Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) used his natural aggression and raw power to win stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse with a solo attack from the breakaway of the day.
The US national champion made sure he was in the six-rider attack and then surged away alone in the Swiss hills near Lake Constance with 20km to go. He opened a 30-second gap and fought to keep it all the way to the finish line in the hilltop spa resort of Heiden.
The peloton looked at each other to lead the chase, and Simmons had time to celebrate his first victory since taking the stars and stripes in May.
Simmons waved his arms, his victory perhaps securing him a place in the Lidl-Trek Tour de France squad.
João Almeida (UAE Tram Emirates-XRG) led home the peloton, ahead of Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL), but they were 18 seconds behind Simmons.
Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) finished fourth and so kept his race leader’s yellow jersey.
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