Van Wilder breaks at the end of the queen stage and drops to fourth place, Carapaz takes the day’s victory in Romandie | Cycling

That was still exciting for Carapaz. Lipowitz seemed to be able to cycle towards him, but arrived just too late. Ilan Van Wilder ultimately finishes seventh in the day’s results. Rodriguez is the new leader.

Richard Carapaz drives all the way to the finish and seems to take the victory.

It’s going too fast for our compatriot. He has to let go at three kilometers from the finish. He sees his second place go up in smoke, although he can still limit the damage. His competitor Ayuso also has to crack under the work of Ineos.

For a moment Van Wilder seemed to have to take over the role, but he managed to catch his wagon just in time. The yellow jersey is also back.

The Australian Jay Hindley has to release in the background. Ayuso also seems to be having a hard time at the front. He’s losing ground.

While Berthet is taking another gel, he sees the peloton approaching. The Frenchman steps on the pedals again and does everything he can to stay out of the grasp of the guns. Ilan Van Wilder is still among them. He drives around in tenth position.

The approach to the climb is not yet steep enough to make a difference. We still have to wait a while before the first rider throws in the towel. The Ineos riders remain in the lead. Do they have another plan?

The guns in the peloton prepare for the final climb and let Berthet ride alone for a while. His lead remains unchanged.

Berthet has been on his own for a while in this stage. He is the only remnant of the early flight earlier today. The Frenchman rides with a minute and a half lead on the peloton to the final climb, where Ineos remains in the lead.

Under the pace of Ineos, Lucas Plapp has to take over the role. The Australian sees his seventh place in the rankings disappear. Tratnik and Ciccone also have to let the peloton move.

Immediately after Les Rives follows the climb of Les Giettes, a col of 4.1 kilometers at 8.3 percent. It is the penultimate climb of the day. Only the final climb is still on the menu. In the peloton it is still Ineos that sets the pace.

On the climb of Les Rives, Ineos takes over from UAE. The team has a plan, because it is not the first time they have been seen at the front. They are already shrinking the gap to the leading group.

It is the team of the yellow jersey Ayuso that takes their responsibility in the peloton. UAE takes the lead, with the leader in fifth position, and increases the pace towards the next climb.

The next climb, one of the third category, presents itself. Just before the foot of the climb, Oliveira’s solo came to an end. There are five of them at the front again. Their lead has increased again to 1:50.

The Portuguese from Movistar thinks he has had enough and travels through the valley alone. He has collected about twenty seconds on his competitors in the early flight.