Highlights
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Richard Carapaz and the INEOS Grenadiers stood up to one final test to claim an impressive overall victory at the Tour de Suisse.
The Ecuadorian won his first stage race of the year by 17 seconds after fending off late attacks from closest rival Rigoberto Uran on a mountainous final stage.
The Grenadiers had ridden hard as a unit to keep the race together during a fractured opening to the stage, and when the big attacks came on the cobbled Gotthardpass, Carapaz looked comfortable as he shut down each move.
Eddie Dunbar put in a towering performance in support of his teammate in the closing stages, setting a big tempo to pull back attackers, before re-joining to help on the descent and the final run-in. The Young Rider jersey, fourth place on the stage and 12th overall was a great reward for the Irishman.
The entire team stepped up on the final day, with Luke Rowe and Michal Golas returning to the front following a brutal early pace. Rowe also helped Pavel Sivakov re-enter the bunch, with the Russian putting in a big turn on the front. Seb Henao took it up on the final climb before Rohan Dennis put in another characteristically impressive stint on the front before the attacks began.
Results
Stage
| 1 | Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious | 4:06:25 |
| 2 | ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■ (■■■) ■■■■■■ ■■■■■-■■ ■■■■■■ | |
| 3 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:00:09 |
| 4 | Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 5 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 6 | Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 7 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo | |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos | |
| 9 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana-Premier Tech | |
| 10 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:21 |
General Classification
| 1 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | 24:44:01 |
| 2 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo | 0:00:17 |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:01:15 |
| 4 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:01:19 |
| 5 | ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■ (■■■) ■■■■■■ ■■■■■-■■ ■■■■■■ | 0:02:55 |
| 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos | 0:03:16 |
| 7 | Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 0:03:43 |
| 8 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | 0:04:16 |
| 9 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:04:39 |
| 10 | Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Team BikeExchange | 0:05:33 |
Points
| 1 | Stefan Bissegger (Swi) EF Education-Nippo | 21 |
| 2 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 20 |
| 3 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | 18 |
Mountains
| 1 | ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■ (■■■) ■■■■■■ ■■■■■-■■ ■■■■■■ | 29 |
| 2 | David de la Cruz (Spa) UAE Team Emirates | 29 |
| 3 | Sergio Samitier Samitier (Spa) Movistar Team | 29 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Ineos Grenadiers | 24:50:16 |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-Nippo | 0:01:39 |
| 3 | Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal | 0:07:26 |