Tour de Suisse 2019
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Carthy brings stage-long solo home, Bernal GC winner
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de Suisse serves a shortened stage of 101.5 kilometres and 3,063 vertical metres on the last day of action. Hugh Carthy attacks from the gun to solo to an heroic victory. Egan Bernal seals the overall victory ahead of Rohan Dennis and…
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Lampaert wins Ulrichen ITT, Bernal still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Yves Lampaert powers to victory in the flat Ulrichen ITT on the Tour de Suisse, while Kasper Asgreen and Søren Kragh Andersen round out the podium. Egan Bernal retains in the overall lead.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Bernal extends GC-lead with St. Gotthard win
Door Harmen Lustig With over 4,000 metres of climbing, the 7th stage is the hardest on this year's Tour de Suisse. Leader Egan Bernal goes solo in the cobbled last kilometres of the iconic Gotthard Pass to extend his lead on GC.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Tolhoek climbs to victory, Bernal new leader
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de Suisse serves its first summit finish on the Flumserberg. Antwan Tolhoek brings the early break home and solos to victory, while Egan Bernal climbs to the leader jersey.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Viviani outsprints Sagan, who retains GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Elia Viviani grabs the opportunity in the last fast finishers showdown in the Tour de Suisse. He outsprints Peter Sagan, who stays in the lead.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Sprint win Viviani, Sagan retains GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Elia Viviani powers to victory in the 4th stage on the Tour de Suisse. Michael Matthews sprints to second place, while leader Peter Sagan finishes in third. Geraint Thomas crashes out of the race.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Peter Sagan sprints to stage win and race lead
Door Harmen Lustig Peter Sagan outsprints Elia Viviani in the 3rd stage of the Tour de Suisse. The former World Champion moves into the GC lead due to time bonuses.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de Suisse starts on Saturday 15 June with an ITT in Langden to finish with the Queen Stage on Sunday the 23th. Featuring two mountain stages - one to the massive Gotthard Pass - and another ITT, the race will come down to the final weekend.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas headlined the Tour de Suisse along with Peter Sagan and Michael Matthews before he crashed out in the 4th stage. Check out of the start list of the 2019 Tour of Switzerland.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig Mountain stages and chrono races, that's what it's all about in terms of GC in Switzerland. So Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas is a rider to watch, while competition comes from Enric Mas, Marc Soler, Wilco Kelderman and former winner Simon…
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 1: ITT in Langnau
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 15 June - The 1st stage of the Tour de Suisse is a flat individual time trial of 9.5 kilometres. It is an out-and-back race in the Emme valley with Langnau as its start and finish hub.
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 2: Langnau - Langnau
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 16 June - The Tour de Suisse serves a circuit race around Langnau on the second day of action. The hilly route of 159.6 kilometres takes in an altitude gain of 2,532 metres.
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 3: Flamatt - Murten
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 17 June - The 3rd stage of the Tour de Suisse is far from flat, yet a bunch sprint is the most likely outcome at the end of the 162.3 kilometres race from Flamatt to Murten.
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 4: Murten - Arlesheim
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 18 June - At 163.9 kilometres, the 4th stage of the Tour de Suisse travels from Murten to Arlesheim. Following a predominantly flat first part, the route serves a hilly second half. A 3.4 kilometres ascent at 9.4% is crested with 14…
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 5: Münchenstein - Einsiedeln
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 19 June - The 5th stage of the Tour de Suisse offers the fast men a last chance to shine. At 177 kilometres, the route runs from Münchenstein to Einsiedeln and the last 17 kilometres are played out on the flat.
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 6: Einsiedeln - Flumserberg
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 20 June - At 120.2 kilometres, the 6th stage of the Tour de Suisse is the shortest of this edition. The race travels from Einsiedeln to a final climb of 10.8 kilometres to Flumserberg. The average gradient of the final haul up sits at 9%.
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 7: Unterterzen - Gotthard Pass
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 21 June - The 7th stage is the longest in the Tour de Suisse. At 216.6 kilometres, the route goes from Unterterzen to a summit finish at the Gotthard Pass. The final climb is 13.5 kilometres and the gradient sits at 7.1%, while the last 8…
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 8: ITT in Ulrichen/Goms
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 22 June - The penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse is a 19.2 kilometres ITT in Goms. Although the race is played at an altitude of more than 1,300 metres, the course is predominantly flat with an altitude gain of 98 metres.
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Tour de Suisse 2019 Route stage 9: Ulrichen - Ulrichen
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 23 June - The final stage of the Tour de Suisse has been changed due to the long winter. The Susten Pass is still closed, so the organisation had to come up with a new route. The Furka is the only pass that is still included, as the riders…
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Tour de Suisse 2019: LL Sánchez storms to glory with late attack, Asgreen new leader
Door Harmen Lustig Luis León Sánchez strikes with 12 kilometres remaining and powers to an impressive win in the hilly circuit race on the Tour de Suisse. Kasper Asgreen moves into the GC lead ahead of Peter Sagan, while Rohan Dennis drops to third.
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Tour de Suisse 2019: Rohan Dennis takes GC lead with ITT win
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour de Suisse kicks into gear with a flat ITT of 9.5 kilometres. World Champion Rohan Dennis outperforms Maciej Bodnar with a split second, while Michael Matthews finishes 1 second down on his compatriot. Obviously, Dennis is the first leader on GC.