2023 Tour de Romandie Preview

From the April 25 - 30, 2023 the peloton will tackle the Swiss roads at the Tour de Romandie. It features opportunities for time-trialists, sprinters, puncheurs and climbers, positioned between the Spring Classics and the Giro d'Italia

With six stages on the road, two will be time-trials - with a prologue seeing the first leader's jersey given. The race provides terrain for different types of riders to succeed, however the main plot will be the fight for the overall classification which is set to implode in the Alps.

The Tour de Romandie opens with a pan flat prologue of 7.2 kilometres long before stage 1 serves a route with a lumpy first part and a flat finale.

The 1st stage is played out on undulating to lumpy terrain before it levels out in the last 60 kilometres. Leading from Crissier to Vallée-de-Joux, the race adds up to 180 kilometres.

The finale of the 2nd stage looks promising for the puncheurs in the peloton. It includes a 1.7 kilometres climb at 7.6% and right after the descent the home straight climbs to the line.

It’s back to the chrono specialist on the fourth day of action. Stage 3 is a 19 kilometres ITT featuring a 6 kilometres climb at roughly 5%.

The Queen Stage is played out on a 161.3 kilometres route with an elevation gain of 4,157 metres. The finish climb adds up to 20.7 kilometres and the average gradient sits at 7.7%.

The last stage of the Tour de Romandie is a lumpy endeavour from Vufflens-la-Ville to Geneva. A bunch sprint or a successful are to be expected.