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The Tour de Suisse is Switzerland’s largest cycling race, first held in 1933. It is considered the most important stage race among the “Big Three” Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. As a rule, it consists of eight stages and takes place in early June. The Tour de Suisse became part of the UCI ProTour in 2005 and has been part of the follow-up series, the UCI WorldTour, since 2011.
Many riders use the Tour de Suisse to prepare for the Tour de France, which traditionally starts two weeks later. That’s why the top players of the cycling world always participate.
The overall leader wears the yellow jersey.
Since 2021 there is also a Tour of Switzerland for women. This is a lot shorter than that of the men, this year there are four stages. When it premiered, there were two more. Like last year, it overlaps with the final two days of the men’s Tour de Suisse, which takes place from June 17 to 20. New for the 2023 edition: for the first time, the Tour de Suisse Women is part of the highest race category for women, the UCI Women’s World Tour.
The overlap with the last two days of the men’s Tour de Suisse is deliberate and saves money.
From a Swiss point of view, the biggest asset for stage victories or even overall victory is Marlen Reusser.
The Tour of Switzerland for women consists of four stages. The participants cover a distance of 327 km and 4860 meters in altitude.
Those who can’t or don’t want to enjoy the excitement on the side of the road can also watch it live from the couch. Swiss television broadcasts all decisions live in the living room. All stages. is broadcast on SRFzwei or SRFinfo. SRF will also be present live at the Tour de Suisse Women.
The riders cover a total of 1,339.6 kilometers and 21,185 altimeters in eight stages.
Not all teams have yet nominated their drivers for the Tour de Suisse 2023. But there will be some big names. World road champion Remco Evenepoel makes his comeback on the tour. He recently had to leave the Giro d’Italia prematurely due to Corona. Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Peter Sagan are also there. The latter, like the Swiss Michael Schär, will stop after this season and will start in the Tour de Suisse for the last time.
The two Thurgau riders Stefan Küng and Stefan Bissegger are fully focused on the battle against the clock. The great Swiss hopes for the overall victory are Gino Mäder and Marc Hirschi. The last Swiss overall winner was Fabio Cancellara 14 years ago. These teams are expected to start with these drivers:
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (Sz)
Still open.
Tudor Pro Cycling Team (Sz)
Israel – Premier Tech (Isr)
Total energy (vr)
Lotto Dstny (Bell)
AG2R Citroen Team (Fri)
Alpecin-Deceuninck (Belgium)
Astana Qazaqstan team (Kas)
Still open.
Bahrain triumphs
Bora-hansgrohe (De)
Cofidis (Fri)
EF Education EasyPost (US)
Groupama-FDJ (Fri)
Ineos Grenadiers (GB)
Intermarché Circus Wanty (Bel)
Jumbo Visma (Ho)
Movistar (SP)
Soudal Quick Step (Call)
Team Arkea Samsic (Fri)
Still open.
Team Jayco Alula (Aus)
Team DSM (Ho)
Trek Segafredo (USA)
UAE Team Emirates (UAE)
A total of 17 Swiss cyclists managed to win the home tour at least once. From the Swiss point of view, the most successful were Hugo Koblet (1950, 1953 and 1955) and Ferdy Kübler (1942, 1948 and 1951), each with three wins.
The first Swiss TdS winner was Karl Litschi in 1937, the last Fabian Cancellara in 2009. No other country has been the overall winner as often as Switzerland, but second-place Italy could also finish 17th with a win in 2021.
Peter Sagan has the most stage wins to date. The Slovak climbed to the top of the podium a total of 17 times. Behind them is a Swiss trio. Fabian Cancellara, Hugo Koblet and Ferdy Kübler each won eleven stages.
The Italian Pasquale Fornara is the man who has ridden the most stages in the leader’s jersey. In this statistic he comes to 17. Two more Swiss are close behind. Beat Breu and Alex Zülle each rode in the leader’s jersey for 15 days.
Source : Blick
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