Tour de Suisse 2026: Breakaway bonanza - Narváez outsprints Meurisse

fotobureau Cor VosJhonathan Narváez and Xandro Meurisse go on the attack in the mountains halfway through the stage. In the flat run-in, they manage to hold off the chasing peloton, setting up a two-man sprint. The Ecuadorian comes out on top, while Tadej Pogacar keeps hold of the race lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Stage 3 Results – 2026 Tour de Suisse

1. Jhonathan Narváez (ecu) 3:34:46
2. Xandro Meurisse (bel) s.t.
3. Magnus Cort (den) s.t.
4. Marijn van den Berg (nld) s.t.
5. Mathieu van der Poel (nld) s.t.
6. Corbin Strong (nzl) s.t.
7. Axel Laurance (fra) s.t.
8. Michael Matthews (aus) s.t.
9. Pau Miquel (spa) s.t.
10. Finn Fisher-Black (nzl) s.t.

GC after stage 3

1. Tadej Pogacar (slo)
2. Richard Carapaz (ecu) + 2:50
3. Andrea Bagioli (ita) + 3:07
4. Mathias Vacek (cze) + 4:16
5. Finlay Pickering (gbr) + 4:41
6. Ilan Van Wilder (bel) + 4:44
7. Brandon McNulty (usa) s.t.
8. Wilco Kelderman (nld) s.t.
9. Jhonathan Narváez (ecu) + 4:57
10. Matthew Riccitello (usa) + 5:11

Race report
On the flat run-in to the Wildhaus climb seven riders forge a gap: Sam Oomen, Sander de Pestel, Louis Vervaeke, Lorenzo Germani, Axel Laurance, Simon Dalby and Marco Brenner, before Emiel Verstrynge, Jhonathan Narváez, Enric Mas, Jan Hirt, Finn-Fisher-Black, Aleksandr Vlasov, Felix Großschartner, Water Calzoni, Maximilian Schachmann, Darren van Bekkum and Paul Double bridge across on the climb.

The peloton does not agree and brings back the group shortly after the summit. The attacks continue unabated, however. Jhonatan Narváez has another go, this time with Michał Kwiatkowski and Xandro Meurisse. The Pole is unable to match the pace and drops into a chasing group featuring Antonio Tiberi, Emiel Verstrynge, Ewen Costiou, Aleksandr Vlasov, Maximilian Schachmann, Simon Dalby and Marco Brenner.

The two leaders are never truly threatened by the chasers, and with 48 kilometres remaining the peloton gobbles up the group. As the rain starts to pour, the peloton slashes a maximum gap of 4:30 down to just one minute heading into the final 10 kilometres.

Narváez manoeuvres Meurisse into the lead on the finishing straight. With the peloton fast approaching, he launches from the Belgian’s wheel and powers to a clear-cut win.

Tadej Pogacar finishes 12th to keep a strong hold of the race lead.

Another interesting read: route 3rd stage 2026 Tour de Suisse.