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As it happened: EF Education outwit the sprinters and catch Quinn Simmons to win Tour de Suisse stage 2 finish

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A rising valley f🤡inish in Schwarzsee set-up a fast finish after Swiss national Mauro Schmid spent the day on the attack

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Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse!

As 💮the riders line-up in Aarau, there is news that 149 will race on today. There are two non-starters.

The two non-starters are Max v꧟an der Meulen(Bahrain-Victorious) and Anton Palzer (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).

There was a storm and gusts of winds on Sunday afternoon but early summer weather has returned to central Switzerland today๊.

The ride🔯rs are in the 4.9km neutralised sector and then face the rolling 177km of racing.

There is ꦜsome debate about who will and who can win today's stage. It is far from flat but the valley road to the finish c𒅌ould see some sprinters and fast finishers survive.

They're off! The flag has dropped and the stage is underway. As expected their are immediate attac💎ks.

Stage 1 saw a surprise split in the peloton, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Romain Grégoire showing his descending skills in the rain.

KUSNACHT, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Romain Gregoire of France and Team Groupama - FDJ celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 88th Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 a 129.4km at stage from Kusnacht to Kusnacht / #UCIWT / on June 15, 2025 in Kusnacht, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Thiꦬs was the moment t🌼hat Romain Grégoire took his big win. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Three riders have a gap but others are try♔ing. to go ac❀ross to them.

The peloton has slowed, we could hav✤e the break of the day.

The opening 100km of the stage are on largely flat roads as the stage passes through the Emm༒ental area. The hills come later on two loops

The trio now have a lead of 2:05🍰 after the peloton 🃏let them go.

The break climbs the 1.9km Linden hill but will get to enjoy the descent. They are naturally working togಞether to extend their lead on the peloton.

Australia's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ben O’Connor, took advantage of the aggressive racing during♛ stage 1 and joined the 29-rider break that included his Jayco-AlUla teammates 𒉰Luke Durbridge and Felix Engelhardt.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgro🌠he are leading the chase of the three attackers. They clearly want a shot at the stage victory today and no doubt better control of the attackers than yesterday.

João Almeidܫa (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was one of the GC time losers on stage 1. He spoke t our friends at Pro Cycling Net at the start 🍒of stage 2.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Picnic-PostNL are leading the chase of the trio uꦕp front, pegging their lead to 1:55. The first hour of racing was covered at aꦰ fast 48.5km/h.

Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse rolled out of Aarau

This was the view as stage 2 rolled out. (Image credit: Getty Images)

This is our br𝄹eakaway trio of Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty) and Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla)

With the help of PicNic, the attack🍌ers' lead is down to 1:20. The stage could change very soon.

Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) leads Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty) and Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla) in the Tour de Suisse breakaway

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Romain Grégoire won stage 1 🔯of the Tour de Suisse and so is racing stage 2 in the leader's yellow jerse🥂y.

With the sun ♔out and temperatures around 23C, riders are dropping back to༒ team cars to collect cold bidons for their teammates.

110km to go

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The peloton is cruelly keeping th🔥e attackers under tight control. They hare holding the gap at 1:30, so th﷽at they can be quickly pulled back in the final part of the stage.

The riders arꩵe to passing to the south of Berne now and so soon approaching Schwarzsee where they will begin the hillier loops.

It was a popular home win for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marlen Reusser (Movistar) at the Tour de Suisse Women.

All change! The peloton is suddnely just 30 sec🍷onds 🎶down on the attackers.

The gap is like a piece of elastic. It keeps shorteningജ and then lengthening again. It is now up to 55 seconds.

80km to go

It's a great day to ride a bike in Switzerland.

This photo perhaps explains the earlier and short-lived time 🧸lo💝ss. The break was held up at a level crossing.

It's been a qu💞iet and relaxed day in the peloton for ﷽race leader Romain Grégoire.

70km to go

As well as PicNic a🔜nd Red Bull, Lidl-Trek are also massing 🥃at the front of the peloton.

Jan Christen (UAE)🎀 was one of the riders caught behind the split on stage 1. He also crashed, suffering some road rash.

60km to go

The race starts the Guggisberg climb and sadly Silvan Dillier (🐷Alpecin-Deceuninck) has been distanced.

Mauro Schmid (Jayco-ཧAlUla) seems to be hurting Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty) on the final pꦐart of the climb.

Behind the peloton has split, with a first group at 1:10 and the Romain Grégoire group 20 seconds behiཧnd.

Mauro Schmid leads over the Guggisberg climb ✅and pushes on. He൲ is riding on pride as the Swiss national champion.

50km to go

Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla) and Jonas Rutsch (Interma🐠rché♋;-Wanty) dive down the descent but the peloton is hunting them down.

As the race hits the short ut steep climb to Heitenried, the gap is do🐷wn to 1:05. The peloton is lined out at speed.

Tudor is working for Alaphiippe and Hirschi while also ꧑trying to h✤urt their rival sprinters.

30km to go

The two late intermediate sprinst also offers a second to the peloton and so Groupama lead out Romain Grégoire in𓆉 the first sprint. Then the other teams take over for the second sprint, with Engelhardt sweeping up the bonus second.

25km to go

The gap is up to 45 se🍌conds. Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla) can start to hop🍰e he he has a chance.

20km to go

Attack! Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla) g🦋oes solo but the peloton c𒀰an see him.

Indeed the attacks have started behind too.

15km to go

EF Education take over on the front, try✤in🌸g to control any attacks. That's a huge task.

There are at least 100 riders in the peloton.

10km to go

Could it be a day for Arnaud Del Lie of Lotto?

EF, Lotto and Q3𓆉6.5 are massing up front now, while Picnic come up on the left of the road.

The gradient is hurting more now with 4km to go.

Everyone is sufferin𝓀g as the sprinters try to survive the climb and hope for easier gradients near the finish.

The riders are lined out but still packed close.

Attack! Jan Christen of UAE attacks!

The talented young Swiss rider has a 💃gap but can he hold it to the finish?

Christen leads by 5 seconds𝐆 as the final km begins.

Ineos are working to close the gap.

Attack by Quinn Simmons!

The US champion leads it out.

Simmons was caught and used a෴s a lead out. V💞incenzo Albanese of EF came up along the barriers to win the stage!

That is Alban꧟ese's first win for EF after joining the American team for 2🍨025.

It is only Albanese's third career win, his last came bacജk in 2022.

It was 🌃excellent execution for Albanese. He surged to sit on the riders who chased down Quinn Simmons and then kicked to the left along the barriers to win the sprint. Lewis Askey was strong and chased Simmons after Alaphilippe struggled but then could only finish third.

Romain Grégoire is still the race leader.

Results - Tour de Suisse Stage 2

This is the moment Vinceꦺnzo Albanese celebrates his Tour de Suisse victory.

Vincenzo Albanese spoke about his win.

This is the moment Vincenzo Albanese ꦰwon the sprint.

Stage 1 winner Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) finished 21st and so held onto 🔯the overall lead of the race and kept the yellow jersey.

To read our full stage report and see the best selection of race photographs. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Click here

Tuesday's third stage♛ at the Tour de Suisse could be much like today.

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