Tour de Suisse 2021 Route stage 2: Neuhausen - Lachen
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.
The riders click into their pedals in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, which means New Houses on the Rhine Falls. The 150 metres wide waterfall is one of the three largest waterfalls in Europe. Not heigh tough, just 23 metres.
The race opens with a rolling section of approximately 100 kilometres. Then the riders tackle the 13.2 kilometer long climb to ski area Ghöch. The average gradient sits at 8.3%.
Back in the valley it goes straight back up again. The Oberricken Pass is a 7.9 kilometres climb with an average gradient of 5.2%.
After the descent there are 25 kilometres left to race. Two short climbs pep up this section. The first is 1.5 kilometres long and averages 7%, the second is 2.2 kilometres at 8.9% while peaking out with 7.2 kilometres remaining.
The Lachen finish is flat. Forty years ago Oliver Zaugg – winners of the 2021 Tour of Lombardy – was born in the town on Lake Zurich.
The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprints come with 3, 2 and 1 seconds each.
Another interesting read: results 2nd stage 2021 Tour de Suisse.
Tour de Suisse 2021 stage 2: route, profile, more
Click on the images to zoom
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles GC Favourites - Tour de Suisse 20 Overview - Tour de Suisse 20 Mäder outsprints Woods, Carapaz seals GC triumph - Tour de Suisse 20 Uran wins ITT, Carapaz keeps yellow jersey - Tour de Suisse 20 Stage 7: Start times ITT - Tour de Suisse 20 Kron wins from the breakaway, Carapaz stays in yellow - Tour de Suisse 20 Carapaz outsprints Fuglsang to take race lead - Tour de Suisse 20 Bissegger wins three-up sprint, Van der Poel still leader - Tour de Suisse 20 Van der Poel powers to second consecutive win and race lead - Tour de Suisse 20 Küng wins Frauenfeld ITT to take race lead - Tour de Suisse 20 Stage 1: Start times ITT - Tour de Suisse 20 Route stage 1: ITT in Frauenfeld - Tour de Suisse 20 Route stage 3: Lachen - Pfaffnau - Tour de Suisse 20 Route stage 4: Sankt Urban - Gstaad - Tour de Suisse 20 Route stage 5: Gstaad - Leukerbad - Tour de Suisse 20 Route stage 6: Andermatt - Sedrun - Tour de Suisse 20 Route stage 7: Sedrun - Andermatt - Tour de Suisse 20 More articles Tour de Romandie 2024: Nys wins from breakaway to take yellow
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 3: Oron ITT
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 2: Fribourg – Les Marécottes
Tour de Romandie 2024: Riders
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 4: Saillon - Leysin
Tour de Romandie 2024 Route stage 5: Vernier - Vernier
Giro 2024: The Route
Giro 2024: Riders
Giro 2024 Route stage 1: Turin - Turin
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 1: Hilly race for pink
Giro 2024 Route stage 2: San Fransesco al Campo - Oropa
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 2: The King of Oropa
Giro 2024 Route stage 3: Novara - Fossano
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 3: For fast finishers #1
Giro 2024 Route stage 4: Acqui Terme - Andora
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 4: Mini Milan-Sanremo
Giro 2024 Route stage 5: Genoa - Lucca
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 5: For fast finishers #2
Giro 2024 Route stage 6: Viareggio - Rapolano Terme
Giro 2024 Route stage 8: Spoleto - Prati di Tivo
Giro 2024 Route stage 15: Manerba del Garda - Livigno
Giro 2024 Route stage 16: Livigno - Monte Pana
Giro 2024 Route stage 17: Selva di Val Gardena – Passo Brocon
Giro 2024 Route stage 19: Mortegliano - Sappada
Giro 2024 Route stage 20: Alpago – Bassano del Grappa
Cycling Calendar 2024
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 2024: Brown wins six-up sprint
Tour de France 2024: The Route
Tour de France 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 1: Florence - Rimini
Vuelta 2024: The Route
Like our Facebook page and stay on top of all pro-race information!