Tour de Suisse 2023: Endurance test for the Tour de France
This year's Tour de Suisse, which runs from 11 to 18 June, will once again see many of the stars of international cycling compete to put the finishing touches on their preparations for the Tour de France to get. The eight-day tour through Switzerland is traditionally the counterpart to the Criterium du Dauphinewhich ends on 11 June.
Tour de Suisse 2023: The stages at a glance
In 2023, the Tour of Switzerland will start on 11 June in Einsiedeln and end on 18 June in Abtwil near Sankt Gallen with an individual time trial. The route at a glance.
Stage 1 (Sunday, 11 June): Einsiedeln - Einsiedeln (12.7 kilometres, individual time trial, 90 vertical metres)
Stage 2 (Monday, 12 June): Beromünster - Nottwil (173.7 kilometres - 1890 metres in altitude)
The climbs of the 2nd stage in detail
Stage 3 (Tuesday, 13 June): Tafers - Villars-sur-Ollon (143.8 kilometres - 2677 metres in altitude)
The climbs of stage 3 in detail
Stage 4 (Wednesday, 14 June): Monthey - Leukerbad (152.5 kilometres - 2790 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 4 in detail
Stage 5 (Thursday, 15 June): Fiesch - La-Punt (211 kilometres - 4710 metres in altitude)
The climbs of stage 5 in detail
Stage 6 (Friday, 16 June): La-Punt - Oberwil-Lieli (215.3 kilometres - 3295 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 7 in detail
The Tour de Suisse 2023 on the map
Participating teams
AG2R-Citroën Team, Alpecin-Deceuninck, Astana Qazaqstan Team, Bahrain-Victorious, Bora-Hansgrohe, Cofidis, EF Education EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ, Ineos Grenadiers, Intermarche-Circus-Wanty, Jumbo-Visma, Movistar, Soudal - Quick Step, Arkea-Samsic, Team DSM, Team Jayco-AlUla, Trek-Segafredo, UAE Team Emirates, Israel-Premier Tech, Lotto-Dstny, Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, TotalEnergies, Tudor Pro Cycling Team
The Tour de Suisse jerseys
The yellow jersey - the overall standings
In the Tour de Suisse, the rider who has the lowest overall time after adding up the times of all stages - including time bonuses and penalties - sits on the shoulders of the overall leader.
In the event of a tie between two riders, the hundredths of a second from the time trials count. If there is also a tie here or if the time trials are cancelled, the overall placings for each stage are used and, in the final instance, the placing on the last stage of the race.
Bonuses
At the Tour de Suisse, there are time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds for the first three riders at the finish of each stage (except for the individual time trials). There is also the opportunity to gain time bonuses of 3-2-1 seconds at the intermediate sprints (Tissot Time Sprint).
The black jersey
Is worn by the leader in the Tour de Suisse points classification. Points are awarded at the finish of each stage.
The points key for stage arrivals 1-8
- 12 points
- 8 points
- 6 points
- 4 points
- 2 points
In addition, the six intermediate sprints are also awarded 10-6-3 points for the best three riders.
The red jersey
Awarded to the leader in the mountain classification at the Tour de Suisse 2023. Counters can be collected on all categorised climbs.
The points key for the mountain rankings
Category of honour: 20-15-10-6-4
- Category: 12-8-6-4-2
- Category: 6-4-3-2-1
- Category: 3-2-1
The white jersey
Carried by the best young rider in the individual overall ranking by time. This category includes all athletes born on or after 1 January 1998.
Women's Tour de Suisse
The third edition of the Tour de Suisse Women will take place in 2023. The race is part of the UCI Women's World Tour for the first time and will be held from 17 to 20 June.
Tour de Suisse Women 2023 - the stages in detail
While only two stages were on the programme at the premiere of the Tour de Suisse Women 2021, the riders will have to complete four daily stages, just like last year.
Swiss champion Caroline Baur (Israel-Premier Tech Roland) is already looking forward to the tour in her home country.
"It will definitely be a special feeling to ride the Tour de Suisse Women in the Swiss champion's jersey, especially because it takes place in my training region. I'm looking forward to my home race and will certainly be there to help our female climbers and support them for a top result."
Stage 1 (Saturday, 17 June): Weinfelden - Weinfelden (56 kilometres, 925 metres in altitude)
The climbs of stage 1 in detail
Stage 2 (Sunday, 18 June): St. Gallen - Abtwil (25.7 kilometres, individual time trial, 415 vertical metres)
Stage 3 (Monday, 19 June): St. Gallen - Ebnat-Kappel (120.8 kilometres, 1722 metres in altitude)
The climbs of stage 3 in detail
Stage 4 (Tuesday, 20 June): Ebnat-Kappel - Ebnat-Kappel (100.8 kilometres, 1915 metres in altitude)
The climbs of the 4th stage in detail
Regulations for the Tour de Suisse Women 2023
The overall ranking
The rules are similar to those for the men. Just like in the men's race, the leading female rider in the overall standings wears a yellow jersey. Here, too, the following applies: in the event of equal times, the hundredths of a second from the time trial count first, then the overall placings of each stage and, in the final instance, the placing of the last stage of the race.
