PREVIEW | Tour de Suisse 2025 stage 2 - Will the GC be turned around again on hilltop finale?

From the 15th to 22nd of June the World Tour peloton will tackle the Tour de Suisse, one of the hardest races in the calendar and the last of the 'big 7' one-week stage-races in the calendar. We preview stage .

The second day of racing in Switzerland is one open to many riders in the finale. We should have a sprint in Schawazsee but this will be between the climbers and those who resist the small climbs throughout the 177 kilometers.

It's a day where a sprint looks rather inevitable, but only between who have the legs. There will be 2500 meters of climbing and most are in the final half. There is a combination of small climbs inside the final 55 kilometers that will make some impact in the peloton. The penultimate is 1.6 kilometers long at 6.7% and ends with just over 15 kilometers to go.

After a plateau section the riders face the final 5 kilometers which have an average gradient of just over 3% - providing the opportunity for a late attack to succeed. In the final 500 meters the road flattens out, but it should still be an interesting finale.

*** Romain Grégoire, Marc Hirschi
** Kévin Vauquelin, João Almeida, Clément Champoussin, Oscar Onley
* Julian Alaphilippe, Tiesj Benoot, Michael Woods, Ilan van Wilder, Javier Romo, Jan Christen, Andrea Bagioli, Roger Adrià, António Morgado

Pick: Marc Hirschi

How: Reduced bunch sprint