2021 Tour de Suisse Stage 1 Results & Recap
Stage 1 of the 2021 Tour de Suisse is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Küng wins opening time trial
Stefan Küng (GFC) won the opening time trial of this year's Tour de Suisse, completing the 10.6km course with a time of 12 minutes flat. The Swiss time trial champion took the lead and the yellow jersey by four seconds over Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo). Mattia Cattaneo (DQT) was third, 12 seconds down.
"It’s at home. I live one kilometre from here and it’s the roads that I train on every day," said Küng after the finish. "I had special preparation for this year’s Tour de Suisse. I can tell you that two weeks ago I would never have imagined sitting here because I was still building up my form and struggling in the first real TT training. I was feeling better each day and confident before the start. I knew exactly what I had to do and executed it perfectly today. I always had the impression when you’re young that the first victory is easier than the second because once you win, you’re expected to win every day. What makes this more special is that you do it at home.
"These are the roads that I train on every day. It’s where I live. I know all the people at the organisation committee, my friends and family are somewhere here on the side of the road. I won and took the yellow jersey. I did it three years ago here, but it was a team time trial. I’m really happy to wear the yellow jersey tomorrow."
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