Četrta etapa Dirke po Švici bi morala prinesti prvi resen boj med kandidati za končno zmago, a je Tadej Pogačar že takoj na začetku dirke ustvaril ogromno razliko. Kljub temu bo moral na posamični vožnji na čas znova pokazati moč, če želi ohraniti rumeno majico.
Četrti dan dirkanja po Švici nam prinaša 23-kilometrsko vožnjo na čas, ki se bo odvila na relativno ravninski trasi. Start in cilj bosta postavljena v Aarburgu, kolesarje pa na krogu v okolici čaka le krajši 600-metrski vzpon, ki pa ponudi le 3,9 % naklona.
Roglič na štartu ob 16.48, Pogačar 14 minut kasneje
V ospredju bi tako lahko pričakovali specialiste za boj s štoparico, ki pa jih v Švici ni prav veliko. Po odstopu Remija Cavagne v 3. etapi se zdi, da Tadej Pogačar zares sploh ne bo imel konkurence in bo lahko brez težav še povečal prednost v skupnem seštevku.
Pogačar, ki na dirki vodi, se bo na traso podal kot zadnji kolesar. Pred tem bo že dobil nekaj informacij s strani klubskih kolegov, predvsem Brandona McNultyja in Felixa Großschartnerja, ki oba znata dobro nastopiti tudi na kronometrskem kolesu. Pogačarja na vrhu štartne klančine pričakujemo ob 17.02.
Rezultatsko blizu svetovnega prvaka pričakujemo tudi Primoža Rogliča, ki se za zdaj na dirki vozi odlično, hkrati pa je letos že dokazal, da se na kronometru dobro znajde. Upal bo, da lahko z dobro predstavo nadoknadi nekaj zaostanka proti večini tekmecev in se v skupnem seštevku pomakne bližje stopničkam.
Roglič bo kot najbolje postavljen kolesar ekipe nastopil zadnji iz zasedbe Red Bull-Bore-hansgrohe. Na progi bo tedaj precej kolesarjev, ki jih bo lahko uporabil za ‘tarčo’ in posledično iz sebe iztisnil nekaj dodatnih vatov. Njegov nastop se bo začel ob 16.48.
Štartni časi
| KOLESAR | EKIPA | ŠTARTNI ČAS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRENNER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 14:57:00 |
| 2 | ØRN-KRISTOFF Felix | Lotto Intermarché | 14:58:00 |
| 3 | GRADEK Kamil | Bahrain – Victorious | 14:59:00 |
| 4 | HALLER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15:00:00 |
| 5 | LAMPERTI Luke | EF Education – EasyPost | 15:01:00 |
| 6 | HELLEMOSE Asbjørn | Team Jayco AlUla | 15:02:00 |
| 7 | GRIGNARD Sébastien | Lotto Intermarché | 15:03:00 |
| 8 | SWIFT Ben | Netcompany INEOS | 15:04:00 |
| 9 | NYS Thibau | Lidl – Trek | 15:05:00 |
| 10 | KLUCKERS Arthur | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15:06:00 |
| 11 | SMITH Dion | NSN Cycling Team | 15:07:00 |
| 12 | ALBANESE Vincenzo | EF Education – EasyPost | 15:08:00 |
| 13 | SIMMONS Colby | EF Education – EasyPost | 15:09:00 |
| 14 | BAYER Tobias | Alpecin – Premier Tech | 15:10:00 |
| 15 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Alpecin – Premier Tech | 15:11:00 |
| 16 | DAINESE Alberto | Soudal Quick-Step | 15:12:00 |
| 17 | CHAMBERLAIN Oscar | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:13:00 |
| 18 | KRETSCHY Moritz | NSN Cycling Team | 15:14:00 |
| 19 | NOVAK Domen | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 15:15:00 |
| 20 | KAMP Alexander | Uno-X Mobility | 15:16:00 |
| 21 | RUTSCH Jonas | Lotto Intermarché | 15:17:00 |
| 22 | HERZOG Emil | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 15:18:00 |
| 23 | WEISS Fabian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15:19:00 |
| 24 | BAX Sjoerd | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 15:20:00 |
