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3.00pm: Ineos and UAE are still leading the group. The wait is all for the uphill arrival in Carì (over 10km at 8%).
2.53pm: Mechanical problems in the group for the Swiss Yannis Voisard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) and the Dutch Wout Poels (Bahrain – Victorious).
2.47pm: Johannes Staune-Mittet has joined the four fugitives. The five have a minute and a half lead on the group.
2.42pm: Attack also by the Norwegian Johannes Staune-Mittet (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), who tries to catch up with the fugitives.
2.35pm: New attack by Alexey Lutsenko, who brings with him two other former fugitives such as the French Nans Peters (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa Team) and the British Stephen Williams (Israel – Premier Tech). The Colombian Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) is also present with them.
2.30pm: The group is on a long descent. Many of those who broke away on the Carì climb could return on this stretch and then on the following one on a slight slope.
2.24pm: Leader Adam Yates’ UAE and Ineos are leading the group of twenty athletes remaining at the head of the group.
2.19pm: ATTENTION! Only twenty remained in the leading group. Sensational selection in Carì.
2.14pm: Lutsenko is alone in command and passes first on the Carì GPM.
2.10pm: Ineos is forcing itself at the head of the group, but Lutsenko maintains a twenty second lead.
2.06pm: All the fugitives have been recaptured. Only Lutsenko remains with a 10 second lead on the group.
2.02pm: Be careful because the group has accelerated and the advantage of the fugitives has been significantly reduced.
1.57pm: The advantage of the seven escapees is a minute and a half over the rest of the group.
1.53pm: The Belgian Louis Vervaeke (Soudal Quick-Step) and the French Nans Peters (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa Team) join the five on the run.
1.48pm: The climb towards Carì will soon begin. It will be the first step, given that even in the finale we will always go back to Carì.
1.45pm: The Belgian Louis Vervaeke (Soudal Quick-Step) and the French Nans Peters (Decathlon AG2R La Difesa Team) also leave the group. The couple finds themselves twenty seconds from the fugitives.
1.40pm: Let’s recap the escape, which now includes five men. The French Axel Laurance Alpecin – Deceuninck), the Kazakh Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan Team), the German Ben Zwiehoff (Bora – Hansgrohe), the Australian Damien Howson (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and the British Stephen Williams (Israel – Premier Tech).
1.36pm: Simone Velasco broke away, while the British Stephen Williams (Israel – Premier Tech) joins the breakaway
1.33pm: The first to pass on the Ronco GPM is Alexey Lutsenko
1.30pm: Some members of the breakaway break away on the first climb of the day, that of Ronco (5km at 8%).
1.27pm: Nobody worries the men in the rankings, given that the closest to Yates’ top is the German Ben Zwiehoff, who is almost seven minutes away.
1.22pm: A breakaway was immediately created with eight athletes
Axel Laurance Alpecin – Deceuninck)
Simon Guglielmi (ArkéA – B&B Hotels)
Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan Team)
Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan Team)
Ben Zwiehoff (Bora – Hansgrohe)
Johan Price-Pejtersen (Bahrain – Victorious)
Lawson Craddock (Team Jayco Alula)
Damien Howson (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)
1.18pm: After coming close to winning yesterday, this time Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) won’t want to miss out on success. The Briton showed that he is in truly excellent condition and is the favourite. The main rivals will be the Portuguese and teammate Joao Almeida and the Danish Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek). Spotlight also on other climbers such as the Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), the Spaniard Enric Mas (Movistar), the Austrian Felix Gall (Decathlon Ag2r La Difesa), the British Oscar Onley (dsm firmenich-PostNL), the Belgian Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma | Lease a Bike) and the American Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech).
1.15pm: We remind you that Alberto Bettiol and Richard Carapaz will not be at the start today. The two EF Education Easypost riders were involved in a fall yesterday.
1.10pm: The fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland officially begins.
13.08: Shortly after the start there is the first GPM of the day in Ronco (5.9 km at 7.4%). After the descent here is the new GPM of Carì (7.6 km with an average gradient of 10%). It will be a very tough climb, given that in the last kilometers the gradient will reach up to 12%. After a long descent and then a slight uphill stretch, you arrive at the final finish line, where you climb again. The official climb will begin less than 10.5 km from the finish line with an average gradient of 8%. The men in the rankings will certainly move.
1.03pm: This is the altimetry of today’s stage
1.00pm: We begin the live broadcast of the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland.
Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE live from the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland 2024, a short stage race that precedes the highlight of the month of July, the Tour de France. After the spectacle of the Gotthard Pass, another uphill finish awaits the runners present at the 87th edition of the Swiss race, an excellent stage to best prepare for the now imminent Grande Boucle.
Today’s section promises to be one of the toughest. Despite the apparent brevity (148.6 km), today’s route includes some truly challenging bumps. Right from the start the day will not be easy for the runners. After less than 10 km, the group will face the second category GPM of Altanca (5.2km at 8.4%)followed in turn by the GPM of Dear (7.7km at 9.8%). After a technical descent, the road to climb right at the end of the stage, facing the same descent but in reverse, for the third GPM of the day (10.2 km at 8%) which will close the race.
After yesterday’s session, Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) he harpooned the first position in the general. The Briton inflicted an important selection on the Gotthard Pass, taking second place in the stage and the yellow jersey as leader of the classification. Also watch out for Yates’ teammate, Joao Almeidait’s at Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), second and third respectively in the general. Also not to be underestimated Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) And Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ).
OA Sport offers you the LIVE Live broadcast of the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland 2024. The official start of today’s stage will be at 2.05pm. Don’t miss a moment of the stage with our LIVE Live broadcast, we are waiting for you!
