Recon Ride: Tour de Suisse - Podcast

Miguel Ángel López, Tejay van Garderen and Jarlinson Pantano at the Tour de Suisse

Miguel Ángel López, Tejay van Garderen and Jarlinson Pantano at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The Tour de Suisse might not have quite the calibre of yellow jersey contenders on its start list as its French counterpart, the Critérium du Dauphiné, but the dearth of Tour de France podium hopefuls comes with a few advantages. For one thing, it means that many of the top names in Switzerland – and there are plenty – will be focused squarely on actually winning the race or a few of its stages, rather than simply building their form for next month.

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