Tour de Suisse 2024 stage 8 highlights - João Almeida wins final time-trial but Adam Yates resists and takes yellow jersey
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An internal battle within UAE Team Emirates decided the overall classification of the Tour de Suisse. After dominating every single mountain stage; Adam Yates and João Almeida raced against each other to decide the winner of the overall classification.
The best legs on the day came from the Portuguese climber who looks to be on the form of his life, winning two stages and finishing second in the GC this week, and setting up Yates for two more - and time gain on stage 4. Yates had the advantage entering stage 8, and ultimately had enough of a lead to defend his yellow jersey.
Mattias Skjelmose was third on the day and, benefiting from a bad stage from Egan Bernal (only 9th best time), also climbed to third in the GC. Matthew Riccitello and Tom Pidcock followed; whilst Lenny Martínez, Pelayo Sánchez and David de la Cruz all put on very strong rides to feature in the Top10 of the 15-kilometer time-trial that finished atop the climb to Villars-sur-Ollon.
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2024 Tour de Suisse stage 8 results:
| 1 | ALMEIDA João | UAE Team Emirates | 33.23,87 |
| 2 | YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates | 0.08,25 |
| 3 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 0.20,43 |
| 4 | RICCITELLO Matthew | Israel - Premier Tech | 0.37,55 |
| 5 | PIDCOCK Thomas | INEOS Grenadiers | 0.50,70 |
| 6 | MARTINEZ Lenny | Groupama - FDJ | 0.55,14 |
| 7 | SÁNCHEZ Pelayo | Movistar Team | 1.21,85 |
| 8 | DE LA CRUZ David | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1.25,98 |
| 9 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | 1.30,12 |
| 10 | KELDERMAN Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1.40,86 |
| 11 | ONLEY Oscar | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 1.45,81 |
| 12 | MAS Enric | Movistar Team | 1.47,06 |
| 13 | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain - Victorious | 1.52,83 |
| 14 | GALL Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 2.02,62 |
| 15 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | 2.02,82 |
| 16 | VAN DEN BROEK Frank | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 2.02,88 |
| 17 | VAN GILS Maxim | Lotto Dstny | 2.03,58 |
| 18 | TULETT Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2.04,25 |
| 19 | VAUQUELIN Kévin | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 2.06,76 |
| 20 | GARCÍA PIERNA Raúl | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 2.16,20 |
| 21 | BADILATTI Matteo | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 2.20,51 |
| 22 | SHAW James | EF Education - EasyPost | 2.20,92 |
| 23 | RUBIO Einer | Movistar Team | 2.23,45 |
| 24 | HIGUITA Sergio | BORA - hansgrohe | 2.24,64 |
| 25 | WILLIAMS Stephen | Israel - Premier Tech | 2.33,25 |
| 26 | RIVERA Brandon Smith | INEOS Grenadiers | 2.36,05 |
| 27 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 2.36,46 |
| 28 | ENGELHARDT Felix | Team Jayco AlUla | 2.37,45 |
| 29 | PARET-PEINTRE Valentin | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 2.49,22 |
| 30 | STAUNE-MITTET Johannes | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2.49,67 |
| 31 | BENNETT George | Israel - Premier Tech | 2.50,30 |
| 32 | VERVAEKE Louis | Soudal Quick-Step | 2.51,09 |
| 33 | CHRISTEN Jan | UAE Team Emirates | 2.55,52 |
| 34 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | Movistar Team | 2.57,33 |
| 35 | HOWSON Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 2.57,55 |
| 36 | PICKERING Finlay | Bahrain - Victorious | 2.57,91 |
