What performance of Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek)! The American won the 3rd stage of the Switzerland Tour With a master's hand, while he was the only survivor of the breakaway of the day. The peloton, however returned for a while at less than 15 seconds, ended up abdicating before the performance of Simmonswhich finally won 18 seconds ahead of the Portuguese JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and the Briton Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL). Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) ends at the foot of the podium, in 4th place, and does not waste time on his first pursuers, French Kévin Vauquelin (Arkea-B & B Hotels) and the Dutchman Bart Lemmen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike).
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“Wednesday, I expect to live a complicated day …”
After arrival, Romain Grégoire returned to his day, which he would have finished better: “It was a difficult day anyway. We really tried to control for the team, to target the stage. I am a little disappointed not to be able to thank them and reward them with a victory … But hey, I am not second, so no regrets. It was a sprint in the leg. The last three kilometers were really strong. I am beaten by two stronger runners in the pelot number … there are really no regrets “.
The French runner, who still has 25 seconds ahead of his runner -up, continues on the day of tomorrow, and his upcoming management of the yellow jersey: “Tomorrow, it is clear that it is a change of register. We will see what it gives, I expect to live a complicated day. I think that we will try to resume time tomorrow, and that's normal … Even if there are these last 40 kilometers downhill, you will have to be solid I think”he concludes.
