The 28-year-old Upper Austrian from the Bora team crossed the finish line on Friday after 165.1 hilly kilometers around Valbroye in eighth place, at the same time as stage winner Patrick Bevin from New Zealand (Team Israel-Premier Tech). With the day’s victory, Bevin secured a time bonus of ten seconds and displaced Großschartner (+0:18) by one place.
The Australian Rohan Dennis from Team Jumbo, who finished third in the sprint to the finish on Friday, is still leading the overall standings. Like Großschartner, who was fourth overall in western Switzerland in 2019, Gregor Mühlberger (Movistar) finished 45th and Hermann Pernsteiner 47th at the same time as the leading group. Mühlberger is 16th overall. (+30 sec.).
On Saturday, the king’s stage over 180.1 km from Aigle to Zinal/Val d’Anniviers with 4,160 meters in altitude is on the agenda, before the tour is decided with a mountain time trial on Sunday.
Source: Nachrichten
