Tour de Romandie
Tour de Romandie 2025: Key details
The Tour de Romandie 2025 will be the 78th edition of this hilly and challenging Swiss race, and the Tour de Romandie Féminin the 4th edition. The route typically features an elevation gain of roughly 12,000 metres, with a prologue and an individual time trial bookending the race. The parcours normally tackles the Jura and Alps mountain ranges, while its emphasis on time-trialling means the winner is usually excellent against the clock.
The Tour de Romandie takes place over six days (four for the Tour de Romandie Féminin) in the French-speaking – or Romandie – region of Switzerland, and is a key build-up race for both the Giro d'Italia, which starts just a week later, and the Tour de France.
The race began in 1947 and has been held every year since, apart from a brief hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) won the 2024 edition ahead of Bora-Hansgrohe duo Aleksandr Vlasov and Florian Lipowitz. Adam Yates took the top step of the podium in 2023, and in recent times riders like Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Cadel Evans have all won this race on their way to Tour de France victory.
The Tour de Romandie Féminin was first raced in 2022 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the men's race. Lotte Kopecky won the most recent Tour de Romandie Féminin, ahead of 2023 winner and team-mate Demi Vollering, while Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio won the inaugural race.
Tour de Romandie 2025: Key details
Date | 29 April - 4 May 2025 (men's), TBC (women's) |
Total distance | TBC |
Number of stages | 6 (men's), 3 (women's) |
Start location | Saint-Imier (men's), TBC (women's) |
Finish location | Geneva (men's), TBC (women's) |
UCI ranking | WorldTour; Women's WorldTour |
Total climbing / elevation gain | TBC |
Leader's jersey colour | Yellow |
Last winner | Carlos Rodriguez (Spa) - men's; Lotte Kopecky (Bel) - women's |
TV coverage | Discovery+/Eurosport (UK), FloBikes (USA) |
Route page | Where to watch | Start list (2025 details to be confirmed)
Tour de Romandie 2025: The route
Tour de Romandie 2025 route: Stage-by-stage
Stage | Date | Start | Finish |
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Prologue | Tuesday 29 April | Saint-Imier | Saint-Imier |
1 | Wednesday 30 April | Basel | Fribourg |
2 | Thursday 1 May | La Grande Béroche | La Grande Béroche |
3 | Friday 2 May | Cossonay | Cossonay |
4 | Saturday 3 May | Sion | Thyon |
5 | Sunday 4 May | Geneva | Geneva |
Details of the route and stages to follow. The route and dates for the Tour de Romandie Féminin have not yet been announced.
Tour de Romandie: The jerseys
The leaders of four classifications at the Tour de Romandie sport a specific coloured jersey. The general classification leader wears yellow, the leader in the points classification orange, the King/Queen of the Mountains light blue, and the best young rider (under 25) white.
The Tour de Romandie men's race also has a special red jersey for the best Swiss rider, awarded to the first rider from the home nation to finish each stage. At the end of the race it is presented to the best-ranked Swiss cyclist in the general classification.
Tour de Romandie: Recent winners (men's)
2024: Carlos Rodríguez (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers
2023: Adam Yates (GBr) UAE Team Emirates
2022: Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe
2021: Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
2020: No race due to COVID-19
2019: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo–Visma
2018: Primož Roglič (Slo) LottoNL–Jumbo
2017: Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team
2016: Nairo Quintana (Col) Nairo Quintana
2015: Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha
2014: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Ski
2013: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Ski
2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Ski
2011: Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
2010: Simon Špilak (Slo) Lampre–Farnese Vini
2009: Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
2008: Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
Tour de Romandie Féminin: Recent winners
2024: Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime
2023: Demi Vollering (Ned) SD Worx
2022: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) SD Worx
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