Tour de Romandie 2021 Route stage 4: Sion - Thyon 2000
Saturday 1 May - At 161.3 kilometres and including 4,157 vertical metres, the Queen Stage of the Tour de Romandie travels from Sion to ski station Thyon 2000. The finish climb adds up to 20.7 kilometres, while the average gradient sits at 7.7%.
Sion is located at the foot of the finish climb, but the race is not handed to the riders on a silver platter. First a detour of some 140 kilometres.
This detour features four climbs, two of which are short and the other two are long. The first long ascent is tackled at kilometre 34 and leads to Anzère, while the second one appears inside the last 60 kilometre. The climb to Suen is 15 kilometres long and averages 6.2%.
The climb to the line is even longer, and harder. In winter, Thyon 2000 is the eastern gateway to skiing area the 4 Vallées, but on Saturday 1 May it serves as the finish to the Queen Stage of the Tour de Romandie. The 20.7 kilometres climb averages 7.7%. It’s a long but regular ascent with the steepest sections (at almost 10%) inside the last 2 kilometres.
Another interesting read: results 4th stage 2021 Tour de Romandie.
Tour de Romandie 2021 – stage 4: route, profile, more
Click on the images to zoom
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles GC Favourites - Tour de Romandie 20 Overview - Tour de Romandie 20 Cavagna wins ITT, Thomas takes GC - Tour de Romandie 20 Starting times Fribourg ITT - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 5: ITT in Fribourg - Tour de Romandie 20 Soler solos to leader's jersey - Tour de Romandie 20 Colbrelli celebrates, Dennis keeps race lead - Tour de Romandie 20 Sagan sprints to victory, Dennis retains lead - Tour de Romandie 20 Dennis storms to leader's jersey - Tour de Romandie 20 Route prologue: Oron-la-Ville - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 1: Aigle - Martigny - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 2: La Neuveville - Saint-Imier - Tour de Romandie 20 Route stage 3: Estavayer - Estavayer - Tour de Romandie 20 Prologue: Starting times - Tour de Romandie 20 More articles Giro 2022: Sprint triumph Dainese, López still leader
Giro 2022 Route stage 11: Santarcangelo di Romagna - Reggio Emilia
Giro 2022 Route stage 12: Parma - Genoa
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 12: Strongmen sprinters, or attackers
Giro 2022: Withdrawals
Giro 2022: The Route
Giro 2022: Riders
Giro 2022 Route stage 13: San Remo - Cuneo
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 13: Sprint in Cuneo
Giro 2022 Route stage 14: Santena - Turin
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 14: Hilly race to suit attackers
Giro 2022 Route stage 15: Rivarolo Canavese - Cogne
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 15: Breakaway day at altitude
Giro 2022 Route stage 16: Salò - Aprica
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 16: For pure bred climbers
Giro 2022 Route stage 17: Ponte di Legno - Lavarone
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 17: Climbers eyeing pink
Giro 2022 Route stage 18: Borgo Valsugana - Treviso
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 18: For fast men #5
Giro 2022 Route stage 19: Marano Lagunare - Castelmonte
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 19: Steep ramps to suit the breakaway
Giro 2022 Route stage 20: Belluno - Passo Fedaia
Giro 2022 Favourites stage 20: Final GC clash in high mountains
Cycling Calendar 2022
Tour de France 2022: The Route
Tour de France 2022: Riders
Tour de France 2022 Route stage 5: Lille - Arenberg
Tour de France 2022 Route stage 12: Briançon - Alpe d'Huez
Vuelta 2022: The Route
Like our Facebook page and stay on top of all pro-race information!