| 25 | SCOTSON Callum | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:21:00 |
| 26 | DILLIER Silvan | Alpecin – Premier Tech | 15:22:00 |
| 27 | AZPARREN Xabier Mikel | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 15:23:00 |
| 28 | ROCHAS Rémy | Groupama – FDJ United | 15:24:00 |
| 29 | POLITT Nils | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 15:25:00 |
| 30 | VINOKUROV Nicolas | XDS Astana Team | 15:26:00 |
| 31 | HAMILTON Lucas | Netcompany INEOS | 15:27:00 |
| 32 | FEDOROV Yevgeniy | XDS Astana Team | 15:28:00 |
| 33 | BRENNAN Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 15:29:00 |
| 34 | HUISING Menno | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 15:30:00 |
| 35 | MADOUAS Valentin | Groupama – FDJ United | 15:31:00 |
| 36 | OOMEN Sam | Lidl – Trek | 15:32:00 |
| 37 | ROTA Lorenzo | Lotto Intermarché | 15:33:00 |
| 38 | BELOKI Markel | EF Education – EasyPost | 15:34:00 |
| 39 | AULAR Orluis | Movistar Team | 15:35:00 |
| 40 | LUTSENKO Alexey | NSN Cycling Team | 15:36:00 |
| 41 | GAMPER Patrick | Team Jayco AlUla | 15:37:00 |
| 42 | VAN BEKKUM Darren | XDS Astana Team | 15:38:00 |
| 43 | SEGAERT Alec | Bahrain – Victorious | 15:39:00 |
| 44 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 15:40:00 |
| 45 | EULÁLIO Afonso | Bahrain – Victorious | 15:41:00 |
| 46 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Lidl – Trek | 15:42:00 |
| 47 | CALZONI Walter | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 15:43:00 |
| 48 | VERGALLITO Luca | Alpecin – Premier Tech | 15:44:00 |
| 49 | HIRT Jan | NSN Cycling Team | 15:45:00 |
| 50 | ARCAS Jorge | Movistar Team | 15:46:00 |
| 51 | WELLENS Tim | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 15:47:00 |
| 52 | BETTIOL Alberto | XDS Astana Team | 15:48:00 |
| 53 | CÔTÉ Pier-André | NSN Cycling Team | 15:49:00 |
| 54 | HAMILTON Chris | Team Picnic PostNL | 15:50:00 |
| 55 | CHAMPOUSSIN Clément | XDS Astana Team | 15:51:00 |
| 56 | KWIATKOWSKI Michał | Netcompany INEOS | 15:52:00 |
| 57 | RIVERA Brandon Smith | Netcompany INEOS | 15:53:00 |
| 58 | VAN DEN BERG Marijn | EF Education – EasyPost | 15:54:00 |
| 59 | CORT Magnus | Uno-X Mobility | 15:55:00 |
| 60 | ZANA Filippo | Soudal Quick-Step | 15:56:00 |
| 61 | SCHMID Mauro | Team Jayco AlUla | 15:57:00 |
| 62 | DE PRETTO Davide | Team Jayco AlUla | 15:58:00 |
| 63 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 15:59:00 |
| 64 | RAFFERTY Darren | EF Education – EasyPost | 16:00:00 |
| 65 | SÁNCHEZ Pelayo | Movistar Team | 16:01:00 |
| 66 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:02:00 |
| 67 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | Uno-X Mobility | 16:03:00 |
| 68 | WANDAHL Frederik | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 16:04:00 |
| 69 | HAJEK Alexander | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 16:05:00 |
| 70 | MIQUEL Pau | Bahrain – Victorious | 16:06:00 |
| 71 | LAURANCE Axel | Netcompany INEOS | 16:07:00 |
| 72 | RUSSO Clément | Groupama – FDJ United | 16:08:00 |
| 73 | VERVAEKE Louis | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:09:00 |
| 74 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | Alpecin – Premier Tech | 16:10:00 |
| 75 | MARTINEZ Lenny | Bahrain – Victorious | 16:11:00 |
| 76 | MOSCA Jacopo | Lidl – Trek | 16:12:00 |
| 77 | TIBERI Antonio | Bahrain – Victorious | 16:13:00 |
