Tour de Suisse launches women's race

Tour de Suisse
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For the first time, the Tour de Suisse will hold a women's race this year, with two stages on the opening weekend of the men's race in early June. 

The race organisers have yet to secure full funding for the event but are confident they can raise money from current sponsors, as well as unlocking unspent funds from the 2020 World Championships in Aigle-Martigny, which were called off and moved to Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.