Jakob Fuglsang Takes Lead in Tour de Suisse After Impressive Performances

After a week of impressive performances in Switzerland, Jakob Fuglsang is leading the Tour de Suisse for the first time in his career with his sights set on a strong defense this weekend. Fuglsang inherited the yellow jersey after the race leader, Aleksandr Vlasov, was forced to stop racing due to a positive covid test.

Fuglsang held a slim one-second advantage over Geraint Thomas, which he managed to defend on the Queen stage of the race. Speaking about the race, Fuglsang said, “We were happy to let the breakaway go away… On the last climb, there was quite a lot of wind, especially at the top, so it was difficult to do something.”

With one last day of climbing ahead of the stage eight time trial, Fuglsang has a fight on his hands with only ten seconds separating the current podium riders. Fuglsang admitted, “The time trial will be really decisive. One day at a time, things can change very fast.”

Fuglsang’s goal is to win the Tour de Suisse. He said, “I hope I can finish it off in a good way… Now I have the yellow and I will fight until the very end to keep it.”