Adam Yates wins Tour de Suisse after holding off teammate João Almeida

Adam Yates wins Tour de Suisse after holding off teammate João Almeida

Yates finishes second to Almeida in final time trialBriton edges out UAE-Team Emirates colleague in GC

Britain’s Adam Yates held on to win the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in Sunday’s closing time trial stage.

Yates’s closest rival was his UAE-Team Emirates colleague, João Almeida, who was fastest on the 15.7km route from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon. The Portuguese rider finished in 22 minutes and 23 seconds, but his nine-second advantage over Yates on the day was not enough to take the title.

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