Tour de Romandie 2026 stage 4 preview, profiles, favourites & predictions - Is Tadej Pogacar beatable on the queen stage?
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The 2026 Tour de Romandie will take place from the 28th of April to the 3rd of May and will make for Tadej Pogacar's debut in a stage-race this year. The Swiss race provides the final big test ahead of the Giro d'Italia whilst also following the spring classics, a period where many are looking to save their campaign. We preview stage 4, which is estimated to start and finish at 12:10 and 16:00CET.
The race was first held in 1947 with Belgian Désiré Keteleer taking the first win. Taking part in the French part of Switzerland, it is a race that has had a very international list of winners, from several generations and also different types of riders. But many of the greats have marked their name on it such as Eddy Merckx, Bernard Thévenet, Bernard Hinault, Stephen Roche and Laurent Jalabert.
Alrrady this century we've had Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome use Romandie ahead of their maiden Tour de France wins; whilst huge names such as Nairo Quintana, Richie Porte, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas have also won the GC on what is considered to be one of the seven big non Grand-Tour stage-races.
Adam Yates won it in 2023, Carlos Rodríguez in 2024; and in 2025 it was João Almeida who won the race on the final day after dethroning Lenny Martínez from the yellow jersey.
Profile stage 4: Broc - Charmey (Val-de-Charmey)
Broc - Charmey (Val-de-Charmey), 149.3 kilometers
Stage 4 is another day in the mountains, one with the particularity that the riders will be going up the same mountain three times, all of which through different sides. The stage takes place from Broc to Charmey, but it is the Jaunpass that's the star of the day.
The first kilometers are flat but after 15 of them, the peloton begins to climb. The first ascent is 6 kilometers long at 7.8% through Jaun and after descending, they go up it through Littisback which is 7.4 kilometers long at 8.8%. Both take place over 100 kilometers to the finish, but allow for the breakaway opportunists to try and surprise.
The riders then go back to the start line and back around the valley to return to the Jaunpass, but this time around climb it through the road they descended it for the first time - which is via Weissenbach.
This ascent is the toughest of the three, featuring 8.1 kilometers at 8.3%. The climb ends with just 16.5 kilometers to go and will be treated like a final ascent, since from the summit back to the finish in Charmey (through roads they will have already BOTH climbed and descended through earlier on) the road is half downhill and half a false-flat to the finish, making it very fast.
Prediction Tour de Romandie 2026 stage 4:
*** Tadej Pogacar
** Lenny Martínez, Florian Lipowitz
* Jorgen Nordhagen, Carlos Rodríguez, Luke Plapp, Primoz Roglic, Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda, Sergio Higuita, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Marco Frigo.
Pick: Tadej Pogacar
How: Solo win.
Original: Rúben Silva
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A founding contributor to CyclingUpToDate since its launch in January 2022, Ruben Silva has played a central role in shaping the site’s editorial direction and long-term growth. Before joining the project, he built his experience through independent blogging at Echelons Hub and by producing race previews for Ciclismo Internacional, developing a strong analytical voice rooted in daily engagement with professional cycling.
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Originally from the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography. His path into cycling journalism was shaped not through formal media training, but through independent reporting, community engagement, and sustained on-the-ground involvement in the sport.
Over the course of his career, he has conducted approximately 100 interviews across road cycling and cyclocross, ranging from one-to-one conversations and online formats to press conferences and on-site pre- and post-race coverage. His interviews include leading riders, team managers, and prominent figures within cycling media: Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel, Primoz Roglic, Wout van Aert, Joao Almeida and Tom Pidcock; managers like Patrick Lefevere and Joxean Matxin; and YouTube personality Bryan Kennedy (BKXC)...
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