The Giro jitters are slowly but surely starting to increase, but first it’s time for the Tour de Romandie! The riders present will have to deal with the Swiss mountain and hill area for six days. In the Leader’s jersey looks ahead!
Last year, Aleksandr Vlasov managed to bend the Tour de Romandie to his will. The BORA-hansgrohe rider finished second behind teammate Sergio Higuita in the queen stage and won the climbing time trial a day later. That turned out to be enough to take Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma) out of the leader’s jersey. Vlasov is not there this year to defend his title.
Practical information Tour de Romandie 2023
- Tuesday April 25 – Sunday April 30
- Attendees
- Classification: WorldTour
In this article
- Latest winners
- Course, climbs and times
- Favorite stages and general classification
- TV information
Last Tour de Romandie winners
2022 Alexander Vlasov
2021 Geraint Thomas
2020 Not driven
2019 Primoz Roglic
2018 Primoz Roglic
2017 Richie Porte
2016 Nairo Quintana
2015 Ilnur Zakarin
2014 Chris Froome
2013 Chris Froome
Route, climbs and times Tour de Romandie 2023
Prologue (ITT), Tuesday, April 25, 2023: Le Bouveret – Le Bouveret (7.2 km)
The Tour de Romandie traditionally started with a prologue, this time around Le Bouveret. So the time trial guns were allowed to go to work. Josef Cerny was the first to dive under Nico Denz’s blast time. The time of the Czech from Soudal-Quick Step turned out to be good enough for the victory. World time trial champion Tobias Foss and Rémi Cavagna finished second and third, just under a second behind.
Winner
Josef Cerny (Soudal-Quick Step)
Leaderboards
General: Josef Cerny (Soudal-Quick Step)
Points: Josef Cerny (Soudal-Quick Step)
Youth: Ethan Vernon (Soudal-Quick Step)
Stage 1, Wednesday 26 April 2023: Crassier – Vallée de Joux (180km)
The first ride in line was a treacherous one. Due to the two difficult climbs halfway through, it was not an easy day for the sprinters. INEOS Grenadiers set a high pace uphill, forcing most of the sprinters to release. Mark Cavendish even gave up. In the end, a thinned peloton sprinted for victory. Ethan Vernon went in early and finished off the competition with mighty strokes. So success followed for Soudal-Quick Step after the prologue.
Climbs
66 km: Fontanezier (4.5 km at 8%)
73.6 km: Mauborget (5.3 km at 7.1%)
122.6 km: Col Mont d’Orzeires (2 km at 5.5%)
Winner
Ethan Vernon (Soudal-Quick Step)
Leaderboards
Overall: Ethan Vernon (Soudal-Quick Step)
Points: Ethan Vernon (Soudal-Quick Step)
Berg: Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo)
Youth: Ethan Vernon (Soudal-Quick Step)
Stage 2, Thursday 27 April 2023: Morteau – La Chaux-de-Fonds (163 km)
Classification riders beware! In the second stage you could not win the classification, but you could lose. The final had some short, steep climbs, although after the second passage of Le Communal there was still twelve kilometers to ride. Jumbo-Visma worked hard all day, which was too much for the sprinters. Ethan Hayter turned out to be the fastest out of the remaining pack.
Climbs
81.8 km: Basset (6.7 km at 6%)
95.4 km: Le Communal (1.5 km at 8.1%)
117.4 km: Col de la Vue des Alpes (5.2 km at 4.8%)
137.7 km: Col de la Tourne (4.4 km at 7.1%)
152 km: Le Communal (1.5 km at 8.1%)
Winner
Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers)
Leaderboards
General: Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers)
Points: Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers)
Berg: Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo)
Youth: Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates)
Stage 3 (ITT), Friday 28 April 2023: Châtel-Saint-Denis – Châtel-Saint-Denis (19km)
After the prologue, a new battle against the clock followed on day four. The time trial had a longer climb halfway through, after which the last kilometers went down at breakneck speed. Matteo Jorgenson set a very strong time. One by one, the riders grit their teeth on the American’s time. The victory seemed to be in, but Juan Ayuso turned his backlog at the intermediate point into a lead at the line after a furious descent and thus doubled.
Winner
Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates)
Leaderboards
Overall: Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates)
Points: Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers)
Berg: Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo)
Youth: Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates)
Stage 4, Saturday April 29: Sion – Thyon 2000 (161.3 km)
In the queen stage, in which the riders had to conquer a total of five climbs along the way, Adam Yates showed that he was the best climber in the race on the final climb to the ski resort of Thyon 2000 (21 kilometers at an average of 7.6 percent). The Brit from UAE Team Emirates struck a real double, as he took the lead in the general classification from his teammate Juan Ayuso.
Climbs
6km: Chamoson (2km at 7.2%)
45.1 km: Anzère (14.6 km at 6.9%)
58 km: Lens (3.6 km at 6.8%)
118.2 km: Suen (14 km at 6.6%)
161.3 km: Thyon 2000 (20.9 km at 7.6%)
Winner
Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)
Leaderboards
Overall: Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)
Points: Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers)
Berg: Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo)
Youth: Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar)
Stage 5, Sunday April 30: Vufflens-la-Ville – Geneva (172 km)
A bunch sprint was expected and there was also a bunch sprint. It sounds boring, but thanks to the two climbs and the executioner work of INEOS Grenadiers we were served a pleasant final ride. Ethan Vernon could not handle the high pace and would not sprint along, all other sprinters were present for the last chance for day success. In that sprint, Fernando Gaviria was the fastest and smartest: he surprised everyone by starting at three hundred meters from the finish and was able to keep up his effort. Adam Yates took the overall win.
Winner
Leaderboards
General: Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)Points: Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers)Mountain: Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo)Youths: Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar)
Final classifications Tour de Romandie 2023
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