Felix Gall: On the hunt for the overall victory at the Tour de Suisse!

Felix Gall: On the hunt for the overall victory at the Tour de Suisse!

Lausanne, Schweiz - Felix Gall, the talented Austrian cyclist, starts on Sunday in this year's Tour de Suisse . His goal is to go at the front in the overall ranking and to compete with the best in the competition - but without the great pressure that has burdened it last season. The Tour de Suisse also represents an important dress rehearsal for the Tour de France

GALL did not take part in the Dauphine this year and now fully relies on Switzerland. The cycling professional is one of the favorites and has optimally prepared in advance. Among other things, this included a three-week height training camp in Les Arcs , where he and his decathlon team specifically studied the climbs that he can also expect at the Tour de France.

preparations and expectations

With a positive feeling due to its current form curve, Gall goes to the Tour de Suisse. This season he already landed in total fifth place at the Tour of the Alps and was able to achieve several top 3 results. Gall expresses that he feels better this year than in the previous year when he failed because of his own high expectations. "I learned to better manage the pressure," he emphasizes.

Last year Gall was captain of his team at the Tour de France, a role with which he has now arranged himself well. He now feels calmer and more relaxed, which should help him better master the mental stress. This year he goes to the tour with clear goals: a top ten placement, the mountain jersey or maybe even a stage win.

The Tour de Suisse and its challenges

gall also speaks of the meaning of staying healthy and fall -free in the first ten days of the Tour de France. He learned from a painful high-speed crash on the UAE tour, which did not seriously injure him, but still left small scars on his back. "I appreciate the mood and the route profile of the Tour de Suisse and have the claim to go in front," said Gall enthusiastically.

The coming days will show whether its intensive preparation and the newly gained mental strength will pay off.