Norwegian Torstein Traeen grittily held off Adam Yates' late charge to claim the first stage win of his career during Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de Suisse on Wednesday, while Yates jumped into first place overall.

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Traeen, a 28-year-old Bahrain Victorious rider, went off on his own in the mountainous 171-kilometer from Rueschlikon to San Gottardo and looked to be running out of steam as Team UAE's Yates pursued him up the final ascent.

But Traeen hung in to take the biggest win of his career after gambling on a solo breakaway with 6 kilometers to go, finishing 23 seconds ahead of Yates in second and 48 seconds ahead of third-place Dane Mattias Skjelmose.

It was an emotional win for Bahrain, one year on from the tragic death of team rider Gino Maeder after a freak fall coming downhill.

"It's for Gino, the Gino mountain, and ride for Gino," Traeen said. "We still miss him. We always want to ride for him."

Maeder's mother was there Wednesday to see the stage.

"On a day like this when his mum is here, it's super special," added the Norwegian, who recovered from testicular cancer in 2022 to come back to the elite of cycling.

Yates, 31, leapfrogged overnight yellow jersey holder Alberto Bettiol into first in the general classification.

UAE teammate Joao Almeida sits 26 seconds behind Yates, level with Lidl-Trek's Skjelmose in third.

Former Tour de France winner in Colombian Egan Bernal is fourth, 49 seconds off Yates, with Dutchman Wilco Kelderman a further 26 seconds behind.

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