| 37 | VELASCO Simone | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 2.58,69 |
| 38 | LEEMREIZE Gijs | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 3.00,49 |
| 39 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team Jayco AlUla | 3.01,33 |
| 40 | DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates | 3.02,27 |
| 41 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 3.03,05 |
| 42 | KONRAD Patrick | Lidl - Trek | 3.11,72 |
| 43 | LÓPEZ Harold Martín | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 3.11,85 |
| 44 | LECERF William Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | 3.13,86 |
| 45 | MAŁECKI Kamil | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 3.28,40 |
| 46 | POELS Wout | Bahrain - Victorious | 3.30,45 |
| 47 | BRAMBILLA Gianluca | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 3.34,86 |
| 48 | RODRÍGUEZ Óscar | INEOS Grenadiers | 3.36,99 |
| 49 | PETERS Nans | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 3.38,84 |
| 50 | TAARAMÄE Rein | Intermarché - Wanty | 3.39,71 |
| 51 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 3.45,15 |
| 52 | BERNARD Julien | Lidl - Trek | 3.47,60 |
| 53 | LAPEIRA Paul | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 3.47,70 |
| 54 | PEREZ Anthony | Cofidis | 3.49,31 |
| 55 | CONCI Nicola | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 3.50,79 |
| 56 | DRIZNERS Jarrad | Lotto Dstny | 3.51,88 |
| 57 | BAUDIN Alex | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 3.52,07 |
| 58 | ADRIÀ Roger | BORA - hansgrohe | 3.55,13 |
| 59 | TRÆEN Torstein | Bahrain - Victorious | 3.55,37 |
| 60 | BRENNER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 3.55,78 |
| 61 | COSTA Rui | EF Education - EasyPost | 3.56,24 |
| 62 | FISHER-BLACK Finn | UAE Team Emirates | 3.56,37 |
| 63 | BERHE Welay Hagos | Team Jayco AlUla | 3.59,04 |
| 64 | KUYPERS Gerben | Intermarché - Wanty | 4.01,40 |
| 65 | LAURANCE Axel | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 4.02,52 |
| 66 | VALTER Attila | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 4.06,01 |
| 67 | MONIQUET Sylvain | Lotto Dstny | 4.07,18 |
| 68 | HEIDUK Kim | INEOS Grenadiers | 4.15,96 |
| 69 | ZWIEHOFF Ben | BORA - hansgrohe | 4.21,24 |
| 70 | PÜNTENER Fabio | Swiss Cycling | 4.21,55 |
| 71 | OOMEN Sam | Lidl - Trek | 4.23,68 |
| 72 | WARBASSE Larry | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 4.25,86 |
| 73 | FRIGO Marco | Israel - Premier Tech | 4.28,02 |
| 74 | GUGLIELMI Simon | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 4.28,89 |
| 75 | BISSEGGER Stefan | EF Education - EasyPost | 4.19,24 |
| 76 | JACOBS Johan | Movistar Team | 4.32,06 |
| 77 | GESINK Robert | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 4.36,63 |
| 78 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | Groupama - FDJ | 4.37,89 |
| 79 | HIRSCHI Marc | UAE Team Emirates | 4.41,19 |
| 80 | HAMILTON Chris | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 4.41,37 |
| 81 | THALMANN Roland | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 4.42,99 |
| 82 | ARCAS Jorge | Movistar Team | 4.50,73 |
| 83 | ALBANESE Vincenzo | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 4.50,97 |
| 84 | CALZONI Walter | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 5.02,46 |
| 85 | JENNI Luca | Swiss Cycling | 5.04,08 |
| 86 | BUSATTO Francesco | Intermarché - Wanty | 5.07 |
| 87 | ACKERMANN Pascal | Israel - Premier Tech | 5.08,05 |
| 88 | BOL Cees | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 5.08,81 |
| 89 | NYS Thibau | Lidl - Trek | 5.10,79 |
| 90 | VADER Milan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 5.10,97 |
| 91 | BARONCINI Filippo | UAE Team Emirates | 5.11,55 |
