Onley wins stage five of Tour de Suisse
"I don't win often and I've had a quite a few podiums so far this year, or quite close results, so to pull it off today is really nice for myself and my team-mates, because they do a really good job every day. Today was no different."It's nice to be able to pay them back now and again."The stage was held in memory of Gino Mader, who died at the age of 26 after a crash in the 2023 race.A statue was unveiled near the Albula Pass, the location of the crash.Stage six of the eight-day race is a 186.7km (116 miles) flat route from Chur to Neuhausen am Rheinfall.
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