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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