The 2019 Tour de Suisse was a

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that took place between 15 and 23 June 2019 in Switzerland. It was the 83rd edition of the

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

and the 26th race of the

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Teams

In total, twenty-one teams started the race, with each team having seven riders.

Pre-race favourites

Before the start of the race,

Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, (; born 25 May 1986) is a Welsh professional Road bicycle racing, racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam , Wales and British Cycling, Great Britain. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve s ...

was the favourite to win, with his teammate

Egan Bernal Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'Ita ...

as the second favourite. From the rest of the field,

Enric Mas Enric Mas Nicolau () (born 7 January 1995) is a Spanish racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a climber, and has finished in top 10 in world tour stage races, and has also won a stage at the Tour of the Basque Country. Career Mas ...

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and

Marc Soler Marc Soler Giménez (born 22 November 1993) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Soler was born in Vilanova i la Geltru. In 2017, Soler finished third overall behind team mate Alejandro Valverde and Alberto Conta ...

were considered as the nearest rivals.

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;15 June 2019 —

Langnau im Emmental Langnau im Emmental is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is situated in the upper Emmental between Bern and Lucerne. It has about 9,000 inhabitants and is the most important ...

to Langnau im Emmental, (

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)

Stage 2

;16 June 2019 — Langnau im Emmental to Langnau im Emmental,

Stage 3

;17 June 2019 — Flamatt to

Murten Murten (German) or Morat (French, ; frp, Morât ) is a bilingual municipality and a city in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat (also known as Lake Murten). Morat is s ...

Stage 4

;18 June 2019 — Murten to

Arlesheim Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significanc ...

, the pre-race favourite, crashed during the stage and abandoned the race.

Stage 5

;19 June 2019 —

Münchenstein Münchenstein (Swiss German: ''Minggestai'') is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. Historical records Münchenstein is first mentioned in 1196 as ''Kekingen''. In 1270, it was mention ...

Einsiedeln Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area ...

Stage 6

;20 June 2019 — Einsiedeln to

Flumserberg Flumserberg is a resort area in the Swiss Alps The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural ...

Stage 7

;21 June 2019 —

Unterterzen Quarten is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, above Lake Walensee. Besides Quarten itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quin ...

San Gottardo San Gottardo may refer to: * Gotthard of Hildesheim (960–1038), German bishop venerated as a saint * San Gottardo, Milan, a church in Milan, Italy * '' San Gottardo Altarpiece'', a 1518 oil-on-canvas painting by Giovanni Cariani * Saint-Gotthar ...

Stage 8

;22 June 2019 —

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to Goms, (

)

Stage 9

;23 June 2019 —

Ulrichen Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population () was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and ...

to Ulrichen,

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Teams classification

References

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