Tour de Suisse 2015
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 9: Spilak wins GC, Dumoulin takes last stage
Door Martijn Ophorst The hilly time trial in Switzerland boils down to a scenario Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud of. Soon leader Thibaut Pinot is out of the question and the race turns into a battle over seconds between Simon Spilak and Geraint Thomas. The…
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Tour de Suisse 2015: Lutsenko outsprints Bakelants in stage 8
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 8 is peppered with nasty hills, the last one is crested with 2.5 kilometres left. Lutsenko and Bakelants are the last two remaining with the young Kazach sprinting to victory. Thomas and Dumoulin attack in the finale and put three seconds…
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 7: Kristoff bests Sagan by centimetres
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 7 brings a 164.4 kilometres hilly ride with an uphill finish. Escapees Kwiatkowski is caught in the last kilometre and then Kristoff sprints to victory, besting Sagan by the tiniest margin. Thomas and Dumoulin take 5 seconds from leader Pinot.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 6: Mighty Sagan sprints to victory
Door Martijn Ophorst After over 190 kilometres in the saddle it all boils down to a bunch sprint. Cavendish, Kristoff and Sagan are the most likely candidates, but it is the latter who wins and takes his 11th stage win in Switzerland ever. Thomas takes some seconds…
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 5: Pinot takes Queen Stage and GC lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The Queen Stage in Switzerland leads to an elevation of 2,669 metres after a 12.1 kilometres closing climb at 10.1%. It's there the race explodes. Pinot attacks with 2 kilometres left and soloes to victory. Leader Dumoulin is 1'37" and so Pinot is…
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 4: Matthews outsprints Sagan
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 4 in the Tour de Suisse offers one 2nd category col, three 4th category climbs and a slightly uphill arrival. Orica GreenEge powers upfront, not only reeling in the escapees rather early but dropping sprinters such as Cavendish and Kristoff…
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Tour de Suisse 2015: Sagan powers to uphill win in stage 3
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 3 is short and sharp. Starting with the climb up the partly cobbled Gotthard pass, the finale offers two climbs and a top-finish. Peter Sagan powers to the win with Dani Moreno second. Tom Dumoulin retains the overall lead.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 2: Stage win by smart Durasek
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 2 in the Tour de Suisse offers a hilly parcours in 161 kilometres. The last hill is a steep 5 km´s monster and it is there the race explodes. In the drop a small group thunders to the line and when Kristijan Durasek attacks in the last…
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Stage 1: Dumoulin powers to ITT win and GC lead
Door Martijn Ophorst 5.1 kilometres of legal speeding, that's stage 1 in the Tour de Suisse for you. Tom Dumoulin bests Fabian Cancellara by 2 seconds and is the first overall leader.
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Tour de Suisse 2015: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour de Suisse is one is the most mountainous stage races in the world. Starting June 13th with a short ITT and boasting a monstrous climbing stage to an elevation of 2,669 metres the startlist features the likes of Pinot, Majka, Pozzovivo and…
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Tour de Suisse 2015: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour de Suisse 2015 leaves Saturday, June 13 and is set to finish Sunday, June 21. Finishing at an elevation of 2,696 metres, stage 5 is the eye-catcher. Offering a prologue, two sprint stages and a few hilly rides, the mountainous 9-day stage…
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Tour de Suisse 2015: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour de Suisse is a versatile race, blending hills, mountains and a lot of time trialing into a hopefully fine spectacle. Cyclingstage.com brings you the main contenders.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 1: Risch-Rotkreuz - Risch-Rotkreuz
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, June 13, 2015 - The Tour de Suisse 2015 is a rider-friendly race with fewer transfers. The opening stage is a 5.1 kilometres ITT in Risch-Rotkreuz, while the next stage will be in this municipality also.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route Stage 2: Risch-Rotkreuz - Risch-Rotkreuz
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday, June 14, 2015 – After spending the night in Risch-Rotkreuz stage 2 in the Tour de Suisse starts and finishes in the same municipality after a hilly ride in 161.1 kilometres through the surrounding area.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route Stage 3: Quinto - Olivone
Door Harmen Lustig Monday, June 15, 2015 - The 3rd stage of the Tour de Suisse brings the first serious climbing. In 117.3 kilometres riders head from Quinto to Olivone, the southernmost arrival-place in 2015. En route the mighty Gotthard lies waiting and the finish…
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 4: Flims - Schwarzenbach
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, June 13, 2015 - Stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse starts in ski-resort Flims to finish in Schwarzenbach after 194.2 kilometres in the saddle . Four cols en route, the arrival is slighly uphill.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 5: Unterertzen - Rettenbach
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - The Queen Stage in the Tour de Suisse is also the longest. In 237.3 kilometres riders head for Rettenbachferner glacier in Austria. The final climb is 12.1 kilometres at 10.1%, taking the riders to an elevation of 2,669…
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 6: Wil – Biel/Bienne
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, June 18, 2015 - Stage 6 in de Tour de Suisse is marked by rolling hills, yet it is among the flattest of the nine-day stage race. After the 193.1 kilometres leading from Wil to Biel / Bienne a bunch sprint is the most likely outcome.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 7: Biel / Bienne - Düdingen
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, June 19, 2015 - Stage 7 heads in 164.4 kilometres from the bilingual town of Biel / Bienne to Düdingen. Chances are the sprinters will be eyeing up this one.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 8: Bern - Bern
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, June 20, 2015 – Stage 8 is a 152.5 kilometres hilly ride taking the riders from Bern to Bern. The finale offers the last climb of the day in the town itself.
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Tour de Suisse 2015 Route stage 9: ITT Bern
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 21 June 19, 2015 - The final stage of the Tour de Suisse is a 38.4 kilometres ITT starting and finishing in Bern. The hilly track features some nasty climbs while the final section is flat.