Dates | June 17-21, 2026 |
Start location | Sondrio |
Finish location | Villars-sur-Ollon |
Distance | 459km |
Category | Women's WorldTour |
Previous edition | |
Previous winner | Marlen Reusser (Movistar) |
Swiss rider Marlen Reusser (Movistar) secured a third career GC victory at the Tour de Suisse, her home race, winning the stage 4 time trial and stage 5 mountain challenge to back up her victory from 2025 and boost her stock ahead of the Tour de France Femmes.
The podium was decided on the final day that took in some 3,000m of climbing, with second on the stage for Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) and third for Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) securing them the same spots on the overall podium.
Stage 1: Femke de Vries outsprints Lauren Dickson to claim first professional victory on hard-fought opener / As it happened
Stage 2: Elisa Longo Borghini wins hilly stage 2 and takes GC lead with attack on final climb in Locarno / As it happened
Stage 3: Zoe Bäckstedt stuns the field with scorching long-range sprint to win stage 3 / As it happened
Stage 4: World champion Marlen Reusser rides sensational time trial to win stage 4 and power into race lead / As it happened
Stage 5: Marlen Reusser fends off dramatic chase to win stage 5 on Col de la Croix and secure third home GC victory / As it happened
2026 Tour de Suisse Women information
The 2026 Tour de Suisse Women has a new date and a new format, with race organisers announcing that the men's and women's races will be combined, both held over five days, with both races held on the same days and the same stage locations.
Organisers claimed the concept is based on three values: innovation, interaction and Swissness.
Each stage will start and finish in the same location, creating more interaction and an enhanced fan experience, with more circuit stages. The Tour de Suisse claimed it is creating a new ecosystem of riders, sponsors, host regions, media, and fans.
The inaugural edition of the Tour de Suisse Women was held in 2021, and it joined the Women's WorldTour in 2023. It was not the first Tour de Suisse for women, as a five-day event was held in 2001 and won by American all-rounder Kim Baldwin.
In 2021, Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) won the Tour de Suisse Women, overtaking Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM) in the second and final stage of the race.
The second edition of the Tour de Suisse Women moved up to the UCI Pro Series and expanded to four stages in 2022, adding a time trial to the road stages. Once again, the final stage saw a dramatic battle for overall victory. Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo) took the stage win on day four and the overall title in 2022.
In 2023, its first foray onto the Women's WorldTour calendar, Marlen Reusser (SD Worx-Protime) secured the overall victory, with her team winning three of the four stages.
Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) followed up with the overall win in 2024, winning three of the four stages.
in 2025 Marlen Reusser (Movistar) attacked with 9km to go to win the stage and the overall classification. Reusser topped the final GC with 36 seconds on Vollering, and 1:56 on Niewiadoma-Phinney.
Reusser will be returning to defend, though she will have to contend with a strong group of rivals, with Vollering in particular emphasising her powerful form by claiming the maglia rosa in Italy.
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2026 Tour de Suisse Women route
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Tour de Suisse Women schedule
Date | Stage | Start time | Finish time |
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June 17, 2026 | Stage 1: Sondrio – Sondrio | 9:20 CEST | 12:15 CEST |
June 18, 2026 | Stage 2: Locarno - Locarno | 9:20 CEST | 12:15 CEST |
June 19, 2026 | Stage 3: Bag Ragaz - Bad Ragaz | 9:10 CEST | 12:15 CEST |
June 20, 2026 | Stage 4: Aarburg - Aarburg (ITT) | 10:45 CEST | 12:45 CEST |
June 21, 2026 | Stage 5: Villars-sur-Ollon - Villars-sur-Ollon | 9:00 CEST | 12:05 CEST |
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Tour de Suisse Women17 June 2026 - 21 June 2026 | Switzerland | Women's WorldTour
- Tour de Suisse Women 2026 route
- Wide open Tour de Suisse Women as Demi Vollering skips race to prepare for Tour de France Femmes - Analysing the contenders
- Tour de Suisse Women past winners
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'It wasn't planned' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar back to full strength in Tour de Suisse breakaway after two-month injury layoff
Mauritian champion also worked in closing lead-out on stage 3 and now lies sixth overall heading into decisive final stages -
Urška Žigart in hospital with fractured jaw following crash on uneven road surface at Tour de Suisse
AG Insurance-Soudal rider appeared to hit a bump in the road surface -
'I wasn't strong enough' - Femke de Vries after losing the Tour de Suisse yellow jersey to Elisa Longo Borghini
Teammate Sarah Van Dam saves the day with a runner-up spot and young rider jersey
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Missed turn costs Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney valuable time in Tour de Suisse GC battle as they go the wrong way in full-gas chase
Stage winner Elisa Longo Borghini gains more time than expected on main rivals after late mistake in Locarno -
'I was hanging over the barrier' – Memories of Giro d'Italia crash take toll on Urška Žigart in opening stage of Tour de Suisse Women
'I'm still feeling a bit scared of that moment' Žigart tells Cycling Pro Net while explaining loss of confidence on descents after going from front of race to 17th -
A tough course, hot weather, and attacking panache – How the breakaway beat the GC favourites on the opening stage of the Tour de Suisse Women
The yellow jersey contenders couldn't catch Femke de Vries and Lauren Dickson on the hilly opener in Sondrio
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No superstar rider but SD Worx-Protime count on rising GC talent and home hopeful to take on expanded Tour de Suisse Women
With no Lotte Kopecky or Anna van der Breggen in the line-up, Dutch squad hand chances to other riders in Switzerland
