Tour de Romandie 2023: Stages, elevation profiles, start list & TV coverage

Sebastian Lindner

· 24.04.2023

The final podium in 2022: Aleksandr Vlasov (centre) won the tour ahead of Gino Mäder (left) and Simon Geschke.

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690 kilometres and 12,900 metres of climbing over six days - that's the Tour de Romandie 2023 (25 to 30 April). The race through the west of Switzerland will be held for the 76th time this year. With two time trials and a mountain finish, the race is likely to be an affair for climbers with good qualities in the fight against the clock.

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Alongside the Tour de Suisse, the Romandie is the only race on the World Tour calendar on Swiss soil. First held in 1947, the tour has been on the cycling calendar every year - except for 2020, when the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year's event was won by Aleksandr Vlasov in the service of Bora-Hansgrohe. However, the Russian will not be able to defend his title. He is riding the Giro d'Italia this year, so the race doesn't fit into his schedule. Bora, on the other hand, will be fighting for the podium with Sergio Higuita.

Klöden the only German winner of the Tour de Romandie

From a German perspective, however, the Tour de Romandie has not been the best place so far, although Simon Geschke's third place in the overall standings (Cofidis) suggests otherwise. However, only two other riders from Germany made it onto the podium before the Berliner: Tony Martin finished second in 2011. Three years earlier, Andreas Klöden was the only German winner. The Irishman Stephen Roche has the most overall victories to his name. He won the race three times in the 1980s.

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Photo: Getty VeloAndreas Klöden won the 2008 Tour de Romandie in the Astana team jersey.

In 2022, the tour was also organised for women for the first time. However, the Tour de Romandie feminin does not take place at the same time as the men's event, but will be held from 15 to 17 September this year. The first female winner was Asleigh Moolman.

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Tour de Romandie 2023: The route - all stages at a glance

Prologue | Tuesday, 25 April | Le Bouveret | 6.82 kilometres

Photo: VeranstalterThe route of the prologue

>> The race report of the Tour de Romandie prologue

Photo: VeranstalterThe profile of the prologue.

Tour de Romandie 2023: Prologue results

Josef Cerny (Soudal - Quick Step) 7:25
Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) +0:01
Remi Cavagna (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:01
Nico Denz (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:04
Joel Suter (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) +0:05
Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:05
Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) +0:09
Matteo Sobrero (Team Jayco-AlUla) +0:09
Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates) +0:09
Ethan Vernon (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:10

Stage 1| Wednesday, 26 April | Crissier - Vallee de Joux | 170.9 kilometres

Photo: VeranstalterThe route of the 1st stage

>> To the race report of stage 1

Photo: VeranstalterThe profile of the 1st stage

Tour de Romandie: Stage 1 results

Ethan Vernon (Soudal - Quick Step) 4:05:34
Thibau Nys (Trek-Segafredo) + 0:00
Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny) + 0:00
Romain Bardet (Team DSM) + 0:00
Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo) + 0:00
Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:00
Lilian Calmejane (Intermache-Circus-Wanty) +0:00
Clement Venturini (AG2R Citroen Team) +0:00
Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates) +0:00
Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0:00

Stage 2 | Thursday, 27 April | Morteau -La Chaux de Fonds | 162.7 kilometres

Photo: VeranstalterThe route of the 2nd stage

>> The race report for stage 2

Photo: VeranstalterThe profile of the 2nd stage

Results of the 2nd stage:

Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) 3:55:20
Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) +0:00
Romain Bardet (Team DSM) +0:00
Matteo Sobrero (Team Jayco-AlUla) +0:00
Oscar Onley (Team DSM) +0:00
Harry Sweeney (Lotto-Dstny) +0:00
Kobe Goossens (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:00
Magnus Cort (EF Education EasyPost) +0:00
Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates) +0:00
Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:00

Stage 3 | Friday, 28 April | Chatel-St-Denis | 18.75 kilometres (individual time trial)

Photo: VeranstalterThe route of the 3rd stage

>> How the 3rd stage went

Photo: VeranstalterThe profile of the 3rd stage

Results of the 3rd stage:

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) 25:15
Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) +0:05
Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +0:17
Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) +0:18
Will Barta (Movistar) +0:19
Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:20
Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) +0:24
Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) +0:24
Gino Mäder (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:25
Max Poole (Team DSM) +0:27

Stage 4 | Saturday, 29 April | Sion - Thyon 2000 | 161.6 kilometres

Photo: VeranstalterThe route of the 4th stage

>> The report on stage 4

Photo: VeranstalterThe profile of the 4th stage

Results of the 4th stage:

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) 4:40:41
Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) +0:07
Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:19
Max Poole (Team DSM) +0:21
Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) +0:21
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:23
Romain Bardet (Team DSM) +0:45
Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:54
Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco-AlUla) +0:54
Thomas Gloag (Jumbo-Visma) +0:54

Stage 5 | Sunday, 30 April | Vufflens-la-Ville - Geneva | 170.8 kilometres

Photo: VeranstalterThe route of the 5th stage

>> The report on the 5th and final stage

Photo: VeranstalterThe profile of stage 5

Results 5th stage Tour de Romandie:

Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) 3:58:01
Nikias Arndt (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:00
Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:00
Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny) +0:00
Gianmarco Garofoli (Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0:00
Luca Mozzato (Arkea-Samsic) +0:00
Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) +0:00
Magnus Cort (EF Education EasyPost) +0:00
Matteo Sobrero (Team Jayco-AlUla) +0:00
Dion Smith (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:00

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Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) 17:12:42
Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) +0:19
Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:27
Max Poole (Team DSM) +0:38
Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) +0:41
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:21
Romain Bardet (Team DSM) +1:28
Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:53
Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco-AlUla) +1:53
Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) +2:07

Photo: GettyVeloAdam Yates (centre) won the Tour de Romandie 2023 ahead of Matteo Jorgenson (left) and Damiano Caruso

Tour de Romandie 2023: TV broadcast & live stream

The Tour de Romandie 2023 can be seen on television on Eurosport. Live coverage of all stages is planned on Eurosport 2, while Discovery+ and GCN+ (both with paid subscriptions) also offer a live stream.

The transmission times of the stages

Prologue | Tuesday, 25 April | 15:30 - 17:45 Eurosport 2
Stage 1 | Wednesday, 26 April | 15:30 - 17:45 Eurosport 2
Stage 2 | Thursday, 27 April | 15:30 - 17:45 Eurosport 2
Stage 3 | Friday, 28 April | 15:30 - 17:45 Eurosport 2
Stage 4 | Saturday, 29 April | 14:00 - 16:15 Eurosport 2
Stage 5 | Sunday, 30 April | 14:00 - 16:15 Eurosport 2

In Switzerland, it is also possible to follow the tour on public radio. RTS 2 and RTS Sport report live during the week from 3.30 pm and at the weekend from 2 pm - albeit in French.

Tour de Romandie 2023: The start list

All 18 World Tour teams will be at the start of the tour. The continental teams Israel-Premier Tech, Lotto-Dstny and the Swiss team Tudor Pro Cycling have been given wildcards. There will also be a Swiss national team at the start.