Richie Porte Wins Tour de Suisse and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

Porte seals overall victory

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) wasn’t able to close the 17-second gap to Porte (BMC) in the final stage time trial. The Australian actually gained 55 seconds on the Colombian and sealed his GC win. It was Jakob Fuglsang who made the best use of the route and jumped from sixth place to second overall, pushing Quintana back to third.

“Such an honour to finish off all the hard work of the BMC boys over the past 9 days and win Tour de Suisse. Biggest victory of my career!” Porte said after the win.

“I‘ve won?!“ „YES!!!“ @richie_porte a few metres after winning the Tour de Suisse!!! Congratz! #tourdesuisse @BMCProTeam pic.twitter.com/wBgUajlA5k

— Tour de Suisse (@tds) June 17, 2018

Stage 9: Bellinzona – Bellinzona (34.1km)

1 Stefan Küng (BMC), in 39-44
2 Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb), at 19s
3 Tejay Van Garderen (BMC), at 23s
4 Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe), at 26s
5 Michael Matthews (Sunweb), at 26s
6 Pavel Sivakov (Sky), at 37s
7 Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-Scott), same time
8 Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), at 38s
9 Nikias Arndt (Sunweb), at 44s
10 Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), at 46s

.@stefankueng @BMCProTeam at the press-conference as stage winner! #tourdesuisse pic.twitter.com/rBa87HThCM

— Tour de Suisse (@tds) June 17, 2018

General classification

1 Richie Porte (BMC), in 29-28-05
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), at 1-02
3 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Movistar), at 1:12
4 Enric Mas Nicolau (Quick Step Floors), at 1-20
5 Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb), at 1-21
6 Simon Špilak (Katusha-Alpecin), at 1-47
7 Sam Oomen (Sunweb), at 1-52
8 Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo), at 1-59
9 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, at 2-27
10 Arthur Vichot (Fra) Groupama – FDJ, at 2-41

Hold my beer…

No, no, just a carry on and one personal item. #100lbs pic.twitter.com/KijCsS3kVV

— Alex Howes (@alex_howes) June 12, 2018

Wait. How could he see them?

Hotel reception rung @marcelkittel & I’s room at 1am last night, I answered;
“Hello?”
“Hello sir, do you know you’re in a no smoking room?”
“Yes”
“Can you stop smoking please…

1/2

— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) June 11, 2018

…it is forbidden”
“We’re not smoking”
“You are, I can see you”
“Well you can’t, because we’re not, we’re pro cyclists, we don’t smoke”
“Oh, sorry sir, goodnight”

*Unplugs a phone from wall.

2/2

— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) June 11, 2018