Preparing for the Tour de France
At the Tour de Suisse from 12 to 19 June this year, many international cycling stars will once again be putting the finishing touches to their preparations for the Tour de France. The eight-day tour through Switzerland traditionally forms the counterpart to the Criterium du Dauphinewhich ends on 12 June.
Tour de Suisse 2022: The stages at a glance
In 2022, the Tour of Switzerland will start in Küsnacht and end on 19 June in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Stage 1 (Sunday, 12 June): Küsnacht - Küsnacht (177.6 kilometres - 2810 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 1 in detail
Stage 2 (Monday, 13 June): Küsnacht - Aesch (198 kilometres - 2806 metres in altitude)
The climbs of the 2nd stage in detail
Stage 3 (Tuesday, 14 June): Aesch - Grenchen (176.9 kilometres - 3143 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 3 in detail
Stage 4 (Wednesday, 15 June): Grenchen - Brunnen (190.8 kilometres - 1938 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 4 in detail
Stage 5 (Thursday, 16 June): Ambri - Novazzano (190.1 kilometres - 2950 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 5 in detail
Stage 6 (Friday, 17 June): Locarno - Moosalp (177.5 kilometres - 4208 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 6 in detail
Stage 7 (Saturday, 18 June): Ambri - Malbun (194.6 kilometres - 3190 vertical metres)
The climbs of stage 7 in detail
Stage 8 (Sunday, 19 June): Vaduz - Vaduz (25.6 kilometres, individual time trial, 140 vertical metres)
The Tour de Suisse 2022 on the map
Participating teams
UAE Team Emirates, TotalEnergies, Jumbo-Visma, Trek-Segafredo, Movistar Team, Lotto Soudal, Israel - Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, Groupama-FDJ, Team DSM, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team, Cofidis, Bora-hansgrohe, Team BikeExchange-Jayco, Astana Qazaqstan Team, AG2R CITRÖEN TEAM, Swiss Cycling Team, EF Education-EasyPost, Human Powered Health, Bahrain Victorious, Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux, Alpecin-Fenix
The start list of the Tour de Suisse
Ineos Grenadiers
1 Adam Yates
2 Daniel Felipe Martinez
3 Thomas Pidcock
4 Luke Rowe
5 Omar Fraile
6 Dylan van Baarle
7 Geraint Thomas
AG2R CITRÖEN TEAM
11 Benoit Cosnefroy
12 Clement Champoussin
13 Clement Berthet
14 Nicolas Prodhomme
15 Bob Jungels
16 Michael Schär
17 Larry Warbasse
Astana Qazaqstan Team
21 Alexey Lutsenko
22 Manuele Boaro
23 Yevgeniy Fedorov
24 Dmitriy Gruzdev
25 Antonio Nibali
26 Leonardo Basso
27 Gianni Moscon
Bahrain Victorious
31 Gino Mäder
32 Johan Price-Pejtersen
33 Yukiya Arashiro
34 Hermann Pernsteiner
35 Edoardo Zambanini
36 Stephen Williams
37 Filip Maciejuk
Team BikeExchange-Jayco
41 Michael Matthews
42 Tanel Kangert
43 Damien Howson
44 Jan Maas
45 Jack Bauer
46 Cameron Meyer
47 Dion Smith
Bora - hansgrohe
51 Aleksandr Vlasov
52 Marco Haller
53 Sergio Higuita
54 Anton Palzer
55 Maximilian Schachmann
56 Felix Großschartner
57 Frederik Wandahl
Cofidis
61 Ion Izaguirre
62 Sander Army
63 Bryan Coquard
64 Jose Herrada
65 Tom Bohli
66 Remy Rochas
67 Davide Villella
Team DSM
71 Sören Kragh Andersen
72 Thymen Arensman
73 Nikias Arndt
74 Andreas Leknessund
75 Cees Bol
76 Nico Denz
77 Casper Pedersen
EF Education-EasyPost
81 Rigoberto Uran
82 Stefan Bissegger
83 Alberto Bettiol
84 Hugh Carthy
85 Neilson Powless
86 Jonas Rutsch
87 Tom Scully
Groupama-FDJ
91 Thibaut Pinot
92 Antoine Duchesne
93 Stefan Küng
94 Quentin Pacher
95 Matteo Badilatti
96 Sebastien Reichenbach
97 Lewis Askey
Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux
101 Alexander Kristoff
102 Andrea Pasqualon
103 Simone Petilli
104 Adrien Petit
105 Baptiste Planckaert
106 Domenico Pozzovivo
107 Georg Zimmermann
Israel - Premier Tech
111 Jakob Fuglsang
112 Patrick Bevin
113 Reto Hollenstein
114 Hugo Houle
115 Daryl Impey
116 Krists Neilands
117 Sebastian Berwick
Jumbo-Visma
121 Rohan Dennis
122 Robert Gesink
123 Pascal Eenkhoorn
124 Sepp Kuss
125 Sam Oomen
126 Timo Roosen
127 Mike Teunissen
Lotto Soudal
131 Thomas De Gendt
132 Kamil Malecki
133 Philippe Gilbert
134 Matthew Holmes
135 Andreas Kron
136 Sylvain Moniquet
137 Brent Van Moer
Movistar Team
141 Alex Aranburu
142 Johan Jacobs
143 Antonio Pedrero
144 Nelson Oliveira
145 Oscar Rodriguez
146 Gonzalo Serrano
147 Albert Torres
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
151 Remco Evenepoel
152 Tim Declercq
153 Kasper Asgreen
154 Fausto Masnada
155 Ilan Van Wilder
156 James Knox
157 Louis Vervaeke
Trek-Segafredo
161 Gianluca Brambilla
162 Dario Cataldo
163 Markus Hoelgaard
164 Alexander Kamp
165 Simon Pellaud
166 Quinn Simmons
167 Otto Vergaerde
UAE Team Emirates
171 Marc Hirschi
172 Alessandro Covi
173 Diego Ulissi
174 Rui Costa
175 Marc Soler
176 Joel Suter
177 Matteo Trentin
Alpecin-Fenix
181 Silvan Dillier
182 Sjoerd Bax
183 Michael Gogl
