For the second stage running, a late crash saw a BMC rider lose the Tour de Suisse's yellow jersey. After Rohan Dennis' stage 2 fall, Stefan Küng also bade farewell to the leader's jersey after he came off inside the final 10km of stage 3 and was unable to regain contact.
Damiano Caruso, the team's GC man for the race, was the team's best finisher in tenth place while Greg Van Avermaet was 15th. Küng and teammate Tejay van Garderen led the next group over the line at 19 seconds and slipped to 12th place overall. He also lost the best Swiss rider jersey to Michael Albasini.
"It was a nice feeling to be wearing the leader's jersey today. There were a lot of people out on the road which makes me really proud to wear the jersey arriving in Bern. It was a beautiful finish but really hectic and really fast," Küng said. "Unfortunately, on the corner with around 9km to go, I nearly went down with a few other guys and I lost a lot of positions in the bunch. It was really hard to make your way back up from there with all the corners and everybody battling to be in front. It was really hectic and unfortunately I couldn't hang on until the end."
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Adding that he enjoyed his first day in a WorldTour leader's jersey, Küng highlighted the work of Dennis to ensure the majority of the stage was smooth and straightforward.
"The day was nice and I really enjoyed it. I think we can now look forward to the rest of the race. The guys did an amazing job again. Rohan Dennis was really good today. He did it all on his own really and then with Michael Schär and Daniel Oss there for Greg, I think we can be proud once again about how we rode as a team. It shows we are here to ride our best."
Sports director Jackson Stewart also explained that Dennis' work for the team did not go unnoticed and he was pleased to see the Australian bounce back after his stage 2 crash.
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