Benoot on the attack in tough penultimate stage of Tour de Suisse
Tiesj Benoot was active in the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse. The 31-year-old Belgian was part of the breakaway of the day, but a shot at the stage win was not within reach. Victory ultimately went to João Almeida.
On the penultimate day, the riders faced the longest stage of the race. The 207-kilometre route between Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Emmetten featured over 3,000 metres of climbing. An alert Benoot helped form the break of the day. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider was joined by several strong companions, including Quinn Simmons, Frank van den Broek, and Aleksandr Vlasov.
The group of seven worked well together, but with a tough finale looming, the peloton kept the escapees within reach. Around twenty kilometres from the finish, Benoot and his fellow breakaway riders were reeled in by the group of favourites. In the end, the general classification contenders battled for the stage win.
The Tour de Suisse concludes tomorrow with an individual time trial. The riders will face a short but demanding race against the clock from Beckenried to Stockhütte.
Tour de Suisse
Stage 7
Result
1
João Almeida
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
04:38:25
2
Oscar Onley
Team Picnic PostNL
+00:00:00
3
Kévin Vauquelin
Arkéa - B&B Hotels
+00:00:00
19
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:03:41
27
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:06:04
41
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:12:39
59
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:20
114
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:27:21
-
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
DNF
Rankings
1
Kévin Vauquelin
Arkéa - B&B Hotels
29:00:55
2
João Almeida
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
+00:00:33
3
Julian Alaphilippe
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
+00:00:41
19
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:17:41
25
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:32:12
40
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:47:29
78
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:18:53
93
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:29:44
