Tour de Suisse 2021 – Preview

Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) won the 2019 Tour de Suisse ahead of Rohan Dennis (Bahrain-Merida) and Bora-Hansgrohe's Patrick Konrad
Egan Bernal won the previous edtion of the Tour de Suisse in 2019 ahead of Rohan Dennis and Patrick Konrad (Image credit: Getty Images)

As the Critérium du Dauphiné draws to a close this weekend, a different batch of Tour de France hopefuls will be sharpening their form and searching for success at one of the oldest and most prestigious week-long races on the calendar.

The Tour de Suisse, first raced in 1933, did not take place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but this year the race is back, with the same route in place that would have been covered 12 months ago.

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