The Tour de Romandie is a stage race that is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It was held without interruption until the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition.

The course of the race usually heads northwards towards the Jura mountains and Alpine mountain ranges of western Switzerland. The race traditionally starts with an individual time trial prologue and ends with an individual time-trial in hilly terrains, often in Lausanne. The final time-trial traditionally starts in the stadium north of Lausanne, goes downhill southwards to Lake Léman (Lake Geneva), and makes its way back uphill to the stadium again. The winner and several of the top-ten finishers are usually excellent time trialists.

Five winners of the Tour de Romandie have gone on to win the Tour de France in the same year; Stephen Roche in 1987, then Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively, and Tadej Pogačar

Tour de Romandie is also usually considered a preparation race for the Giro d'Italia, which starts one week later.

In 2022, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was held for the first time in the UCI Women's World Tour – as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the race.

Winners

Alejandro Valverde finished the 2010 edition as winner, but his results were expurgated as a consequence of a retroactive suspension.

Multiple winners Wins Rider Editions 3 1983 + 1984 + 1987 2 1948 + 1951 1954 + 1957 1960 + 1961 1965 + 1967 1966 + 1971 1991 + 1995 1993 + 1994 2001 + 2002 2003 + 2004 2006 + 2011 2013 + 2014 2018 + 2019

Wins per country Wins Country

Most stage wins # Rider Stage wins 1 12 2 8 4 6 10 5

Media coverage

The Tour de Romandie is broadcast throughout Europe and in other areas:

United Kingdom — Discovery+ United States — FloBikes

Notes

As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

See also List of highest paved roads in Switzerland

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