- Benjamin thomas (FROM)
- Joey Rosskopf (VS)
- Joel suter (ZWI)
- Stefan Bissegger (ZWI)
leading group- Benjamin thomas (FROM)
- Joey Rosskopf (VS)
- Joel suter (ZWI)
- Stefan Bissegger (ZWI)
peloton2’45”
Mathieu van der Poel starts as leader in the 4th stage in the Tour of Switzerland. The Dutch all-rounder won on Monday and Tuesday. Will he add another one today? A hat-trick is not ruled out on paper.
- 15:1815 hours 18. As the lead increases to 3’35”, dark clouds appear above the course. The peloton will also have to face a shower today. .
While the lead increases to 3’35”, dark clouds appear above the course. The peloton will also have to face a shower today.
- 15:123 pm 12. After more than 90 kilometers there are four of them and they can play cards. Names: Stefan Bissegger (EF) Joey Rosskopf (Rally) Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ) Joel Suter (Swiss squad) .
After more than 90 kilometers there are four of them and they can play cards.
The names:
Stefan Bissegger (EF)
Joey Rosskopf (Rally)
Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ)
Joel Suter (Swiss squad)
- 15:08Eeeeeeen rest! Stop the presses: we’ll have a leading group after all. The peloton now opts for a break. The 3 leaders (Benjamin Thomas, Joey Rosskopf and Joel Suter) still have to take into account lone pursuer Stefan Bissegger. The gap with the big group: 2’05”. . 15h08.
Eeeeeeeen rest!
Stop the presses: we’ll have a leading group after all. The peloton now opts for a break.
The 3 leaders (Benjamin Thomas, Joey Rosskopf and Joel Suter) still have to take into account lone pursuer Stefan Bissegger.
The gap with the big group: 2’05”.
- 15:043 pm 04. We repeat ourselves, but the American, Swiss and Frenchman also stimulate the peloton. The large group does not want to take a breather. .
We repeat ourselves, but the American, Swiss and Frenchman also stimulate the peloton. The large group does not want to take a breather.
- 15:033 pm 03. Mathieu (van der Poel) earns the leader’s jersey. And now I can wear my Swiss shirt again. That’s not bad either. . Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ).
Mathieu (van der Poel) deserves the leader’s jersey. And now I can wear my Swiss shirt again. That’s not bad either.
Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ)
- 15:0115 hours 01. The organization had chosen 43.5 km/h as the fastest race schedule, but we are well above that for the time being. If the bulls continue to pound, we will be home around 5 pm. .
The organization had selected 43.5 km/h as the fastest race schedule, but we are well above that for the time being. If the bulls continue to pound, we will be home around 5 pm.
- 14:562 pm 56. We hardly dare to announce that we have a new competition situation, because usually our words are already outdated before we can send them out into the world. Joel Suter, Joey Rosskopf and Benjamin Thomas are now identified at the center of the race. .
We hardly dare to announce that we have a new competition situation, because usually our words are already outdated before we can send them out into the world. Joel Suter, Joey Rosskopf and Benjamin Thomas are now identified at the center of the race.
- 14:522 pm 52. Mathieu van der Poel was involved in some skirmishes an hour ago, with Rohan Dennis, Maximilian Schachmann and Wout Poels still sticking their noses at the window. But their acte de presence up front works like a red rag to a bull. .
Mathieu van der Poel was involved in some skirmishes an hour ago, with Rohan Dennis, Maximilian Schachmann and Wout Poels still sticking their noses at the window. But their acte de presence up front works like a red rag to a bull.
- 14:5014h50. Changing of the guard. The room is on fire in Switzerland. Edward Theuns and Jelle Wallays didn’t take it too long against this hungry peloton. It is raining attacks, but whether this mix of different groups is viable remains to be seen. .
Change of the guard
The room is on fire in Switzerland. Edward Theuns and Jelle Wallays didn’t take it too long against this hungry peloton. It is raining attacks, but whether this mix of different groups is viable remains to be seen.
- 14:49Edward Theuns and co are gradually swallowed by the peloton. 14 hours 49.
Edward Theuns and co are gradually being swallowed by the peloton
- 14:4714 hours 47. Leading group expands considerably. The difference between the 6 leaders and the peloton remained very small and that cat-and-mouse game resulted in a counter-blow from a dozen riders. Rohan Dennis, Jannik Steimle, Floris De Tier and Otto Vergaerde, among others, seek and find Edward Theuns and his friends. .
Leading group expands significantly
The difference between the 6 leaders and the peloton remained very small and that cat-and-mouse game resulted in a counter-blow from a dozen riders. Rohan Dennis, Jannik Steimle, Floris De Tier and Otto Vergaerde, among others, seek and find Edward Theuns and his friends.
