Britain's Adam Yates held off his UAE Team Emirates teammate Joao Almeida to claim Thursday's fifth stage honors and consolidate his lead in the 2024 Tour de Suisse.

At the end of a near 10-kilometer climb to the summit finish at Cari, Yates prevailed by five seconds from Portugal's Almeida.

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Colombian Egan Bernal took third, 16 seconds adrift after the 148-kilometer ride from Ambri.

Yates, third in last year's Tour de France, broke clear under two kilometers from the line to extend his overall lead to 35 seconds from Almeida, with Ineos's former Tour and Giro d'Italia winner Bernal a further 1minute, 11 seconds back.

Yates reflected on a good day in the saddle.

"It was a really strong performance," he said. "Right at the end there, Joao was putting down a crazy pace. I only had to follow for four or five kilometers.

"When I attacked, he was still there, so he's obviously in super great shape, and the team is super-motivated for the rest of the week."

He added: "It's a good position to be in to have two guys in such great shape. We're both co-leaders. We have been since the start, and so far, it's working out well."

One rider missing this week but who will be taking a keen interest in his UAE team's buoyant form is Tadej Pogacar.

The 2020 and 2021 Tour de France champion is one of the hot favorites for this year's race after dominating last month's Giro d'Italia.

Friday's sixth stage has been shortened to 42 kilometers due to snow with a brutal final climb to Blatten-Belalp.

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