Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It was held without interruption until the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition.[1]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March–April |
| Region | Romandie, Switzerland |
| English name | Tour of Romandy |
| Local name(s) | Tour de Romandie (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 |
| Editions | 73 (as of 2019) |
| First winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
| Most wins |  Stephen Roche (IRL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Primož Roglič (SLO) |
The race traditionally starts with an individual time trial prologue and ends with an individual time-trial in hilly terrains, often in Lausanne. The final time-trial traditionally starts in the stadium north of Lausanne, goes downhill southwards to Lake Léman (Lake Geneva), and makes its way back uphill to the stadium again. The winner and several of the top-ten finishers are usually excellent time trialists.
Four winners of the Tour de Romandie had gone on to win the Tour de France in the same year; Stephen Roche in 1987, then Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
The course of the race usually heads northwards towards the Jura mountains and Alpine mountain ranges of western Switzerland.
Winners
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Multiple winners
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | 1983 + 1984 + 1987 |
| 2 |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | 1948 + 1951 |
 Jean Forestier (FRA) | 1954 + 1957 | |
| Louis Rostollan (FRA) | 1960 + 1961 | |
 Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | 1965 + 1967 | |
| Gianni Motta (ITA) | 1966 + 1971 | |
| Tony Rominger (SUI) | 1991 + 1995 | |
| Pascal Richard (SUI) | 1993 + 1994 | |
| Dario Frigo (ITA) | 2001 + 2002 | |
 Tyler Hamilton (USA) | 2003 + 2004 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cadel Evans (AUS) | 2006 + 2011 | |
 Chris Froome (GBR) | 2013 + 2014 | |
| Primož Roglič (SLO) | 2018 + 2019 | |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| Switzerland | |
| France | |
| Belgium | |
 Netherlands | |
| Australia | |
| Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Slovenia | |
 Colombia,  Russia,  Spain,  Sweden | |
 Czech Republic,  Germany,  Norway | |
Most stage wins
| # | Rider | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | 12 |
| 2 | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | 8 |
| Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | ||
| 4 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | 6 |
| Michael Albasini (SUI) | ||
| Knut Knudsen (NOR) | ||
| Gianni Motta (ITA) | ||
| Tony Rominger (SUI) | ||
| Johan van der Velde (NED) | ||
| 10 | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) | 5 |
| Urs Freuler (SUI) | ||
| Pascal Richard (SUI) | ||
| Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | ||
| Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) | ||
References
- Farrand, Stephen. "Coronavirus: Race cancellations expand into late April and May". Cycling News. Future Publishing. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- Alejandro Valverde finished the 2010 edition as winner, but his results were expurgated as a consequence of a retroactive suspension.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tour de Romandie. |
- Official website (in French)
- Tour de Romandie palmares at Cycling Archives