João Almeida attacked 50 km from the goal and won the 4th stage of the Switzerland

João Almeida shone this Wednesday in the return to Switzerland, winning the fourth stage with an impressive attack about 50 kilometers from the goal. UAE Emirates’ Portuguese cyclist confirmed the good moment in shape, reinforcing his candidacy for the final victory.

Already climb to SplügenPass, a first-class mountain count, João Almeida accelerated and isolated the other elements of the front group, where he followed Ben O’Connor (Jayco), one of his main rivals. Almeida followed alone to Piuro (Valchiavenna), where she cut the goal with 40 seconds of advantage over the persecutors.