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The Tour de Romandie returns for six days of racing throughout the excessive alpine mountains of Switzerland from April 23-28, 2024. The WorldTour occasion serves as a proving floor for groups headed to the primary Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia.
A complete of 657.1km kilometres of racing contains 17.7km of time trialing, beginning with a 2.28km prologue after which a 15.5km mid-race race in opposition to the clock. Romandie packs in 10,989 metres of elevation acquire throughout the 2 time trials and 4 highway days, together with two mountaintop finishes on levels 2 and 4.
The week begins with a flat race in opposition to the clock with a 2.28km Prologue in Payerne, which sits to the east of Neuchâtel Lake in Switzerland. It’s a dash as in comparison with the 6.8km opening day final yr. The opening part begins on Rue du Stade. The center part of the course runs alongside Qui de la Broye alongside the Broye river and should make two fast 90-degree turns in a slender, small part of Grand Rue to go to the ultimate 1.2km with a metropolis centre loop after which the finale again on Grand Rue for the end.
The second day of racing is stage 1 and begins with a brief circuit in Château d’Oex and units off for a complete of 165.7km. Throughout the primary 73km is one categorised climb at Sorens, that averages 7.3% with a piece at 15%. From there, riders start end circuits of 40.3km every round Fribourg, which is recent territory for this host venue, which final hosted a time trial in 2021. The circuit has class 3 climbs at Arconciel (2.2 kilometres at 5.9%) and Lorette (1.1 kilometres at 10.4%), every finished twice earlier than the ultimate loop. From the highest of the climb of Lorette, which has a piece reaching 20% gradient, riders will have the ability to see the city under. Throughout the ultimate 35km, a 3rd journey up Arconciel then results in the ultimate 10km for the end in Fribourg on Boulevard Pérolles.
Stage 2 begins the place yesterday led to Fribourg with 171km on faucet in a southerly route to Salvan-Les Marécottes. The primary half of the route is rolling after which it’s all about simply two climbs – Les Mosses (13.4km at 4.1%) with 56km to go and a summit end to the ski station to Les Marécottes (7.8km at 7.3%). After descending Les Mosses, the riders can shake out the legs alongside the Rhône river to make the method to the ultimate climb, with pitches that attain 16%, and the primary summit end of the week.
For a second consecutive yr, the ITT is slotted in the course of the week, this one 3km shorter than 2023. The stage 3 time trial is 15.5km rolling route that makes a counter-clockwise loop on the east aspect of Oron. The beginning is on Route de la Condémine with a gradual incline to the intermediate time verify after passing by means of the city of La Rogivue with 8km to go. The course has only a pair of tight corners headed again to Oron, with a remaining sharp nook with 500 metres to go on Route de Palézieux to cease the clock.
Saturday is the queen stage, stage 4, with 3,536 metres of elevation acquire throughout 151.7km. There are 5 categorised climbs in all, the ultimate one being a mountaintop end at Leysin. The primary ascent begins after the opening 35km, an extended 8.9km climb throughout Ovrtoninaz, with a median gradient of 9.7%. As soon as cresting the highest, the route leads again by means of Saillon after which follows the Rhône river north in the direction of Martigny. The flat stretch of somewhat over 20km then hits a brief, sharp hill at La Rasse (2km at 8.6%).
After passing by means of Massongex, Les Rives (9.8km at 5.7%) and Les Giettes (4km at 8.5%) are back-to-back climbs leaving 45km to the end. The route goes again by means of Massongex and shortly hit a piece with a small 1.1km climb with a 9.5% gradient. However the remaining 14km averages 6% and kind a wall to the end in Leysin, which final hosted the Tour de Romandie in 2017.
Stage 5 is ready within the Geneva metropolitan space with a rolling route of 150.8km that begins and ends in Vernier. From the beginning, the principle route is a 35km circuit accomplished 4 occasions, with one climb within the center. A 3rd-category climb, Dardagny is 1.5km lengthy and averages 4.4%. On the ultimate lap, the peloton then heads again into Vernier, racing the 10km part of highway that was used for a impartial begin.
