Egan Bernal ended its participation in the 87th edition of the Switzerland Tour. The Colombian entered the last day as third in the general classification with a little more than a minute ahead of Skjemlmose, a Danish cyclist who was looking to take third place.
The stage came with a challenge of 15 kilometers of individual time trial for the coffee cyclist. The winner of Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia He knew that he had to take advantage of the uphill terrain to be able to make the difference that would keep him in the last place on the podium.
Once the INEOS leader took the start, his level was shown. The Colombian had a great first half and it was assumed that he would finish in the top 5 of the day. Beyond that, when the terrain sloped, the Zipaquireño could not maintain the same pace.
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After each landmark in the middle of the route, Egan key time was beginning to give up. In the end the Colombian reached the finish line with a time of 34:54. The cyclist was only 10 seconds away from maintaining third place overall.
Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek) He was responsible for leaving the Latin American without the podium. The runner from Denmark made a time of 33:45 and was one of the best of the day only below Joao Almeida and Adam Yates.
Tour of Switzerland 2024: general classification after stage 8
1. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) 20:18:49
2. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) at 22′
3. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek) at 03:02
4. Egan Bernal (Ineos) at 03:12
5. Matthew Riccitello (Israel – Premier Tech) at 03:31
6. Thomas Pidcock (Ineos) at 04:36
7. Enric Mas (Movistar) at 05.01
8. Oscar Onley (Team DSM) at 05:40
9. Wilco Kelderman (Team Visma) at 06:31
10. Felix Gall (ecathlon AG2R La Mondiale) at 06:35
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12. Sergio Higuita (BORA – hansgrohe) at 08:54
22. Brandon Rivera (Ineos) at 2:19 p.m.
24. Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) at 19:43
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Now, Egan Bernal gets ready for what will be Tour de France 2024. The Colombian cyclist will be part of the roster of the Ineos that will be released on June 29 in the gala round.
