Jacob Fuglsang finished third behind Richard Carapaz and Rigoberto Uran in the Tour de Suisse. Where the Dane finished in the leader’s group on Sunday’s final mountain stage, Maximilian Schachmann had to surrender in twelve seconds. Thus he overtook the German Fugslang in the rankings.
Third place in the final standings was a boost for Fuglsang after he passed a disappointing time trial on Saturday. “After yesterday was not a good day, I was totally excited to try something today to get on the podium or finish this week with a stage win,” said the Astana-Premier Tech rider on the podium. plow location. Fuglsang managed to score with a Schachmann pass.
Fuglsang is also looking at a mixed week. “The mountain stages went well with almost a stage win, but the time trials, let’s say, weren’t my best. I’m happy to finish on the podium and it shows me that I’m on the right track to my next big goal, the Olympics. Now I’m going home To attend the national championship and then the Tour de France, so there are some important races coming up and I think I’m on the right track.
