Tour de Suisse 2009 - Start List

Start list

Mattias Skjelmose’s Amstel Gold triumph over Pogačar and Evenepoel gave ‘hope to other riders in the peloton’

After a difficult year, Dane returns to the biggest victory his career
Recently retired Alessandro De Marchi moves to the 'other side' as sports director with Jayco-AlUla after 15 years in the pro peloton

De Marchi took seven wins in racing career and takes up new role after three seasons with the Australian outfit
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Tadej Pogačar win prestigious Vélo d'Or awards for best cyclists of the year in 2025

Lorena Wiebes, Kévin Vauquelin, Alexandre Léauté and Matteo Trentin recognised at the ceremony in Paris

'The world is my oyster' - Leo Hayter ready to reboot career at Modern Adventure Pro Cycling as 24-year-old 'veteran'

Two-time British U23 time trial champion felt WorldTour years were 'blurry' and has a new home 'to learn and figure out' his niche
Tour of Bright: Will Cooper's 'wasn't expecting that' stage 1 win as Talia Appleton repeats Tawonga triumph and Luke Plapp smashes Strava KOM

Australian champions Plapp and Brodie Chapman close off Saturday's racing with stage 2 time trial wins
Payson McElveen unveils film about 'once-in-a-lifetime' ride, finishing 242 miles of New Zealand trails with 25,000 feet of climbing in 24 hours

US rider says 'it was a surreal feeling' when he finished with 25 minutes to spare

'I honestly feel there are bigger things to come' - Michael Matthews has renewed enthusiasm for cycling and for life after pulmonary embolism scare

Jayco-AlUla leader on his return to training and his love-hate relationship with Milan-San Remo
'This is the training race … but it doesn't mean that I'm not going to go all out' – Brodie Chapman chases intensity at Tour of Bright ahead of key January goals in Australia

Australian time trial champion adapts to schedule change with additional race
'Proud of my progression' – Mountain bike world champion Alan Hatherly prepared for sophomore season of WorldTour road racing

South African racer continues to balance road at Jayco-AlUla with MTB in 2026 keeping an eye on race wins and building for the 2028 Olympic Games