184 Jimmy Janssens
185 Xandro Meurisse
186 Stefano Oldani
187 Jay Vine
Human Powered Health
191 Kristian Aasvold
192 Chad Haga
193 Benjamin King
194 Gavin Mannion
195 Kyle Murphy
196 Joseph Rosskopf
197 Keegan Swirbul
TotalEnergies
201 Maciej Bodnar
202 Mathieu Burgaudeau
203 Lorrenzo Manzin
204 Daniel Oss
205 Paul Ourselin
206 Peter Sagan
207 Anthony Turgis
Swiss Cycling Team
211 Robin Froideveaux
212 Claudio Imhof
213 Matthias Reutimann
214 Lukas Rüegg
215 Roland Thalmann
216 Simon Vitzthum
217 Yannis Voisard
Gino Mäder in a TOUR interview
Gino Mäder is one rider who has big ambitions for the start. Last autumn, the 25-year-old Swiss rider made his mark with fifth place in the overall standings of the Vuelta a Espana and a stage win in his home tour.
TOUR spoke to him in detail about his goals for the Tour de Suisse. The interview is available in the June issue of TOUR to read.
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 trial count. If there is also a tie here or if the time trial is cancelled, the overall placings for each stage are taken into account 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 (with the exception of the individual time trial). There is also the opportunity to gain time bonuses of 3-2-1 seconds at the intermediate sprints.
The black jersey
The leading rider 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 twelve intermediate sprints are also awarded 4-2-1 points for the best three.
The red jersey
Awarded to the leader in the mountain classification at the Tour de Suisse 2022. 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
Awarded to the best young rider in the individual overall ranking by time. This category includes all athletes born on or after 1 January 1997.
Tour de Suisse 2022 live on TV and streaming
The Tour de Suisse 2022 is in Germany in the Eurosportplayer in the livestream.
The broadcast times in the Eurosportplayer
- Sunday, 12 June: 15:35 - 18:00
- Monday, 13 June: 15:35 - 18:00
- Tuesday, 14 June: 15:35 - 18:00
- Wednesday, 15 June: 15:35 - 18:00
- Thursday, 16 June: 15:35 - 18:00
- Friday, 17 June: 14:10 - 17:00
- Saturday, 18 June: 13:25 - 17:00
- Sunday, 19 June: 14:15 - 17:00
In Switzerland, the race will also be shown live every day on SRF zwei. Claude Jaggi will be commentating on SRF. On three selected stages, the Swiss cycling legend Fabian Cancellara who, as a motorbike reporter, will provide insights from the peloton.
The TV broadcast times on SRF zwei
- Sunday, 12 June: 15:25 - 18:00
- Monday, 13 June: 15:25 - 18:30
- Tuesday, 14 June: 15:25 - 18:30
- Wednesday, 15 June: 15:25 - 18:30
- Thursday, 16 June: 15:25 - 18:30
- Friday, 17 June: 14:00 - 17:30
- Saturday, 18 June: 13:15 - 17:35
- Sunday, 19 June: 14:05 - 17:30
The women's Tour de Suisse can also be seen daily on SRF Two with Steven Krucker as commentator and on Eurosportplayer.
Women's Tour de Suisse
The second edition of the Tour de Suisse Women will take place in 2022. The race is part of the UCI Pro Series, which is located below the UCI Women's World Tour, and will be held from 18 to 21 June.
Tour de Suisse Women 2022 - the stages in detail
While there were only two stages on the programme at the premiere of the Tour de Suisse Women 2021, this year the riders have to complete four daily stages.
The grand finale will take place at the mountain finish on stage 4 at the Roland Arena in Lantsch/Lenz. Caroline Jost, project manager of the Tour de Suisse Women, says:
We want this mountain finish to be a spectacle for the spectators along the route and hope for an exciting finale in the battle for overall victory.
Stage 1 (Saturday, 18 June): Vaduz - Vaduz (46 kilometres, 650 metres in altitude)
The ascent to Vaduz in detail
Stage 2 (Sunday, 19 June): Vaduz - Vaduz (25.6 kilometres, individual time trial, 140 vertical metres)
Stage 3 (Monday, 20 June): Vaduz - Chur (124.2 kilometres, 1423 vertical metres)
The climbs of the 3rd stage in detail
Stage 4 (Tuesday, 21 June): Chur - Lantsch/Lenz (100 kilometres, 2293 vertical metres)
The climbs of the 4th stage in detail
Regulations for the Tour de Suisse Women 2022
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 2022: 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 2022. The mode is similar to the men's regulations: whoever collects the most points in the mountain classifications will receive the red jersey. However, there are only 1st and 3rd category climbs for the women.
The points key in the mountain classification
- 1st category: 12-8-6-4-2
- 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 2022. All female athletes born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible.
The previous winners of the Tour de Suisse Women
- 2021 Lizzie Deignan (Great Britain)
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 Franck 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)
