Tour de Suisse 2021
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Mäder outsprints Woods, Carapaz seals GC triumph
Door Harmen Lustig Michael Woods attacks just before the summit of the Gotthard Pass, whileGino Mäder rejoins him in the descent. The young Swiss outguns the Canadian on the line, while Richard Carapaz takes the GC.
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Uran wins ITT, Carapaz keeps yellow jersey
Door Harmen Lustig The penultimate stage on the Tour de Suisse is an indidividual time trial up and down the Oberalp Pass. Rigoberto Uran powers to a commanding stage victory and the second place on GC. Richard Carapaz stays in the overall race lead.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Stage 7: Start times ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Stefan Küng won the first ITT in Switzerland, but the second one is something else entirely as it includes the Oberalp Pass. Cyclingstage.com brings you the most important start times of the Tour de Suisse's 7th stage.
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Kron wins from the breakaway, Carapaz stays in yellow
Door Harmen Lustig Rui Costa outsprints fellow-attacker Andreas Kron, but the former World Champion is relegated and the young Dane takes the win in the 6th stage of the Tour de Suisse. Richard Carapaz stays in the overall race lead.
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Carapaz outsprints Fuglsang to take race lead
Door Harmen Lustig Esteban Chaves attacks on the first of two climbs in the finale before Jakob Fuglsang rejoins him just before the finish climb. The Dane forges on alone, but Richard Carapaz tracks him down. The Ecuadorian not only outsprints the Dane, he also…
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Bissegger wins three-up sprint, Van der Poel still leader
Door Harmen Lustig After a frantic first half of the race a breakaway of four - Joel Suter, Benjamin Thomas, Joe Rosskopf, Stefan Bissegger - takes the reins. The latter three ride the finale before Bissegger sprints to victory in the 4th stage of the Tour de…
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Van der Poel powers to second consecutive win and race lead
Door Harmen Lustig Mathieu van der Poel powers to his second consecutive stage win on the false flat home straight of the 3rd stage. He also moves into the overall race lead at the Tour de Suisse, 1 second ahead of Julian Alaphilippe with overnight race leader…
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Van der Poel wins thrilling finale, Küng holds on to race lead
Door Harmen Lustig The 2.4 kilometres climb at 8.3% on the Litschstraße in Altendorf plays a crucial role. An elite group distances the rest of the riders before Mathieu van der Poel strikes inside the last 4 kilometres. Max Schachmann bridges across before the…
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Küng wins Frauenfeld ITT to take race lead
Door Harmen Lustig Stefan Küng wins the 1st stage of the Tour de Suisse ahead of his compatriot Stefan Bissegger and Mattia Cattaneo. Obviously, Küng is the first GC leader.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Stage 1: Start times ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Tom Dumoulin returns to racing in Switzerland and he faces strong competition on his favourite discipline. Stefan Bissegger, Stefan Küng and Rohan Dennis are among the most prominent contenders for the stage win. Voilà, the most important start…
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Tour de Suisse 2021: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The 2021 Tour de Suisse kicked off on Sunday 6 June with a flat ITT in Frauenfeld to finish on Sunday the 13th with the Queen Stage.
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Tour de Suisse 2021: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Richard Carapaz, Tom Dumoulin, Julian Alaphilippe, Rohan Dennis, Mathieu van der Poel, and Marc Hirschi are headlining the Tour de Suisse. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list of the most mountainous races on the calendar
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Tour de Suisse 2021: GC Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig Climbing and time trialing, those are important activities on the Tour de Suisse. The race lacks a hard summit finish this year, which could suit the likes of Julian Alaphilippe. Who are the major contenders to win the 2021 Tour de Suisse?
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 1: ITT in Frauenfeld
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 6 June - The 1st stage of the Tour de Suisse is a flat individual time trial of 10.9 kilometres with start and finish in Frauenfeld.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 2: Neuhausen - Lachen
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 7 June - The 2nd stage of the Tour de Suisse serves 2,375 metres of climbing on a 173 kilometres long route. The last climb - 2.2 kilometres at 8.9% - is crested with 7.2 kilometres to go.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 3: Lachen - Pfaffnau
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 8 June - The 3rd stage of the Tour de Suisse is a lumpy race of 185 kilometres with an elevation gain of 2,490 metres. The last hill is crested with 26.7 kilometres remaining, while the home straight runs slightly uphill.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 4: Sankt Urban - Gstaad
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 9 June - At 171 kilometres, the 4th stage of the Tour de Suisse travels from the Sankt Urban monastery to Gstaad. The Saanenmöser marks the finale, a 7.5 kilometres climb at 4.4%.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 5: Gstaad - Leukerbad
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 10 June - The 5th stage of the Tour de Suisse kicks into gear in Gstaad to finish 172 kilometres later in Leukerbad. The route takes in two intermediate ascents, while the climb to the line is a two-stage affair that adds up to 17 kilometres.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 6: Andermatt - Sedrun
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 11 June - The 6th stage ushers in the decisive last weekend on the Tour de Suisse. At 130 kilometres, the route includes the Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier Pass before the last 9 kilometres climb at approximately 3% to the line in Sedrun. The…
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 7: Sedrun - Andermatt
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 12 June - The 7th stage of the Tour de Suisse is an individual time trial of 23.2 kilometres. The route goes up and down the Oberalp Pass.
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Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 8: Andermatt - Andermatt
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 13 June - The Tour de Suisse concludes with the Queen Stage. At 160 kilometres and featuring 3,560 vertical metres, the route includes three passes before descending back into Andermatt.