| 78 | SCHACHMANN Maximilian | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:14:00 |
| 79 | ADRIÀ Roger | Movistar Team | 16:15:00 |
| 80 | MEURISSE Xandro | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16:16:00 |
| 81 | WRIGHT Fred | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16:17:00 |
| 82 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 16:18:00 |
| 83 | KONRAD Patrick | Lidl – Trek | 16:19:00 |
| 84 | SCHRETTL Marco | XDS Astana Team | 16:20:00 |
| 85 | TJØTTA Martin | Uno-X Mobility | 16:21:00 |
| 86 | VALTER Attila | Bahrain – Victorious | 16:22:00 |
| 87 | WIDAR Jarno | Lotto Intermarché | 16:23:00 |
| 88 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel | Alpecin – Premier Tech | 16:24:00 |
| 89 | FISHER-BLACK Finn | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 16:25:00 |
| 90 | VADER Milan | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16:26:00 |
| 91 | CAMPRUBÍ Marcel | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16:27:00 |
| 92 | STRONG Corbin | NSN Cycling Team | 16:28:00 |
| 93 | ROMO Javier | Movistar Team | 16:29:00 |
| 94 | QUINTANA Nairo | Movistar Team | 16:30:00 |
| 95 | LABROSSE Jordan | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:31:00 |
| 96 | COSTIOU Ewen | Groupama – FDJ United | 16:32:00 |
| 97 | DOUBLE Paul | Team Jayco AlUla | 16:33:00 |
| 98 | KOERDT Bjorn | Team Picnic PostNL | 16:34:00 |
| 99 | GRÉGOIRE Romain | Groupama – FDJ United | 16:35:00 |
| 100 | DE PESTEL Sander | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:36:00 |
| 101 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team Jayco AlUla | 16:37:00 |
| 102 | SLOCK Liam | Lotto Intermarché | 16:38:00 |
| 103 | LAPEIRA Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:39:00 |
| 104 | HIRSCHI Marc | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:40:00 |
| 105 | GERMANI Lorenzo | Groupama – FDJ United | 16:41:00 |
| 106 | DALBY Simon | Uno-X Mobility | 16:42:00 |
| 107 | GROßSCHARTNER Felix | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 16:43:00 |
| 108 | MAS Enric | Movistar Team | 16:44:00 |
| 109 | GAFFURI Mattia | Team Picnic PostNL | 16:45:00 |
| 110 | AUGUST Andrew | Netcompany INEOS | 16:46:00 |
| 111 | LEMMEN Bart | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:47:00 |
| 112 | ROGLIČ Primož | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 16:48:00 |
| 113 | LANDA Mikel | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:49:00 |
| 114 | BENOOT Tiesj | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:50:00 |
| 115 | HIGUITA Sergio | XDS Astana Team | 16:51:00 |
| 116 | FOSS Tobias | Netcompany INEOS | 16:52:00 |
| 117 | RICCITELLO Matthew | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:53:00 |
| 118 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 16:54:00 |
| 119 | KELDERMAN Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:55:00 |
| 120 | VAN WILDER Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:56:00 |
| 121 | MCNULTY Brandon | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 16:57:00 |
| 122 | PICKERING Finlay | Team Jayco AlUla | 16:58:00 |
| 123 | VACEK Mathias | Lidl – Trek | 16:59:00 |
| 124 | BAGIOLI Andrea | Lidl – Trek | 17:00:00 |
| 125 | CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education – EasyPost | 17:01:00 |
| 126 | POGAČAR Tadej | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 17:02:00 |
