After yesterday’s opening time trial, the Tour de Suisse peloton was back on open roads for day two of racing. Awaiting them was a rolling day through the hills which included the Regensberg ascent, a three kilometre climb that averaged six percent in gradient, coming with just over ten kilometres to the finish; tempting the attackers. Riding well as a unit throughout the afternoon, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL approached the last climb in a solid position, managing to avoid a few earlier spills in the peloton. On the ascent a fierce pace was set and unfortunately the squad’s fast-men had to let go of the group before the top. Multiple attacks followed from the bunch, but things ultimately came back together for a reduced group sprint, with Oscar Onley leading the team home on the day.
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL road captain Chris Hamilton said: “It was a pretty hard first road stage here in Switzerland actually, with quite a few climbs. Our main priority was to get Oscar through the stage and get him home safe and sound. He did a good job at that considering it is his first race back after his long break due to injury. We also had the second goal of trying to go for it in the reduced sprint finish, but in the end the last climb was just too hard for our fast guys. We’ll continue on with the rest of the week and look for our chances.”