Jakob Fuglsang looses two teammates but jumps into race lead at Tour de Suisse

With the abandon of Alekandr Vlasov, Jakob Fuglsang has become the new leader of the Tour de Suisse and will be starting stage 6 as the yellow jersey in the race.

The Dane had ridden a very strong start to the race, and riding himself into third yesterday in Novazzano, enough to launch him into second on the overall classification. With the abandon of Vlasov this morning due to Covid-19 the 37-year old has unexpectedly jumped into the race lead, however not all is bright for Israel - Premier Tech...

One of Fuglsang's key lieutenants for the mountains Sebastian Berwick pulled out of the race as he tested positive for Covid. His roommate Reto Hollenstein was also removed from the race as a precaution. The team is now down to five riders and in a vulnerable position into the mountains.