AJ August and Tobias Foss sprinted to ninth and 11th position respectively on the opening day of the Tour de Suisse.
The Netcompany INEOS duo worked their way into a chasing group of contenders on a stage which saw the general classification evolve massively.
The race sparked into life with over 70 kilometres remaining as Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates – XRG) pushed on following the intermediate sprint, and quickly opened out an advantage on the Triangia climb.
The peloton behind would eventually regroup, with August and Foss part of the select group, which saw a number of attacks on the run-in.
Pogacar eventually won the stage by a margin of 2:14 over Richard Carapaz (EF Education – Easypost), while August and Foss crossed the line in a group 4:30 back on the new race leader.