Tour de l’Ain, stage 4 – Marcel Wyss – This 5th place boosts my confidence and morale –

THE MAN OF THE DAY

Marcel Wyss. He took an excellent 5th place in the final stage of the Tour de L’Ain. Wyss, who comes from the Bern region of Switzerland, proved that he has good form, which is fantastic news with just a week to go to the start of the Vuelta, where he should most likely be lining up with his team leader and friend, Mathias Frank.

THE EXCLAMATION

As given by Marcel Wyss: “I was not able to imitate Pantano’s success, but this 5th place gives me the confidence and the high morale that I need to head into the next goals for the season.”

THE EXPLANATION

Again offered by Marcel Wyss: “I managed to rejoin the favorites on the descent of the Grand Colombier. Then we attacked with Maxime Monfort. A guy from the Movistar team managed to bridge up, and finally the small group with the yellow jersey. Unfortunately, I am still not a sprint specialist.”

THE ANALYSIS

“Once again, the guys have done a great job, as they have done since the beginning of the Tour de l’Ain,” confirmed Thierry Marichal, directeur sportif for the team, along with Rubens Bertogliati. “We managed to hold fast on the climb of the Grand Colombier. Marcel Wyss is a good descender and stuck to the group of favorites. He then took the initiative to attack. Though he did not net the win for his efforts, he did grab a nice spot in the top-10. This is encouraging for the future.”

THE VISITOR

Michel Thétaz. The founder of IAM Cycling has joined the team for the final stage of the Tour de l’Ain. And the riders endeavored to give him the sort of enjoyment and success that he had recently when Jarlinson Pantano masterfully won the stage of the Tour de France into Culoz.

Race Pictures – BettiniPhoto