{"id":748627,"date":"2026-06-20T03:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T03:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/748627\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T03:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T03:06:14","slug":"tour-de-suisse-stage-3-narvaez-wins-mystery-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/748627\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Suisse Stage 3: Narv\u00e1ez Wins Mystery Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tour de Suisse results: Poga\u010dar retains huge GC lead ahead of final TT and mountain stage after sitting untroubled in the bunch.<\/p>\n

\"Narvaez<\/p>\n

(Photo: HAROLD CUNNINGHAM \/ AFP via Getty Images))<\/p>\n

Updated June 19, 2026 10:40AM<\/p>\n

Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez<\/a> (UAE Emirates XRG) beat Xandro Meurisse (Pinarello-Q36.5) to the line in a mystery-shrouded finale of stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse.<\/a><\/p>\n

Narv\u00e1ez and Meurisse blazed into the final kilometers of Friday\u2019s stage with a slim advantage over the charging peloton.<\/p>\n

The two had been off the front for around 100km, and the stage was in the balance as the sprint teams launched a desperate late chase.<\/p>\n

And then the broadcast feeds stopped.<\/p>\n

Electrical storms in the area wreaked havoc on the relay systems, and the live finish went unseen.<\/p>\n

Images only resumed seconds after the stage was won, revealing Narv\u00e1ez celebrating a win.<\/p>\n

Video later emerged<\/a> of the final 200 meters of the stage.<\/p>\n

After looking like the stronger of the two breakaway riders all day, Narv\u00e1ez blew Meurisse away with a long sprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a hard day, in the last part we had a headwind. I\u2019m happy, we rode really well in the final,\u201d Narv\u00e1ez said at the finish. \u201cI\u2019m not allowed to chase the win very often [riding on a team with Poga\u010dar], so I\u2019m pleased I managed to do it today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) won the kick for third from the charging peloton, just a split second behind.<\/p>\n

No problem for Poga\u010dar ahead of GC weekend
\n\"\"Poga\u010dar takes a 2:50 GC lead into the final weekend of the Tour de Suisse.<\/p>\n

Narv\u00e1ez\u2019s teammate Tadej Poga\u010dar finished safe in the bunch after he vowed to continue racing in the wake of his partner Urska Zigart\u2019s terrible crash<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the plan to get someone today in the break. It was a flying stage, and really fast. Chapeau to Jonny and Meurisse for staying in the front,\u201d Poga\u010dar said at the finish.<\/p>\n

Poga\u010dar retains his monster GC lead ahead of the decisive time trial and mountain stage this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my first proper TT for me this year. It will be fun to test the legs and sensations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Victory on Friday continues a phenomenal season so far for Narv\u00e1ez.<\/p>\n

The merauding Ecuadorian salvaged the Giro d\u2019Italia for UAE Emirates by winning three stages after the team\u2019s GC contingent was decimated by crashes.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old will be a crucial helper for Poga\u010dar next month at the Tour de France.<\/p>\n

Sprinters leave it too late against strong break
\n\"\"The sprint teams left it too late against a strong breakaway on stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse.<\/p>\n

Narv\u00e1ez and Meurisse escaped the day\u2019s main breakaway at around 100km to go of what was a two-part 160km stage.<\/p>\n

The first 100km of Friday\u2019s course in and out of Bad Ragaz was littered with rolling hills. The final 60km was dead flat.<\/p>\n

Narv\u00e1ez and Meurisse landed out of the final descent of the stage with more than three minutes of a gap over the bunch.<\/p>\n

The two had worked together well since they broke away and looked to have a chance of making the finish against a peloton short of marquee sprinters.<\/p>\n

The sprint teams left it too late to try to reel in a break they perhaps underestimated. The peloton only significantly picked up the pace at 20km to go.<\/p>\n

It was too little too late.<\/p>\n

Narv\u00e1ez and Meurisse still had one minute of a gap at 10km to go, and greasy roads on the urban final no doubt played in their favor as Narv\u00e1ez blasted toward an against-all-odds win.<\/p>\n

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