| 92 | PUCCIO Salvatore | INEOS Grenadiers | 5.12,75 |
| 93 | KÜNG Stefan | Groupama - FDJ | 5.12,78 |
| 94 | WILKSCH Hannes | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 5.16,79 |
| 95 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 5.19,02 |
| 96 | AZPARREN Xabier Mikel | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 5.19,08 |
| 97 | DARBELLAY Valentin | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 5.24,16 |
| 98 | DILLIER Silvan | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 5.24,73 |
| 99 | WANDAHL Frederik | BORA - hansgrohe | 5.25,48 |
| 100 | WOOD Harrison | Cofidis | 5.26 |
| 101 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama - FDJ | 5.29,57 |
| 102 | UIJTDEBROEKS Cian | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 5.35,37 |
| 103 | PETILLI Simone | Intermarché - Wanty | 5.39,53 |
| 104 | LAMPAERT Yves | Soudal Quick-Step | 5.40,05 |
| 105 | BLUM Elia | Swiss Cycling | 5.41,80 |
| 106 | ANDRESEN Tobias Lund | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 5.44,11 |
| 107 | PRICE-PEJTERSEN Johan | Bahrain - Victorious | 5.44,79 |
| 108 | DE GENDT Aimé | Cofidis | 5.45,28 |
| 109 | MAYRHOFER Marius | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 5.46,17 |
| 110 | THOMPSON Reuben | Groupama - FDJ | 5.47,05 |
| 111 | BALMER Alexandre | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 5.57,45 |
| 112 | BITTNER Pavel | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 6.00,17 |
| 113 | BENEDETTI Cesare | BORA - hansgrohe | 6.00,80 |
| 114 | WIRTGEN Luc | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 6.05,25 |
| 115 | PASQUALON Andrea | Bahrain - Victorious | 6.06,05 |
| 116 | BASTIAENS Ayco | Soudal Quick-Step | 6.07,36 |
| 117 | MURGANO Marco | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 6.16,29 |
| 118 | MOSCA Jacopo | Lidl - Trek | 6.20,92 |
| 119 | DEWULF Stan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 6.23,29 |
| 120 | DEBONS Antoine | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 6.24,13 |
| 121 | SCHMID Mauro | Team Jayco AlUla | 6.25,97 |
| 122 | RENARD Alexis | Cofidis | 6.27,39 |
| 123 | AMELLA Matteo | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 6.31,04 |
| 124 | CAVENDISH Mark | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 6.34,81 |
| 125 | HAYTER Ethan | INEOS Grenadiers | 6.43,29 |
| 126 | DÉMARE Arnaud | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 6.44,22 |
| 127 | MØRKØV Michael | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 6.48,95 |
| 128 | BEULLENS Cedric | Lotto Dstny | 6.49,01 |
| 129 | FLYNN Sean | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 6.50,32 |
| 130 | SOMMER Jan | Swiss Cycling | 6.55,41 |
| 131 | GONZÁLEZ Roberto Carlos | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 7.29,57 |
| 132 | DE LIE Arnaud | Lotto Dstny | 7.15,95 |
| 133 | GELDERS Gil | Soudal Quick-Step | 7.25,05 |
| 134 | JANSEN Amund Grøndahl | Team Jayco AlUla | 7.27,15 |
| 135 | LIENHARD Fabian | Groupama - FDJ | 7.31,41 |
| 136 | STÖCKLI Jan | Team Corratec - Vini Fantini | 7.33,70 |
| 137 | MARIT Arne | Intermarché - Wanty | 7.35,42 |
| 138 | STEHLI Félix | Swiss Cycling | 7.39,26 |
| 139 | SCHWARZMANN Michael | Israel - Premier Tech | 7.40,46 |
| 140 | FOLDAGER Anders | Team Jayco AlUla | 8.03,30 |
| 141 | MCLAY Daniel | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 8.05,98 |
| 142 | WATSON Samuel | Groupama - FDJ | 8.06,33 |
| 143 | VAN DEN BERG Marijn | EF Education - EasyPost | 8.09,78 |
| 144 | JANSSEN Christoph | Swiss Cycling | 8.17,55 |
| DNS | MEEUS Jordi | BORA - hansgrohe | - |
| DNS | COQUARD Bryan | Cofidis | - |
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