British cycling star Adam Yates extended his lead at the Tour de Suisse with victory in stage five on Thursday.
Yates, who came second in stage four, extended his overall lead by nine seconds by winning stage fiveBritish rider Adam Yates extended his lead in the Tour de Suisse with a hard-earned victory in stage five.
Yates now has an overall lead of 35 seconds, with fellow Britons Oscar Onley and Tom Pidcock sitting seventh and eighth in the general classification standings.Yates' attention will soon turn to the Tour de France, where he finished third last year, as he looks to help fellow Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar to victory when it begins on 29 June.
The 31-year-old Yates wore the yellow jersey going into Thursday's stage in Switzerland and was helped by team-mate Joao Almeida's pace-making. Yates broke free of the front group with two kilometres remaining of the mountainous 148.5km route from Amri to Cari and charged to victory in the summit finish.
Almeida finished five seconds behind and is also the closest rider to Yates in the general classification.2. Joao Almeida +5secs4. Matthew Riccitello +18secs7. Tom Pidcock +54secs9. Felix Gall +1min 13secs1. Adam Yates 15hrs 44mins 35secs4. Enric Mas +1min 49secs6. Mattias Skjelmose +2mins 17secs8. Tom Pidcock +2mins 46secs10. Sergio Higuita +3mins 1secs
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