Tour de Suisse stage 7 Live – The final mountainous test

It looks like there are now at least 50 riders in the peloton. 

UAE Team Emirates remain in control of the peloton. For help, Yates and Almeida have Marc Hirschi and Finn-Fisher-Black to set the pace. 

20KM TO GO

The kilometres are ticking down fast as they continue to descend. With 20km left, Staune-Mittet’s lead is 1-35.

The peloton has swelled to a much bigger size on this descent, from the 20 that were left at the top of the previous climb. It must be at least double that now.

30KM TO GO

UAE Team Emirates have upped the pace a bit now, and the gap is holding steady at 1-20. 

Staune-Mittet’s lead continues to grow as the pace in the peloton remains slow. It’s up to 1-20 – maybe he has a chance of winning after all?

UAE Team Emirates have taken control again of the peloton, and are setting a steady pace much slower than that of Ineos. Ineos’ work was enough to bring back all of the break apart from Staune-Mittet, but so far nothing more than that. What’s the plan from here?

40KM TO GO

Consequently the pace is down in the peloton, and Staune-Mittet’s lead has grown back up towards near a minute.

Although as we speak, the Ineos riders have swung over and ceased leading.

It’s still Ineos Grenadiers leading the peloton, but they’re down to just three riders after the climb – Bernal, Picdock and Rivera. 

Here’s race leader Johannes Staune-Mittet, out in front alone.

50KM TO GO

Staune-Mittet has reached the top, and leads by about 40 seconds. He’ll now embark on a repeat of the long descent and valley road leading back to the foot of Villars-sur-Ollon again. 

There can’t be more than 20 riders left in the peloton as they approach the top of Col de le Croix.

And next it’s Van Gils, Rubio, Paret-Peintre and Pickering. That leaves just Staune-Mittet out front, with a lead of 52 seconds.

Now Christen is brought back.

The break is breaking up. López and Moniquet are out the back, and have been caught already by the fast-approaching…