News | Tour de Suisse • June 12, 2021
Rui Costa climbs the rankings in Tour de Suisse
Portuguese champion 8th in TT, moves up to 9th in General Classification
Rui Costa put yesterday’s disappointment behind him, riding to a strong 8th place in a hard time trial effort on stage 7 at the Tour de Suisse.
The stage from Disentis Sedrun to Andermatt (23.2km) featured a gradual climb followed by a fast and technically demanding descent. The stage was won by Rigoberto Uran (Education-First) with Costa coming home 1’ behind.
This result lifts Costa to 9th place in the GC at 3’43’’ behind race leader Richard Carapaz (Ineos-Grenadiers) who hold the yellow jersey going into tomorrow’s final stage starting and finishing in Andermatt (159km).
Stage 7 results
1.Rigoberto Uran (Education First) 36:02
2. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quickstep) +40’’
3.Gino Mader (Bahrain-Victorious) +54’’
8.Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) +1’00”
General Classification after stage 7
1.Richard Carapaz (Ineos-Grenadiers) 20:37:27
2.Rigoberto Uran (Education First) +17’’
3.Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quickstep) +39’’
9.Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) +3’43”
