilusionment, he who did not happen on the Switzerland Tour As a pretender to the general classification: “I had not made any illusions for the general. I knew it was going to be complicated, even if I hoped to limit the breakage a little more. But hey, it is a tour of Switzerland anyway, with a stage victory. There, I just want to recover, perhaps think about the continuation fairly quickly … But first, yeah, recover, because there, I am destroyed”he concludes.
