Mathias Frank hat den Schlussaufstieg der 3. Etappe nach Villars-sur-Ollon bereits befahren. Seine Einschätzung dazu im Video.
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00:00 Good day to you all.
00:02 This is the third stage of the Tour de Suisse.
00:04 It starts from Tafers in the Fribourg country
00:07 to Villars-sur-Olon in the Badlands.
00:09 We start with a round in Tafers,
00:13 after the whole Fribourg country,
00:15 along the Lac de Gruyers,
00:17 towards the canton of Waad.
00:19 We have the first big obstacle of the day,
00:22 the Golden Moss.
00:24 It's a first category mountain prize.
00:27 It's not the longest and not the hardest
00:29 Tour de Suisse, but it's the first big obstacle.
00:32 Then we have a fast descent towards Egl.
00:35 We are now in Egl.
00:37 The last turns in Egl are quite technical,
00:41 quite difficult to drive.
00:43 The Tour de Egl is always hectic,
00:45 with track tracks on the road.
00:47 We go left and right.
00:49 We are already in the final,
00:51 very close to the last ascent to Villars.
00:57 We are now in Olon,
00:59 just at the foot of the ascent to Villars.
01:03 At the entrance to Olon, where we are now,
01:06 the riders have the last sprint.
01:09 The sprinters have completed their day's work
01:13 and still have to work on the ascent to Villars.
01:18 The real ascent starts right here in the village of Olon.
01:25 Here, at this moment, the last ascent starts.
01:28 It's a very regular mountain, steep and hard.
01:32 It's a really difficult task for the riders.
01:35 The first steep meters have been completed.
01:46 The riders have a wonderful view here.
01:50 But at this point, they will certainly not have eyes for this.
01:55 We are already in the middle of the mountain,
02:01 in the middle of the last ascent.
02:04 It's getting a little flatter now.
02:08 It's a very regular ascent,
02:18 quite steep, with a constant climb rate of 8-10%.
02:22 But it doesn't have any big ramps.
02:25 You can really find a good rhythm in this climb.
02:29 This is very important.
02:32 After that, you have a effort of 20-25 minutes,
02:37 which the rider expects and which is very strenuous.
02:41 I have ridden this mountain more often,
02:45 in various races with Tour de Romandie,
02:48 as well as the Tour de Suisse,
02:50 the last time in 2017, when Larry Warbus won here.
02:53 We had a very similar arrival as this year.
02:57 After the first few kilometers,
03:00 the favorites are quickly under control.
03:03 There are only the last few nobles around
03:06 who can keep up the pace.
03:09 I expect that pretty soon,
03:12 when the others will go into the offensive
03:15 and attack.
03:18 We are in Villach-sur-Rhone,
03:32 at the end of the last ascent.
03:35 The riders will arrive after 25 minutes of hard effort.
03:39 The last straights will be the last ones to attack.
03:43 We will see who has ambitions for overall ranking.
03:47 We will already know who will win the Tour de Suisse.
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