Egan Bernal put the pedal to the metal on the approach of the great mountain in the Tour of Switzerland

The runr Egan Bernal (Ineos) He is still the best Colombian classified in the Return to Switzerlandafter the third day of competition and after a tough stage between Steinmaur and Rüschlikon, of 161 km, which was won by Thibau Nyswhile Alberto Bettiol (EF) is the leader.

Quick stage

A leak occurred and they stood out Johan Jacobs, Roberto Carlos González and Luca Jenni, who managed to have a difference over the favorites of more than two minutes.

The three got into a fight for the classification of the intermediate steps and the points in the mountain.

Bernal stayed aware of his rivals’ movements, but his teammates did their best to maintain a strong pace in search of the energies of the closest rivals in the general standings.

The day did not start well for Colombian cycling, as the retirement of Nairo Quintana.

“After his fall yesterday Monday during the second stage of the #TourdeSuisse, and due to the pain he was suffering, Nairo underwent radiological tests last night. Quintana suffers a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal of his right hand. The Colombian will continue treatment through immobilization and will not start today, Tuesday, in the third stage,” confirmed the Movistar.

Quintana adds his second retirement of the year after his retirement in the last stage of the Vuelta a Catalunya also due to a fall. “I tried to dodge and fell on the grass. I don’t have any scratches, but something hit my finger and I fractured it,” Quintana said.

Once the escapees were captured, the attacks began on the group 10 km from the arrival.

One of them was the Colombian Brandon Rivera, but it was controlled. Then the turn was for Valentin Paret-Peintre, but they didn’t let him go either. At the end, on the slope, Nys was the fastest at the finish and scored the victory.

Bernal rose 22 places in the general classification and is in 17th place, 16 seconds behind, key for the mountain stages to come.

This Wednesday the great mountain starts, with the day between Rüschlikon and Gotthard Pass, 171 km, with three mountain passes, one of the third category at the start of the day, another of the second category and the last of the first category at the finish line.

Classifications

Stage
1. Thibau Nys 3h 27m 31s
2. Stephen Williams MT
3. Alberto Bettiol mt
7. Adam Yates mt
10. Richard Carapaz at 3s
13. Egan Bernal mt
14. Enric Mas mt
19. Sergio Higuita mt
20. Cian Uijtdebroeks mt
24. Joao Almeida mt

General
1. Alberto Bettiol 7 h 39 min 20 sec
2. Ethan Hayter at 6s
3. Wilco Kelderman mt
4. Stephen Williams MT
5. Joao Almeida at 9 seconds
6. Finn Fisher-Black mt
7. Mattias Skjelmose mt
8. Adam Yates at 10s
9. Jan Christen at 11s
10. Roger Adriá at 13 seconds
17. Egan Bernal at 16 seconds
18. Enric Mas mt
22. Richard Carapaz at 21 seconds
25. Sergio Higuita at 25 s
36. Brandon Rivera at 39 s