There will also be time bonuses at the Tour de Suisse Women 2023: 10, 6 and 4 seconds for the first three riders at the finish of each stage and 3-2-1 second at the intermediate sprints.
The points system
As with the men, the leader in the points classification wears a black jersey. Points are awarded at the finish of each stage and at the intermediate sprints (4, 2, 1 point).
Points awarded at the finish on stages 1-4
- 12 points
- 8 points
- 6 points
- 4 points
- 2 points
The mountain classification
A mountain queen will be crowned at the Tour de Suisse Women 2023. The mode is similar to the men's regulations: whoever collects the most points in the mountain classifications will receive the red jersey.
The points key in the mountain classification
- 1st category: 12-8-6-4-2
- 2nd category: 6-3-1
- 3rd category: 3-2-1
Young talent ranking
The best-placed young female rider in the overall standings will wear the white jersey at the Tour de Suisse Women 2023. All female athletes born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible.
The previous winners of the Tour de Suisse Women
- 2021 Lizzie Deignan (Great Britain)
- 2022 Lucinda Brand (Netherlands)
The previous winners of the Tour de Suisse
- 1933 Max Bulla (Austria)
- 1934 Ludwig Geyer (Germany)
- 1935 Gaspard Rinaldi (France)
- 1936 Henri Garnier (Belgium)
- 1937 Karl Litschi (Switzerland)
- 1938 Giovanni Valetti (Italy)
- 1939 Robert Zimmermann (Switzerland)
- 1941 Josef Wagner (Switzerland)
- 1942 Ferdinand Kübler (Switzerland)
- 1946 Gino Bartali (Italy)
- 1947 Gino Bartali (Italy)
- 1948 Ferdinand Kübler (Switzerland)
- 1949 Gottfried Weilenmann (Switzerland)
- 1950 Hugo Koblet (Switzerland)
- 1951 Ferdinand Kübler (Switzerland)
- 1952 Pasquale Fornara (Italy)
- 1953 Hugo Koblet (Switzerland)
- 1954 Pasquale Fornara (Italy)
- 1955 Hugo Koblet (Switzerland)
- 1956 Rolf Graf (Switzerland)
- 1957 Pasquale Fornara (Italy)
- 1958 Pasquale Fornara (Italy)
- 1959 Hennes Junkermann (Germany)
- 1960 Alfred Rüegg (Switzerland)
- 1961 Attilio Moresi (Switzerland)
- 1962 Hennes Junkermann (Germany)
- 1963 Giuseppe Fezzardi (Italy)
- 1964 Rolf Maurer (Switzerland)
- 1965 Franco Bitossi (Italy)
- 1966 Ambrogio Portalupi (Italy)
- 1967 Gianni Motta (Italy)
- 1968 Louis Pfenninger (Switzerland)
- 1969 Vittorio Adorni (Italy)
- 1970 Roberto Poggiali (Italy)
- 1971 Georges Pintens (Belgium)
- 1972 Louis Pfenninger (Switzerland)
- 1973 Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spain)
- 1974 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1975 Roger De Vlaeminck (Belgium)
- 1976 Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands)
- 1977 Michel Pollentier (Belgium)
- 1978 Paul Wellens (Belgium)
- 1979 Wilfried Wesemael (Belgium)
- 1980 Mario Beccia (Italy)
- 1981 Beat Breu (Switzerland)
- 1982 Giueseppe Saronni (Italy)
- 1983 Sean Kelly (Ireland)
- 1984 Urs Zimmermann (Switzerland)
- 1985 Phil Anderson (Australia)
- 1986 Andrew Hampsten (USA)
- 1987 Andrew Hampsten (USA)
- 1988 Helmut Wechselberger (Austria)
- 1989 Beat Breu (Switzerland)
- 1990 Sean Kelly (Ireland)
- 1991 Luc Roosen (Belgium)
- 1992 Giorgio Furlan (Italy)
- 1993 Marco Saligari (Italy)
- 1994 Pascal Richard (Switzerland)
- 1995 Pavel Tonkov (Russia)
- 1996 Peter Luttenberger (Austria)
- 1997 Christophe Agnolutto (France)
- 1998 Stefano Garzelli (Italy)
- 1999 Francesco Casagrande (Italy)
- 2000 Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland)
- 2001
Lance Armstrong (USA) (disqualified)
Gilberto Simoni (Italy) (winner after disqualification of Lance Armstrong) - 2002 Alex Zülle (Switzerland)
- 2003 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan)
- 2004 Jan Ullrich (Germany)
- 2005 Aitor Gonzalez (Spain)
- 2006
Jan Ullrich (Germany) (disqualified) - 2007 Vladimir Karpets (Russia)
- 2008 Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic)
- 2009 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)
- 2010 Fränk Schleck (Luxembourg)
- 2011 Levi Leipheimer (USA)
- 2012 Rui Costa (Portugal)
- 2013 Rui Costa (Portugal)
- 2014 Rui Costa (Portugal)
- 2015 Simon Spilak (Slovenia)
- 2016 Miguel Angel Lopez (Colombia)
- 2017 Simon Spilak (Slovenia)
- 2018 Richie Porte (Australia)
- 2019 Egan Bernal (Colombia)
- 2021 Richard Carapaz (Ecuador)
- 2022 Geraint Thomas (Great Britain)