- 14:4514h45. Houle. We conclude our performance round with Hugo Houle. The 30-year-old Canadian is a speed rider pur sang. In the 2019 Tour of Flanders, he was the first to climb the Oude Kwaremont. Thanks to the Grand Prix Stig Broeckx, he was left with a premium of 5,000 euros and that amount was donated to the rehabilitation center that Stig Broeckx supervises. .
Houle
We conclude our performance round with Hugo Houle. The 30-year-old Canadian is a speed rider pur sang. In the 2019 Tour of Flanders, he was the first to climb the Oude Kwaremont. Thanks to the Grand Prix Stig Broeckx, he was left with a premium of 5,000 euros and that amount was donated to the rehabilitation center that Stig Broeckx supervises.
- 14:412 p.m. 41. Pellaud. A week after the end of the Giro, Simon Pellaud was already at the start of this Tour of Switzerland. His team Androni was not invited, but Pellaud was called up to and by the Swiss national team. And he does what he was made for: attack. The Swiss with a base in Colombia did the same in Italy, but for the price of the fighting spirit he was no match for Dries De Bondt. .
Pellaud
A week after the end of the Giro, Simon Pellaud was already at the start of this Tour of Switzerland. His team Androni was not invited, but Pellaud was called up to and by the Swiss national team. And he does what he was made for: attack. The Swiss with a base in Colombia did the same in Italy, but for the price of the fighting spirit he was no match for Dries De Bondt.
- 14:361’10”. The peloton slows down a bit, but the Alpecin-Fenix boys haven’t found their handbrake yet. The difference remains remarkably small. . 14 hours 36.
1’10”
The peloton slows down a bit, but the Alpecin-Fenix boys haven’t found their handbrake yet. The difference remains remarkably small.
- 14:322 p.m. 32. Burghardt. Marcus Burghardt (37) never stops. In 2007 he won Gent-Wevelgem and a great classical career was ascribed to him, but in the last decade the German has mainly emerged as a master servant and road captain. He also knows what winning on Swiss soil means: in the 2010 edition he won two stages. .
Burghardt
Marcus Burghardt (37) never stops. In 2007 he won Gent-Wevelgem and a great classical career was ascribed to him, but in the last decade the German has mainly emerged as a master servant and road captain. He also knows what winning on Swiss soil means: in the 2010 edition he won two stages.
- 14:302:30 p.m. I was well positioned yesterday, but I got boxed in after that and came in 5th. In the standings I am still in 4th place and that is excellent for the tough stages of the coming days. . Maximilian Schachmann (Bora Hansgrohe).
I was well positioned yesterday, but I got boxed in afterwards and came in 5th. In the standings I am still in 4th place and that is excellent for the tough stages of the coming days.
Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe)
- 14:252 pm 25. Mathieu van der Poel seems to have set his sights on a hat trick. Or his teammates want to give him that chance anyway. The pre-gift of the 6 leaders is already falling below the minute: 57 seconds. .
Mathieu van der Poel seems to have set his sights on a hat trick. Or his teammates want to give him that chance anyway. The pre-gift of the 6 leaders is already falling below the minute: 57 seconds.
- 14:2214 hours 22. Tolhoek. Should Edward Theuns and Jelle Wallays come up with something later, they must not forget that Antwan Tolhoek understands them. The 27-year-old Dutchman is a useful worker at Jumbo-Visma who takes steps every year in the shadow of Primoz Roglic and co. A few weeks ago he became 2nd in the Ruta del Sol, in 2019 he won a stage in the Tour of Switzerland. .
Tolhoek
Should Edward Theuns and Jelle Wallays come up with something later, they must not forget that Antwan Tolhoek understands them. The 27-year-old Dutchman is a useful worker at Jumbo-Visma who takes steps every year in the shadow of Primoz Roglic and co. A few weeks ago he became 2nd in the Ruta del Sol, in 2019 he won a stage in the Tour of Switzerland.
- 14:212 pm 21. RETRO: Wallays wins Dwars door Vlaanderen 2015, team mate Theuns is 2nd.
RETRO: Wallays wins Dwars door Vlaanderen 2015, teammate Theuns is 2nd
- 14:192 pm 19. Wallays and Theuns. 2 Belgians among the 6 refugees, that’s not a bad average. Jelle Wallays and Edward Theuns were still teammates at Topsport Vlaanderen. In 2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen they colored the final and finished it off masterfully: Wallays won, Theuns was 2nd. .
Wallays and Theuns
2 Belgians among the 6 refugees, that’s not a bad average. Jelle Wallays and Edward Theuns were still teammates at Topsport Vlaanderen. In 2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen they colored the final and finished it off masterfully: Wallays won, Theuns was 2nd.
