No major role for Team Visma | Lease a Bike in queen stage of Tour de Suisse
Stage five of the Tour de Suisse featured the queen stage. During the 185-kilometer route between La Punt and Santa Maria in Calanca, riders were faced with four categorised climbs. The finale included a double ascent of the steep Santa Maria.
After an intense battle for a spot in the early breakaway, five riders managed to establish a meaningful lead. The group held out for a long time, but their effort came to an end at the foot of the final climb. In the group of u, Onley and João Almeida proved to be the strongest. The stage victory went to the young Brit.
“I can be satisfied with an 18th place finish in the queen stage”
Tijmen Graat
Tijmen Graat was the first Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider to cross the finish line. The team now sets its sights on the final weekend. “It was a tough day,” said the 22-year-old Dutchman afterward. “Right after the start, we started climbing. Our goal was to join the early break, but unfortunately that didn’t work out. After that, we positioned ourselves well in the peloton with an eye on the finale. The double ascent to Santa Maria was hard. Tiesj (Benoot) brought me to the foot of the climb, and from there I tried to get the most out of it. After a difficult day yesterday, I was eager to perform better. In my first pro year, I can be satisfied with an 18th place finish in the queen stage of the Tour de Suisse.”
Tour de Suisse
Stage 5
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Oscar Onley
Team Picnic PostNL
04:33:28
2
João Almeida
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:00
3
Felix Gall
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
+00:00:23
18
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:04:22
33
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:11:12
35
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:11:12
42
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:54
74
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:21:43
98
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:27:34
Rankings
1
Kévin Vauquelin
Arkéa – B&B Hotels
20:12:10
2
Julian Alaphilippe
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
+00:00:29
3
João Almeida
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:39
21
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:20
28
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:26:04
33
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:30:28
54
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:42:39
67
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:50:52
112
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:16:20
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Tijmen Graat
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Tour de Suisse
