Cycling: Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) did it and was the first Colombian to win the Tour de Suisse. On the shortened final stage, he confidently defended his lead and relegated Ion Izagirre (Movistar) and Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) to places. The stage win went to Jarlinson Pantano (IAM), who pushed past Andrew Talansky (Cannondale) and finished fourth overall.
Showdown on the final stage of the Tour de Suisse
The eagerly awaited final stage of the 2016 Tour de Suisse was supposed to take the riders 117,7 km from Davos over the Albula Pass, the Flüela Pass and back to Davos. However, due to bad weather conditions, the route was shortened to just 57 km. The Albula Pass flew out of the program. Nevertheless, the stage before the start promised an extremely exciting race due to the constellation in the overall standings, with four drivers within: Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana), Andrew Talansky (Cannondale), Ion Izagirre (Movistar) and Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin). of just 18 seconds.
López demonstrated his strength
Due to the shortened route, there was not the usual formation of a leading group immediately after the start. Several drivers tried their luck, but the field didn't really let any group go. Finally, López took the initiative himself at the Flüela Pass and broke away. At times he was almost a minute ahead of his competitors. But on the descent, Ion Izagirre in particular pushed the pace in the chasing group, from which Talansky had long since fallen behind. López was caught but didn't have to worry about the final sprint as his lead was large enough to ignore the time bonus. Jarlinson Pantano (IAM) finally won the sprint and thus the final stage ahead of Sergei Chernetckii (Katusha). López celebrated the biggest success of his career by winning the Tour de Suisse, while Andrew Talansky fell off the podium. Maximiliano Richeze (Etixx-Quick Step) won the points classification and Antwan Tolhoek (Roompot) won the mountains classification.
Tour de Suisse - The daily result of the 8th stage
| PLATZ | Driver | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jarlinson Patano | Colombia | AMI Cycling | 1:23:55 |
| 2. | Sergei Chernetckii | Russia | Team Katusha | + 0: 00 |
| 3. | Ion Izaguirre | Spain | Movistar Team | + 0: 00 |
| 4. | Miguel Ángel Lopez | Colombia | Team Astana | + 0: 00 |
| 5. | Tejay Van Garderen | USA | BMC Racing Team | + 0: 00 |
| 6. | Rui Costa | Portugal | Lampre-Merida | + 0: 00 |
| 7. | Were Barguil | France | Team Giant - Alpecin | + 0: 56 |
| 8. | Andrew Talansky | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling Team | + 0: 56 |
| 9. | Victor de la Parte | Spain | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 0: 56 |
| 10 | Joe Dombrowski | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling Team | + 0: 56 |
Tour de Suisse – The overall standings after the 8th stage
| PLATZ | Driver | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Miguel Ángel Lopez | Colombia | Team Astana | 30:55:58 |
| 2. | Ion Izaguirre | Spain | Movistar Team | + 0: 12 |
| 3. | Warren Barguil | France | Team Giant - Alpecin | + 0: 18 |
| 4. | Jarlinson Swamp | Colombia | AMI Cycling | + 0: 42 |
| 5. | Andrew Talansky | USA | Cannondale Pro Cycling Team | + 1: 04 |
| 6. | Tejay Van Garderen | USA | BMC Racing Team | + 1: 26 |
| 7. | Rui Costa | Portugal | Lampre-Merida | + 2: 09 |
| 8. | wilco kelderman | Netherlands | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 2: 38 |
| 9. | Simon Spilak | Slovenia | Team Katusha | + 1: 48 |
| 10 | Sergei Chernetckii | Russia | Team Katusha | + 2: 08 |