Richie Porte moves into yellow jersey at Tour de Suisse as Diego Ulissi wins stage five

BMC Racing's team time trial performance on opening stage sees Porte inherit race lead

Diego Ulissi wins stage five of the Tour de Suisse

(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) took victory on the first summit finish of the Tour de Suisse as Richie Porte (BMC Racing) moved into the race lead.

Porte had little to do but follow the wheels as him BMC Racing team did a good job of controlling the race on the final climb, with Mikel Landa (Movistar) launching a powerful attack that gained him 15 seconds at one point and saw the yellow jersey of Stefan Küng (BMC Racing) quickly distanced.

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