Tour de Romandie 2023
Latest News from the Race
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Fernando Gaviria targets Giro d’Italia sprints after Tour de Romandie success
Colombian sprinter finds winning form before Giro -
Egan Bernal continues progress with eighth overall at Tour de Romandie
'I think it's another good test for me' Colombian says ahead of next races in Hungary and Norway -
Tour de Romandie: Gaviria wins final sprint as Adam Yates seals overall victory
Colombian launches long sprint in Geneva to take second win of season
Date | April 25-30, 2023 |
Start location | Le Bouveret, Switzerland |
Finish location | Geneva, Switzerland |
Length | 702.5 kilometres |
UCI class | WorldTour |
Last edition | 2022 Tour de Romandie |
Tour de Romandie 2023 results
Stage 5: Gaviria wins final sprint as Adam Yates seals overall victory
Stage 4: Adam Yates takes queen stage summit victory and race lead
Stage 3: Juan Ayuso wins stage 3 time trial, takes overall lead
Stage 2: Tour de Romandie: Ethan Hayter sprints to stage 2 victory
Stage 1: Tour de Romandie: Ethan Vernon launches powerful late sprint to win stage 1
Prologue: Josef Cerny holds off Tobias Foss to win prologue
Tour de Romandie 2023 overview
The 76th edition of the Tour de Romandie takes place April 25-30, 2023. The event brings together all the cantons of French-speaking Switzerland, Romandie, for a celebrated six days of racing, which also serves to promote tourism and culture in the region.
When the event launched in 1947, there were four days of racing. It was elevated to the WorldTour in 2011 and now provides six days of racing, which serve as a premier test leading up to the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia. Last year, organisers launched the Tour de Romandie Féminin which continues on the Women's WorldTour.
Irishman Stephen Roche holds the current record for most GC victories, taking the title in 1983, 1984 and 1987. There are 12 other riders who have a pair of overall titles, with Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) reaching that achievement most recently with wins in 2018 and 2019.
Across the years the Tour de Romandie was only cancelled one time, and that was in 2020 due to the coronavirus global pandemic. The race returned in 2021 with Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) winning the overall, and then Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) unseated Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma) on the final day of racing to secure the title with a climactic performance in the uphill time trial.
As in past years, the Tour de Romandie route begins with a short time trial. The Prologue in 2023 will take place in Le Bouveret, a section of Port-Valais along the southern shores of Lake Geneva. New for this year is a mid-race individual time trial rather than placing it on the final day. The route hold a giant mountain contest from Sion to Thyon 2000 before the conclusion on May 30 with stage 5 in Geneva.
Tour de Romandie race history
The Tour de Romandie was founded in 1947 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Cycling Union. That first edition brought together 10 teams and a total of 40 riders for four stages of racing, Belgium's Désiré Keteleer securing the overall victory.
Between 1983-1987, Irishman Stephen Roche won the Tour de Romandie three times and still holds that record. Twelve riders have won the race twice, Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) last taking a pair of GC titles in 2018 and 2019.
Eight Swiss riders have won the Tour de Romandie, Tony Rominger securing the crown on home soil in 1991 and 1995, while Pascal Richard went back-to-back in 1993 and 1994.
The race was elevated to ProTour level in 2006, then five years later to WorldTour status. It traditionally starts with a prologue and winds through the high alpine mountains of Switzerland for the middle stages, then concludes with a hilly time trial.
The mix of races against the clock and across the mountains makes this race the perfect tuneup for the Giro d’Italia, the first Grand Tour of the season which arrives the following week.
Tour de Romandie 2023 start list
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Races
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Tour de Romandie 202325 April 2023 - 30 April 2023 | Romandie | WorldTour
Latest Content on the Race
Fernando Gaviria targets Giro d’Italia sprints after Tour de Romandie success
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
news Colombian sprinter finds winning form before Giro
Egan Bernal continues progress with eighth overall at Tour de Romandie
By Daniel Ostanek published
News 'I think it's another good test for me' Colombian says ahead of next races in Hungary and Norway
Juan Ayuso: 'No surprise' to lose Tour de Romandie leader's jersey
By Dane Cash published
News 'I knew that still I’m not in shape' says Spaniard, despite stage 3 time trial win
Wrong chainring bolts the cause of Rui Costa's Tour de Romandie mechanical
By Tom Wieckowski published
news Rotor reveals incorrect chainring bolts were used on Costa's chainset
Encouraging signs for Ayuso with quick return to podium at Tour de Romandie
By Simone Giuliani published
News ‘I felt good but I can feel my form is not quite there still’ says UAE Team Emirates rider of start to injury delayed 2023 season
Mark Cavendish and Simon Yates abandon Tour de Romandie
By Barry Ryan published
News Rui Costa forced out by injury sustained on prologue start ramp
Rui Costa's chainring falls off on Tour de Romandie prologue start ramp
By Tom Wieckowski published
news The former World Champion finished last, nearly five minutes down on winner Josef Cerny, after riding the prologue on his road bike
Juan Ayuso makes injury-delayed season debut at Tour de Romandie
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
news ‘A month ago I was still not riding my bike’ says young Spanish star
Top News on the Race
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Encouraging signs for Ayuso with quick return to podium at Tour de Romandie
‘I felt good but I can feel my form is not quite there still’ says UAE Team Emirates rider of start to injury delayed 2023 season -
Mark Cavendish and Simon Yates abandon Tour de Romandie
Rui Costa forced out by injury sustained on prologue start ramp -
Rui Costa's chainring falls off on Tour de Romandie prologue start ramp
The former World Champion finished last, nearly five minutes down on winner Josef Cerny, after riding the prologue on his road bike
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Juan Ayuso makes injury-delayed season debut at Tour de Romandie
‘A month ago I was still not riding my bike’ says young Spanish star -
No Rohan Dennis for Jumbo-Visma at Tour de Romandie
Australian pulls out sick, as Foss, Kruijswijk, Gloag lead the line
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