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Britain’s Adam Yates held off a final challenge from UAE Team Emirates team-mate João Almeida to clinch a maiden Tour de Suisse title on Sunday. Portugal’s Almeida won the concluding 15.7 kilometres mountain time trial from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon nine seconds ahead of Yates, who however prevailed by 22 seconds overall after eight stages. Yates’ previous titles include the 2023 Tour de Romandie, the 2021 Volta a Catalunya, the UAE Tour in 2020, and one Tour de France stage. It was another success for the UAE team whose star Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d’Italia last month and next seeks a thi…

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