Kévin Vauquelin claims yellow jersey in Tour de Suisse
One sentence summary – French cyclist Kévin Vauquelin is now the current yellow jersey holder in the Tour de Suisse, with Portuguese cyclist João Almeida in third place and British rider Oscar Onley advancing to fourth place after the completion of the fifth stage.
At a glance
- Kévin Vauquelin is the current yellow jersey holder after finishing fourth in the fifth stage.
- Romain Grégoire fell to 13th place in the general classification after leading since the first stage.
- João Almeida won the fourth stage and is currently in third place overall, trailing Vauquelin by 39 seconds.
- Oscar Onley won the stage sprint and moved up to fourth place in the overall standings.
- The fifth stage took place between La Punt and Santa Maria in Calanca, spanning 183.8 kilometers and completed in 4 hours, 33 minutes, and 28 seconds.
The details
French cyclist Kévin Vauquelin is now the current yellow jersey holder following the completion of the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse.
Vauquelin finished in fourth place, following Onley with a 57-second difference.
The French rider, Romain Grégoire, who had been in the lead since the first stage, fell to 13th place in the general classification.
Portuguese cyclist João Almeida
Portuguese cyclist João Almeida won the fourth stage and finished in second place in the fifth stage.
Almeida is currently in third place overall, trailing Vauquelin by only 39 seconds.
British rider Oscar Onley
British rider Oscar Onley, representing Team Picnic PostNL, won the stage sprint.
Onley’s win resulted in him advancing to fourth place in the overall standings.
The fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse took place between La Punt and Santa Maria in Calanca.
This stage spanned a distance of 183.8 kilometers.
It was completed in a total time of 4 hours, 33 minutes, and 28 seconds.
Austrian cyclist Félix Gall of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team placed third in the stage.
Gall’s third-place finish resulted in him moving up to seventh place in the general classification.
João Almeida demonstrated a consistent performance during the mountainous terrain of the fifth stage.
Almeida initially lagged behind on the final climb but was able to catch up and finish alongside Onley.
Onley’s victory in the stage led to the yellow jersey being passed to Kévin Vauquelin.
Vauquelin is currently in first place in the overall classification with a time of 20 hours, 12 minutes, and 10 seconds.
Julian Alaphilippe is currently in second place, behind Vauquelin by a margin of 29 seconds.
Almeida’s current ranking is third place, with a time difference of 39 seconds behind the current leader.
The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse is set to take place from Chur to Neuhausen am Rheinfall.
This stage will span a distance of 186.7 kilometers.
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| – Kévin Vauquelin, francês, foi coroado como o novo camisola amarela na quinta etapa, ficando em quarto lugar, a 57 segundos de Onley. – Romain Grégoire, também francês, caiu para o 13º lugar na geral após liderar desde a primeira etapa. – João Almeida, vencedor da etapa de quarta-feira, ficou em segundo lugar na quinta etapa e subiu para a terceira posição na geral, a 39 segundos de Vauquelin. – Oscar Onley, britânico da Team Picnic PostNL, venceu a etapa ao sprint, subindo para o quarto lugar na geral. – A etapa entre La Punt e Santa Maria in Calanca teve 183,8 quilômetros e foi completada em 4:33.28 horas. – Félix Gall, austríaco da Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, ficou em terceiro lugar na etapa, subindo para a sétima posição na geral. |
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| – Português won the fourth stage of the Swiss race – Português is now closer to the overall lead in the standings |
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| – João Almeida finished in second place in the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse from La Punt to Santa Maria in Calanca. |
| – The stage featured a lot of mountainous terrain, with Almeida performing well throughout. – Almeida initially fell behind on the final mountain climb but managed to recover and finish alongside Onley. – Onley, from Team Picnic PostNL, won the stage in the final sprint. – |
| The yellow jersey holder, Romain Grégoire, lost his position and dropped out of the top 10 in the overall classification. – |
| The new yellow jersey holder is French rider Kévin Vauquelin with a time of 20:12.10 hours. |
| – Julian Alaphilippe is in second place, 29 seconds behind Vauquelin, while Almeida moved up to third place, 39 seconds behind. – |
| The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse will connect Chur to Neuhausen am Rheinfall over a distance of 186.7km. |
