(PRIMASPORT) Tadej Pogacar He already created a gap in the first stage of the Tour de Suisse, starting and finishing in Sondrio. The Slovenian world champion set off with 72 km to go, managing to put a more than two-minute lead over the closest pursuer, Richard Carapaz. Andrea Bagioli finished third, 2'28" behind. The way Pogacar put his stamp on the Swiss stage race, attacking relentlessly on the climb to Buglio in Monte, is proof of the impressive difference he holds over his main rivals.
Femke De Vries won the first stage of the 2026 Tour de Suisse Women. The 23-year-old Dutch rider from Team Visma | Lease a Bike won a sprint finish on the challenging Sondrio circuit ahead of Ailish Lauren Dickson (FDJ United Suez), thus taking her first victory as a professional.
Tadej Pogacar's solo finish in Sondrio (Credits: uaeteamemirates.com) (PRIMASPORT)