Category: 2.UWT
First Edition: 1933
Together with the Tour de Romandie, the Tour de Suisse assures the peloton rides through the central-European country throughout the year at World Tour level. In this race most of the country frequently sees the race go through.
Having had it's first edition in 1933 it is quite a long-standing race in the calendar, and one of the longest World Tour races on the calendar aswell as it features between eight and nine stages every year. Between those we find time-trials, mountainous stages, hilly days and courses to lure sprinters aswell. With it's proximity to the Tour de France, it is frequent to see some riders use the race as preparation, mainly the sprinters as it normally features a more sprinter-friendly route than the Critérium du Dauphiné.
Tour de Suisse final podiums:
2024 - Adam Yates - João Almeida - Mattias Skjelmose
2023 - Mattias Skjelmose - Juan Ayuso - Remco Evenepoel
2022 - Geraint Thomas - Sergio Higuita - Jakob Fuglsang
2021 - Richard Carapaz - Rigoberto Urán - Jakob Fuglsang
2020 - Cancelled
2019 - Egan Bernal - Rohan Dennis - Patrick Konrad
2018 - Richie Porte - Jakob Fuglsang - Nairo Quintana
2017 - Simon Spilak - Damiano Caruso - Steven Kruijswijk
2016 - Miguel Ángel López - Ion Izagirre - Warren Barguil
2015 - Simon Spilak - Geraint Thomas - Tom Dumoulin
2014 - Rui Costa - Mathias Frank - Bauke Mollema
2013 - Rui Costa - Bauke Mollema - Roman Kreuziger
2012 - Rui Costa - Frank Schleck - Levi Leipheimer