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Tadej Pogačar will skip the Vuelta a España to rest after his Tour de France victory, with João Almeida and Juan Ayuso announced as co-leaders for the race, which starts in Italy on August 23, as Pogačar plans to focus on other races later in the season.
Remco Evenepoel finished second on stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse, remaining in the hunt for the overall title. Evenepoel explained that he mimicked the tactics of his former teammate João Almeida rather than try to respond to the accelerations of his rivals. The Tour de Suisse marks Evenepoel’s return to competition after a positive test for COVID-19 forced him out of the Giro d’Italia while wearing the maglia rosa. With a 25.7km time trial to come on Sunday, Evenepoel remains well placed to claim the overall title, but only if he remains within touching distance of Felix Gall and Mattias Skjelmose in the days ahead.
Michael Matthews won stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia in a grueling sprint finish, beating Mads Pedersen and Kaden Groves. João Almeida crashed but managed to climb into second overall. Remco Evenepoel retained the pink jersey and added one second to his lead. Thibaut Pinot won points in the day's major climbs to move into the best climber's jersey. The Giro continues with the three-climb fourth stage from Venosa to Lago Laceno.