Tour de Romandie 2024
Latest News from the Race
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New disc brake-equipped Giant Trinity TT bike spotted at Tour de Romandie
Luke Plapp is riding a brand new disc brake-equipped Giant Trinity and new TT helmet at the Swiss stage race -
Tour de Romandie: Brandon McNulty takes comfortable win on stage 3 time trial
Magnus Sheffield (Ineos-Grenadiers) in distant second as Ayuso takes overall lead -
'I surprised myself' - Luke Plapp grasps GC advantage ahead of Tour de Romandie TT
Australian jumps over to break on final climb of stage 2, gains valuable seconds on other overall contenders as he takes third
Date | April 23-28, 2024 |
Start location | Payerne Switzerland |
Finish location | Vernier, Switzerland |
Length | 657 kilometres |
UCI class | WorldTour |
Last edition | 2023 Tour de Romandie |
Prologue - Maikel Zijlaard wins prologue from early start on dry course
Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor Pro Cycling) earned the first leader's jersey of the Tour de Romandie with his victory in the prologue Tuesday. The 24-year-old completed the short 2.3km time trial in 2:55 and to the hot seat before the rain made the streets in Payerne treacherous.
Australian Cameron Scott (Bahrain Victorious) came closest to unseating Zijlaard, taking second place with less than a second separating the duo. Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quickstep) finished third.
Stage 1 - Godon and Vendrame go 1-2 for Decathlon AG2R
Dorian Godon (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) struck out in the bunch sprint on stage 1 with teammate Andrea Vendrame on his wheel, carrying the formation right through to the line to make it a 1-2 for the team.
Godon's win also sent him to the top of the overall leaderboard with Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who finished third on the stage, slotted into second on the general classification with a six second deficit to the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider.
Stage 2 - Thibau Nys wins stage as Plapp attacks for GC
Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) won the sprint to the line against break companion Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) who took second two days in a row while late joined Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) tailed off in the final stages of the sprint showdown to take third.
The order of the podium also ended up being reflected in the overall rankings, but Plapp was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary as he now sits ahead of all his GC rivals even before the time trial stage which he had been targeting before the race.
Stage 3: Brandon McNulty takes comfortable win on time trial
US Champion Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) put his stamp on the stage 3 time trial, winning the 15.5km race against the clock in 20:06. His fellow countryman Magnus Sheffield (Ineos-Grenadiers) was a distant second, finishing the time trial 13 seconds slower, while UAE Team Emirates also finished with Felix Großschartner in third place at 15 seconds down and Juan Ayuso in fourth at 21 seconds down, taking the overall race lead in Oron.
Tour de Romandie 2024 overview
The 77th edition of the Tour de Romandie returns to the calendar on the final week of April, 23rd to 28th. The six days of racing brings together all the cantons of French-speaking Switzerland, Romandie, for WorldTour competition.
When the event launched in 1947, there were four days of racing. It was elevated to the WorldTour in 2011 and now with six days of competition it serves as preparation for riders and teams headed to the Giro d’Italia. In 2022, organisers launched the Tour de Romandie Féminin which continues on the Women's WorldTour.
Irishman Stephen Roche holds the current record for most GC victories, taking the title in 1983, 1984 and 1987. There are 12 other riders who have a pair of overall titles, with Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) reaching that achievement most recently with wins in 2018 and 2019.
In 2023, Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) used a solo triumph atop Thyon 2000 on stage 5 to take the general classification lead. He secured the title on Sunday, with Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) in second, 19 seconds back, while Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) rounded out the podium at 27 seconds.
This year's Tour de Romandie route is 45.5km shorter than 2023, but still provides more than 11,000 metres of climbing. The Prologue in 2024 will take place in Payerne on the east side of Neuchâtel Lake. For a second consecutive year a mid-race individual time trial will break up the action in the mountains, this one 15.5km loop around Oron. The queen stage on Saturday will be a 151km route to the Vaud Alps resort village of Leysin, with the overall finish on Sunday at Vernier, to the west of Geneva.
Tour de Romandie race history
The Tour de Romandie was founded in 1947 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Cycling Union. That first edition brought together 10 teams and a total of 40 riders for four stages of racing, Belgium's Désiré Keteleer securing the overall victory.
Between 1983-1987, Irishman Stephen Roche won the Tour de Romandie three times and still holds that record. Twelve riders have won the race twice, Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) last taking a pair of GC titles in 2018 and 2019.
Eight Swiss riders have won the Tour de Romandie, Tony Rominger securing the crown on home soil in 1991 and 1995, while Pascal Richard went back-to-back in 1993 and 1994.
The race was elevated to ProTour level in 2006, then five years later to WorldTour status. The high alpine mountains of Switzerland are on full display for the event, and provide the perfect tuneup for the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d'Italia, which arrives the following week.
View the full list of winners.
Races
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Tour de Romandie 202423 April 2024 - 28 April 2024 | Romandie | WorldTour
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Stage 4 | Sailion - Leysin2024-04-27 151.7km
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Stage 5 | Vernier - Vernier2024-04-28 150.8km
Latest Content on the Race
New disc brake-equipped Giant Trinity TT bike spotted at Tour de Romandie
By Tom Wieckowski published
news Luke Plapp is riding a brand new disc brake-equipped Giant Trinity and new TT helmet at the Swiss stage race
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By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian jumps over to break on final climb of stage 2, gains valuable seconds on other overall contenders as he takes third
New SRAM Red groupset spotted in the wild at Tour de Romandie
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'This course was almost perfect' - Late call-up for Cameron Scott leads to Tour de Romandie prologue podium
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian comes second on opening day of racing at his first European WorldTour stage race
Luke Plapp targets Tour de Romandie on road to Giro d'Italia
By Cyclingnews published
News Dunbar and Simon Yates in Jayco AlUla squad to take on Bernal, Mas, Vlasov, Gaudu, Hindley, Ayuso and more in Switzerland
How to watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie
By Dani Ostanek published
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'I feel reborn' - Giulio Ciccone returns at Romandie after saddle sore surgery
By Barry Ryan published
News Italian to ride Tour de France and Vuelta a España after late start to 2024 season
Top News on the Race
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Luke Plapp targets Tour de Romandie on road to Giro d'Italia
Dunbar and Simon Yates in Jayco AlUla squad to take on Bernal, Mas, Vlasov, Gaudu, Hindley, Ayuso and more in Switzerland -
How to watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie
Bernal, Alaphilippe, Ayuso, Vlasov, Guadu, Hindley, Mas, Yates twins all in action at mountainous stage race -
'I feel reborn' - Giulio Ciccone returns at Romandie after saddle sore surgery
Italian to ride Tour de France and Vuelta a España after late start to 2024 season
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Fernando Gaviria targets Giro d’Italia sprints after Tour de Romandie success
Colombian sprinter finds winning form before Giro -
Egan Bernal continues progress with eighth overall at Tour de Romandie
'I think it's another good test for me' Colombian says ahead of next races in Hungary and Norway -
Juan Ayuso: 'No surprise' to lose Tour de Romandie leader's jersey
'I knew that still I’m not in shape' says Spaniard, despite stage 3 time trial win
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Wrong chainring bolts the cause of Rui Costa's Tour de Romandie mechanical
Rotor reveals incorrect chainring bolts were used on Costa's chainset -
Encouraging signs for Ayuso with quick return to podium at Tour de Romandie
‘I felt good but I can feel my form is not quite there still’ says UAE Team Emirates rider of start to injury delayed 2023 season -
Mark Cavendish and Simon Yates abandon Tour de Romandie
Rui Costa forced out by injury sustained on prologue start ramp
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