Celebrated the 2024 Tour of Switzerland cycling race, which takes place from Sunday June 9 to Sunday June 16. Although it acts preview of the Tour de France, including the Critérium du Dauphiné, The Swiss race offers an opportunity with less pressure to finish fine-tuning your form for the Grand Tour. So, the most advanced cyclists are a final test in which to evaluate their real options the Grand Bouclé.
The death of Gino Mader a year ago marked the last season’s edition. This year 2024 will serve as a tribute to the cyclist; in an edition to be featured eight stages, with 2-hour time trials, ‘leg-breaker’ stages and high mountain days. This very demanding route offers the perfect setting to assess what can happen in the Tour de France at the front of the peloton.
Among the favorites for success in the Tour of Switzerland is Mattias Skejmosewhich at first was surprising It does not aim to be part of the Tour de France. The runner reappears after a good start to the season, where He scored a stage in Paris-Nice and the third step on the Itzulia podium. Now come on Tour Switzerland 2024 to refine its form for the Olympic Games.
It will be interesting to see the Colombian runner Egan Bernal, who was in the process of growing up during the period after his massive accident, suffered years ago. The team INEOS Grenadiers he was accompanied by solvent names, such as Tom Pidcockwhich is also immersed in face tuning at the Olympic Games, if applicable, in the XCO modality.
The other most powerful equipment is the UAE Team Emirates, appearing in Switzerland with a group where João Almeida he would have been a leader at any other time. However, among his colleagues there are two big names such as Isaac del Toro and Adam Yates.
Both will be workers for the absent Pogacar and Ayuso, both absent from these tests, which are already aiming for the Tour de France and will require two ‘together’.
Be the last test of the World Tour before the main event of the season, the Tour de France. The Swiss race will serve as a measure of the fitness of some of the key men in the peloton.
The start of the 2024 Tour of Switzerland coincides with the final part of the Critérium Dauphiné, which caused the peloton calendar to be split between these two tests this part of the year. In Switzerland, the cyclists will face eight days of competition which will provide a good mountain and time trial challenge.
What are the stages, departure times and main profiles of the stages of the Tour of Switzerland 2024?
Stage 1: Vaduz – Vaduz, Sunday June 9
Connection time: from 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Stage 2: Vaduz – Regensford, Monday June 10
Connection time: from 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Stage 3: Steinmaur – Ruschlikon, Tuesday June 11
Connection time: from 2:45 pm to 4:50 pm
Stage 4: Ruschlikon – Gotthard Pass, Wednesday June 12
Connection time: from 2:45 pm to 4:50 pm
Stage 5: Ambrí – Carí, Thursday, June 13
Connection time: from 2:45 pm to 4:50 pm
Stage 6: Locarno – Blatten, Friday June 14
Connection time: from 1:45 pm to 4:50 pm
Stage 7: Villars Sur Ollon – Villars Sur Ollon, Saturday June 15
Connection time: from 2:35 pm to 5:20 pm
Stage 8: Aigle – Villars Sur Ollon, Sunday June 16
Connection time: from 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Where will the Tour of Switzerland 2024 be held?
The Tour of Switzerland 2024 It will be seen through EITB 1 in the Basque Country. The the connections of the stages will start between 2:35 pm and 3:15 pm, respectively. You can follow all information about the race on the Mundo Deportivo website
Source: La Verdad
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