British rider Adam Yates extended his lead in the Tour de Suisse with a hard-earned victory in stage five.
Yates now has an overall lead of 35 seconds, with fellow Britons Oscar Onley and Tom Pidcock sitting seventh and eighth in the general classification standings.
Three stages remain, with the race finishing on Sunday. Friday’s stage six has been shortened from 151.1km to just 42.5km because of snow in the Furka and Nufenen passes.
Yates’ attention will soon turn to the Tour de France, where he finished third last year, as he looks to help fellow Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar to victory when it begins on 29 June.
The 31-year-old Yates wore the yellow jersey going into Thursday’s stage in Switzerland and was helped by team-mate Joao Almeida’s pace-making.
Yates broke free of the front group with two kilometres remaining of the mountainous 148.5km route from Amri to Cari and charged to victory in the summit finish.
Almeida finished five seconds behind and is also the closest rider to Yates in the general classification.