Tenth this Friday in Blatten, Felix Gall is in his place, he who finished eighth on Wednesday at the top of the Gotthardpass and ninth on Thursday in Cari. Not able to fight with Adam Yates, Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) or Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), the Austrian is playing in the second curtain on the Tour of Switzerland. Making his entry into the top 10 of the general classification (9th) before the final weekend, consisting of a final mountain stage and a hill time trial, the Austrian of the team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Teamrather happy with the physical condition he is in, spoke after the finish of this 6th stage.
Felix Gall finished 9th in a 6th stage won by Joao Almeida
“There are now two days left to continue testing the legs”
“It was a very special stage today (Friday), only an hour of racing for just over 40 kilometers, with a very fast start, slightly downhill, and then the final 20 minute climb, flat out from the beginning I felt very good, I gave everything again and I’m happy so far It was a little better than yesterday (Thursday) in terms of sensations and there are now two days to continue. test the legs”explained, with his training, the one who will be the leader of the latter on the next Tour de France.
The day after his big downturn, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) recovered by finishing third, 9″ behind the winner of the day and 6″ ahead Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), which consolidates its third place in the general classification. Skjelmose is fourth (nearly 1 minute behind Bernal) And Enric Mas (Movistar Team), a little behind this Friday (7th at 47″), completes the provisional top 5. Much better than during the two previous days, Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) crossed the finish line in fifth position (+35″), which allows it to climb four places overall (14th).
