The Slovenian beats Van der Poel by 3 tenths, while the Valtellina signs his first victory with Visma
Spectacular cycling Saturday around Europe. First of all the Tour of Switzerland, where Tadej Pogacar also won the time trial, the fourth stage in Aarburg, by just 3/10 over a great Mathieu Van der Poel. The world champion is increasingly a leader and tomorrow, uphill, he will be able to put the seal on the race in the last test before the Tour. In France, at Occitania, first successes for Davide Piganzoli, eighth in the Giro d’Italia, wearing the Visma jersey. The man from Valtellina separated everyone in the third and final stage with the finish line in Loudenvielle and won the final classification. As for the Tour of Slovenia, Giulio Pellizzari showed himself at a high level again after the disappointing Giro d’Italia: in the fourth and penultimate stage, the hardest, with the finish line in Kranjska Gora, he placed second, finishing on parade with his German teammate Florian Lipowitz. Finally, sprinters’ festival in Belgium: success for Olav Kooij on Merlier and Philipsen.