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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April–May |
| Region | Romandie, Switzerland |
| English name | Tour of Romandy |
| Local name | Tour de Romandie(in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour |
| Type | Major one week stage race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 (1947) |
| Editions | 78 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
| Most wins |  Stephen Roche (IRL)(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  João Almeida (POR) |
TheTour de Romandie is astage race which is part of theUCI World Tour. It runs through theRomandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary ofSwiss Cycling. It was held without interruption until theCOVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition.[1]
The course of the race usually heads northwards towards theJura mountains andAlpine mountain ranges of western Switzerland. The race traditionally starts with anindividual time trial prologue and ends with an individual time-trial in hilly terrains, often inLausanne. The final time-trial traditionally starts in the stadium north of Lausanne, goes downhill southwards to Lake Léman (Lake Geneva), 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 have gone on to win the Tour de France in the same year;Stephen Roche in 1987, thenCadel Evans,Bradley Wiggins andChris Froome in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Tour de Romandie is also usually considered a preparation race for theGiro d'Italia, which starts one week later.
In 2022, theTour de Romandie Féminin was held for the first time in theUCI Women's World Tour – as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the race.[2]
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | 1983 +1984 +1987 |
| 2 |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | 1948 +1951 |
 Jean Forestier (FRA) | 1954 +1957 | |
| Louis Rostollan (FRA) | 1960 +1961 | |
 Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | 1965 +1967 | |
| Gianni Motta (ITA) | 1966 +1971 | |
| Tony Rominger (SUI) | 1991 +1995 | |
| Pascal Richard (SUI) | 1993 +1994 | |
| Dario Frigo (ITA) | 2001 +2002 | |
 Tyler Hamilton (USA) | 2003 +2004 | |
 Cadel Evans (AUS) | 2006 +2011 | |
 Chris Froome (GBR) | 2013 +2014 | |
 Primož Roglič (SLO) | 2018 +2019 |
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
13 | Italy |
12 | Switzerland |
10 | France |
6 | Belgium |
5 | Great Britain Netherlands |
4 | Australia |
3 | Ireland Slovenia Spain United States |
2 |  Colombia Russia Sweden |
1 |  Czech Republic Germany Norway Portugal |
| # | Rider | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | 12 |
| 2 | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | 8 |
| Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | ||
| 4 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | 6 |
| Michael Albasini (SUI) | ||
| Knut Knudsen (NOR) | ||
| Gianni Motta (ITA) | ||
| Tony Rominger (SUI) | ||
| Johan van der Velde (NED) | ||
| 10 | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) | 5 |
| Urs Freuler (SUI) | ||
| Pascal Richard (SUI) | ||
| Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | ||
| Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) |
The Tour de Romandie is broadcast throughout Europe and in other areas:
a As of 1 March 2022, theUCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
