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The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the
Romandie Romandy (french: Romandie or )Before World War I, the term French Switzerland (french: Suisse française) waalso used german: Romandie or , it, Romandia, rm, Romanda) is the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 milli ...
region, or French-speaking part of
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of
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. It was held without interruption until the
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caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition. The course of the race usually heads northwards towards the
Jura mountains The Jura Mountains ( , , , ; french: Massif du Jura; german: Juragebirge; it, Massiccio del Giura, rm, Montagnas da Jura) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the Fre ...
and
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mountain ranges of western Switzerland. The race traditionally starts with an
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prologue and ends with an individual time-trial in hilly terrains, often in
Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
. The final time-trial traditionally starts in the stadium north of Lausanne, goes downhill southwards to Lake Léman (
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), and makes its way back uphill to the stadium again. The winner and several of the top-ten finishers are usually excellent time trialists. Four winners of the Tour de Romandie had gone on to win the Tour de France in the same year; Stephen Roche in 1987, then
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, Bradley Wiggins and
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in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Tour de Romandie is also usually considered a preparation race for the Giro d'Italia, which starts one week later. In 2022, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was held for the first time in the UCI Women's World Tour - as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the race.


Winners


Multiple winners


Wins per country


Most stage wins


See also

* List of highest paved roads in Switzerland


References


Notes

As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the
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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour De Romandie UCI ProTour races Cycle races in Switzerland Recurring sporting events established in 1947 1947 establishments in Switzerland UCI World Tour races Annual sporting events in Switzerland Spring (season) events in Switzerland Super Prestige Pernod races