Felix Gall on course: sixth place at the royal stage of the Tour de Suisse!

Felix Gall on course: sixth place at the royal stage of the Tour de Suisse!

Piuro, Italien - The 88th edition of the Tour de Suisse, which takes place from June 15th to 22nd, 2025, has already caused spectacular moments. The focus is particularly on Portugal's João Almeida, who demonstrated his exception in the fourth stage. Almeida, who was second of the Tour de Suisse last year and won the Tour de Romandie in 2023, dominated the 193.2 Kilometer stage, which was peppered with threatening 3,067 meters of altitude. On June 18, he crossed the finish line in Piuro with an impressive lead of 40 seconds ahead of Oscar Onley and 42 seconds on Ben O’Connor. In the final phase of the stage, Almeida grabbed the stage victory through a brilliant solo ride after his teammates from UAE Team Emirates were able to support him in a difficult climb to the Splügen Pass, reports Cycling News .

Felix Gall, who competes for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, also showed a solid performance in the fourth stage and secured sixth place in the overall ranking. After a reserved strategy, Gall worked in nine in the overall classification in the first three stages. With a deficit of 3:23 minutes on the overall leading Romain Grégoire, however, he is not yet in striking distance. The next stage is referred to as the "royal stage" and leads over the Julier Pass and the San Bernardino, which should accommodate Gall, so Dolomitenstadt .

The challenges of the royal stage

The fifth stage, which will take place on June 19, promises to become extremely challenging. It ends with a steep climb to Santa Maria in Calanca and will demand everything from the drivers. Almeida will try to shorten his own gap in the overall ranking. It is currently 2:07 minutes behind Grégoire, who, despite a setback, was able to fight back from the race in the morning. The French driver is still in possession of the yellow jerseys, but has lost 1:10 minutes on Almeida at his impressive finish. Grégoire is not the only favorite that the upcoming stages will put under pressure; The performance of the local professionals is also observed closely, especially by Marc Hirschi and Jan Christen, who have not yet fulfilled the expectations, such as reported.