It was heartbreak for the early breakaway on stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse, with three riders who spent more than 180km off the front being caught in the final kilometre by the sprint teams, with Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) powering to the victory in Neuhausen am Rheinfall.
Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Harry Sweeny (EF Education-EasyPost) and Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) made up the break that almost made it, with the Swiss champion Schmid the last man standing after a valiant effort by the trio to try to stay ahead.
How it unfolded
Results
Pos. | Rider (Team) | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) | 04:10:24 |
2 | Davide Ballerini (XDS Astana Team) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Madis Mihkels (EF Education - EasyPost) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Nicolo Buratti (Bahrain Victorious) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Danny Van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Pavel Bittner (Team Picnic PostNL) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Marius Mayrhofer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Stefano Oldani (Cofidis) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Fabio Van Den Bossche (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Fabio Christen (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Peter Joseph Blackmore (Israel - Premier Tech) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ben Swift (INEOS Grenadiers) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Hugo Houle (Israel - Premier Tech) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Pieter Serry (Soudal Quick-Step) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché - Wanty) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Antonio Tomas Morgado (UAE Team Emirates XRG) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lennard Kamna (Lidl-Trek) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Matthew Riccitello (Israel - Premier Tech) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Emiel Verstrynge (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Bob Jungels (INEOS Grenadiers) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Gianluca Brambilla (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Felix Grossschartner (UAE Team Emirates XRG) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Ion Izaguirre Insausti (Cofidis) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | William Barta (Movistar Team) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Ben Alexander O'Connor (Team Jayco Alula) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché - Wanty) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Joao Pedro Goncalves Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Pablo Castrillo Zapater (Movistar Team) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Victor Langellotti (INEOS Grenadiers) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Edgar Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Julien Vermote (Team Visma - Lease a Bike) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | George Bennett (Israel - Premier Tech) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Lucas Wade Hamilton (INEOS Grenadiers) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sam Maisonobe (Cofidis) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jasper De Buyst (Lotto) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Clement Champoussin (XDS Astana Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Tijmen Graat (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Anthon Charmig (XDS Astana Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jasha Sutterlin (Team Jayco Alula) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal Quick-Step) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Sean Flynn (Team Picnic PostNL) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Warren Barguil (Team Picnic PostNL) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gal Glivar (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Nicola Conci (XDS Astana Team) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rui Costa (EF Education - EasyPost) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Julius Johansen (UAE Team Emirates XRG) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Xavier Finlay Xavier Pickering (Bahrain Victorious) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Simone Petilli (Intermarché - Wanty) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Sergio Samitier Samitier (Cofidis) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Vincenzo Albanese (EF Education - EasyPost) | 00:17 |
60 | Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Mathijs Paasschens (Bahrain Victorious) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Ewen Costiou (Arkea-B&B Hotels) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Nans Peters (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Leo Bisiaux (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Brent Van Moer (Lotto) | 00:28 |
68 | Nelson F. Dos Santos Simoes Oliveira (Movistar Team) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco Alula) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Fausto Masnada (XDS Astana Team) | 00:36 |
71 | Jan Maas (Cofidis) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Antoine Huby (Soudal Quick-Step) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Bart Lemmen (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Andrew August (INEOS Grenadiers) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Otto Vergaerde (Lidl-Trek) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Matteo Badilatti (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Albert Torres Barceló (Movistar Team) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Sam Oomen (Lidl-Trek) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Thomas Gloag (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates XRG) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Junior Lecerf (Soudal Quick-Step) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Ayco Bastiaens (Soudal Quick-Step) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Chris Froome (Israel - Premier Tech) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Marc Hirschi (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Marco Haller (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Neilson Powless (EF Education - EasyPost) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Tim Naberman (Team Picnic PostNL) | 00:49 |
92 | Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana Team) | 00:53 |
93 | Matteo Sobrero (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Roger Adria Oliveras (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Callum Scotson (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Luc Wirtgen (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Lawrence Warbasse (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Felix Engelhardt (Team Jayco Alula) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco Alula) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Patrick Gamper (Team Jayco Alula) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Rainer Kepplinger (Bahrain Victorious) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Andrea Bagioli (Lidl-Trek) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Javier Romo Oliver (Movistar Team) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Lidl-Trek) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ) | 01:18 |
106 | Eddy Le Huitouze (Groupama-FDJ) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Harrison William Sweeny (EF Education - EasyPost) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Samuele Battistella (EF Education - EasyPost) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | 01:40 |
110 | Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis) | 01:47 |
111 | Sjoerd Bax (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) | 01:56 |
112 | Steven Kruijswijk (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Arjen Livyns (Lotto) | 02:07 |
114 | Alexander Kamp (Intermarché - Wanty) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Mathis Le Berre (Arkea-B&B Hotels) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | David Gonzalez Lopez (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) | 02:33 |
117 | Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates XRG) | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Gregaard Jonas Wilsly (Lotto) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Alberto Bettiol (XDS Astana Team) | 02:46 |
120 | Alexander Edmondson (Team Picnic PostNL) | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Simon James Clarke (Israel - Premier Tech) | 02:58 |
122 | Marcel Camprubi Pijuan (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) | 03:04 |
123 | Frank Van Den Broek (Team Picnic PostNL) | 04:15 |
124 | Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | 04:21 |
125 | Tiesj Benoot (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Sebastien Grignard (Lotto) | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | 06:29 |
128 | Jonas Koch (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Jimmy Janssens (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Olivier Le Gac (Groupama-FDJ) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Max Walker (EF Education - EasyPost) | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Martin Tjotta (Arkea-B&B Hotels) | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Bahrain Victorious) | 09:01 |
134 | Gerben Kuypers (Intermarché - Wanty) | 09:08 |
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