Joao Almeida wins the last time trial and Adam Yates the general of the Tour of Switzerland

Joao Almeida wins the last time trial and Adam Yates the general of the Tour of Switzerland

Joao Almeida wins the last time trial and Adam Yates the general of the Tour of Switzerland

Basque language: Adam Yatesek irabazi du Suitzako Itzulia, eta Joao Almeidak azken eguneko erlojuaren kontrako saioa

The British Adam Yatesfrom the UAE Emirates, confirmed this Sunday the final victory in the Vuelta a Swiss after finishing second, nine seconds behind his teammate the Portuguese Joao Almeidain the eighth and final stage, a 15.7 kilometer individual time trial between Aigle and Villars-sur-Ollon.

Almeida was the best in the fight against the closing time, in which he set a time of 33:24 minutes. He beat Yates by 9 seconds and the third, the Danish Mattias Sjelmose (Lidl-Trek), by 21 seconds.

Adam Yates, 31, He sealed his twenty-eighth victory as a professional and the fifth of 2024 by winning the general classification with a margin of 22 seconds over Almeida and already 3:03 minutes over third place, Skelmose. The Briton won the Tour of Oman this year.

Stage classification

1 – ALMEIDA João (UAE) 33.23.87

2 – YACHTS Adam (UAE) + 0.08.25

3 – SKJELMOSE Mattias (Lidl-Trek) + 0.20.43

4 – RICCITELLO Matthew (Israel) + 0.37.55

5 – PIDCOCK Thomas (INEOS) + 0.50.70

6 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) + 0.55.14

7 – SÁNCHEZ Pelayo (Movistar) + 1.21.85

8 – DE LA CRUZ David (Q36.5) + 1.25.98

9 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) + 1.30.12

10 – KELDERMAN Wilco (Visma) + 1,40.86

General ranking

1 – YATES Adam (UAE) 20:18:49

2 – ALMEIDA João (UAE) + 0:22

3 – SKJELMOSE Mattias (Lid-Trek) + 3:02

4 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) + 3:12

5 – RICCITELLO Matthew (Israel) + 3:31

6 – PIDCOCK Thomas (INEOS) + 4:36

7 – MAS Enric (Movistar) + 5:01

8 – ONLEY Oscar (dsm-firmenich) + 5:40

9 – KELDERMAN Wilco (Visma) + 6:31

10 – GALL Felix (Decathlon) + 6:35

Source: Eitb

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