The Tour de Suisse holds a significant place among the year's premier stage races. Positioned as the ultimate test before the Tour de France, this eight-day event from June 9th to 16th attracts several of the Tour's top riders to Switzerland. Known for its challenging terrain encompassing mountainous stages, time trials, and stages tailored for classics specialists, the race promises intense competition. Let's preview the upcoming stage.
The final road stage of the race and perhaps the hardest? It is only 118 kilometers long, definitely a short day, and the shortest of the week excluding the time-trial. But it still features 3000 meters of climbing. The stage starts in Villars-sur-Ollon, and yes you will hear this name plenty times. The riders climb the summit of the Col de la Croix right at the start of the stage, 4 kilometers at 8.7% which ends with only 7.5 kilometers of racing.
The riders descend into Aigle, and then climb Villars-sur-Ollon and then to the Col de la Croix again for a second time. In total, the climb is 17 kilometers at 7.1%. It summits with 51.5 kilometers to go. The riders then descend into Aigle for a second time; the first part of the descent is quite steep and relatively technical.
Then, after crossing Aigle again, the riders climb to Villars-sur-Ollon, this time to end the stage. The riders climb a bit right before the base, but in itself the ascent is 8.6 kilometers at 8%. It is a climb that is rather constant, with a few corners and switchbacks, proper for the finale of a difficult mountain stage.
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