Urska Zigato (Team Jayco Alura) came within a hair's breadth of winning the third stage of the Tour de Suisse women's race. She attacked with 12.8km to go, but the Slovenian climber was eventually passed by the peloton just 90 meters from the finish line by Ebnat Kappel.

The 26-year-old climber was looking for his first win in two seasons, but his last victory came on the 2021 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana stage, where he attacked alone and crossed three categorized mountains to claim his first international victory. Stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse also had three categorized climbs, but this time he saved his attack for the final climb and the 12.5km climb finish.

Despite the disappointment, he was not discouraged by the second-half push. "Now I know what it feels like. On TV, I see many times when a breakaway is caught up at the finish line. Next time I want to push a little harder," Zigato said after the stage. She went alone on the bank of the second category Lapperswilstrasse, quickly leaving her five breakaway companions behind. Zigato was 45 seconds ahead of the peloton at the top of the climb with 10.6km to go, but the final wind conditions were not in her favor. She said, "It was a headwind from the last climb all the way to the finish. But it was a good try and there is always another chance. Still, Zigato, as she did on stage 4 of the 2021 Spanish edition, kept the sprinters at bay for the most part. She was absorbed into the bunch and Eleonora Gasparini (UAE Team ADQ) took the win. I just kept pushing," she said. I had power and everything was good. But they had speed and it was uphill, so they had momentum. I never looked back because I knew it would not be good mentally if I saw them 10 meters behind me. I just kept pushing. One day it will work out," Zigato promised to keep attacking for another breakaway victory.

The final day of the Tour de Suisse women's race will be the toughest stage of the four days, with a 1,915-meter climb outside Ebenat-Kappel. 100.8 km of the stage will take riders up the Scholüti three times during two and a half laps of a 16.4 km loop. It is only 1,700 meters long, but with an average gradient of over 7% and 11 km to the finish, this is a unique opportunity for Zigato.