Yates wins stage seven to keep Tour de Suisse lead

British rider Adam Yates will commencement Sunday's last shape of nan Tour de Suisse successful nan yellowish jersey aft earning different triumph connected shape seven.

Yates and team-mate Joao Almeida crossed nan decorativeness statement together - pinch nan Briton deemed somewhat up of nan Portuguese - and 14 seconds up of their nearest challenger.

The 31-year-old Yates has an wide lead of 31 seconds complete chap Team Emirates rider Almeida pursuing nan 118km way which started and ended successful Villars-sur-Ollon.

It was Yates' 2nd shape triumph of nan week and nan 3rd shape successful a statement successful which he and Almeida person occupied nan apical 2 places.

Sunday's eighth and last shape is an uphill 15.7km clip proceedings wherever riders will person to ascend astir 900m to nan finish.

Yates and Almeida are good clear of Colombia's Egan Bernal successful 3rd spot successful nan standings, truthful it is expected to beryllium a conflict for first spot betwixt team-mates connected Sunday.

Britons Tom Pidcock and Oscar Onley are sitting seventh and eighth successful nan wide classification standings.