The German deprived the young French hopeful of winning the photo-finish on Friday.
Clément Champoussin will wait to open his counter in 2022. Although off to a good start on the final climb to Moosalp, the AG2R-Citroën rider was deprived of victory by the German Nico Denz (Team DSM), declared winner of the 6th stage of the Tour de Suisse at the photo-finish.
A result formalized more than three minutes after the arrival, to the detriment of the Niçois. “I immediately saw that he had passed me on the line. I’m disappointed because I really didn’t miss much, regretted the interested party at the microphone of La Chaine L’Equipe. I slackened a little on the last 10 meters, I shouldn’t have thrown the bike like that but continued to sprint…»
Pinot with the best
Behind, Thibaut Pinot finished in 12th place (more than two minutes away), just behind the group of leaders led by Jakob Fuglsang, who put on the yellow jersey after Alexander Vlasov tested positive for Covid-19, winner of the eve of the 5th stage. An encouraging result for the Franc-Comtois, as he told La Chaine L’Equipe: “I’m very happy to arrive with the best, it’s a good test. I’m reassured, it’s a good sign for the future.»