Tour de Suisse 2025 - Men's (June 15- June 22)

[Tricycle Rider]

I've been spoiled rotten by Devil's Elbow's most excellent Giro write-ups, all I had to do was just copy and paste! So here goes my feeble attempt and I'll just keep it short and sweet...

Startlist can be found here: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-suisse/2025/startlist/startlist

And some maps and profiles:

Stage 1: Küssnacht›Küssnacht(129.4km)





Stage 2: Aarau›Schwarzsee(177km)





Stage 3: Aarau›Heiden(195.6km)





Stage 4: Heiden›Piuro (Valchiavenna)(193.2km)





Stage 5: La Punt›Santa Maria in Calanca(183.8km)





Stage 6: Chur›Neuhausen am Rheinfall(186.7km)





Stage 7: Neuhausen am Rheinfall›Emmetten(207.3km)






Stage 8 (ITT) (Final): Beckenried›Stockhütte(10km)





I'm looking forward to hearing some lovely Swiss German!

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[SHAD0W93]

Almeida to win overall and three stages but not sure what of 2, 5, 7, or 8.

 

[scribers]

in on page 1!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Finally a proper race, and I hear a rumour on the wires that Geraint Thomas is no longer a complete Heffalump. El Perro is also here. Watch out.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Maybe Quintana can find inspiration from his '14 monte grappa MTT win and do something special on stage 8, a stage which is a must see imo.

Could be a very open race, unless UAE goes crazy again.

 

[P4rthen0n]

Looking forward to this race.
João Almeida is the favourite here but lets see how he fares against this opposition.
Looking at the startlist for UAE, he's got to be the undisputed team leader. Lets see how the team works for him, or if it's going the be the usual UAE team *** everytime Pogacar is not in the race.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

It'll be a fierce battle between Froome and Quintana once more in the mountains, I'm putting my Monopoly money on Nairo, of course.

Old man G to beat them both!🤣

 

[Mayomaniac]

Shellmose not riding makes things easier for Almeida. Obvious gc podium for Gall is obvious.

 

[greyclouds]

Looking forward to this race.
João Almeida is the favourite here but lets see how he fares against this opposition.
Looking at the startlist for UAE, he's got to be the undisputed team leader. Lets see how the team works for him, or if it's going the be the usual UAE team *** everytime Pogacar is not in the race.

Why would they not work for him, especially this team selection?… He is the undisputed leader and favourite to win.

 

[staubsauger]

Shellmose not riding makes things easier for Almeida. Obvious gc podium for Gall is obvious.

Tao is actually in shape. But on this route I miss the fantasy how Tao & Gall should beat Almeida.

This must be the worst route of a major stage race I've seen!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Tao is actually in shape. But on this route I miss the fantasy how Tao & Gall should beat Almeida.

This must be the worst route of a major stage race I've seen!

Have you seen the Dauphine route?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The route is nothing to write home about, but I expect some significant race action already on stage 1.

 

[Samamba]

what is this start list. Half the teams are coming without a proper climber

 

[Brullnux]

what is this start list. Half the teams are coming without a proper climber

In fairness, the organisers forgot to include a single proper climb.

 

[perico]

Froome returns to major stage racing wearing #1 on his team.

once upon a time, Froome was about to get dropped by Team Sky and seemingly out of nowhere rose to finish 2nd (later amended to 1st) in the Vuelta.

Now about to get dropped by Israel without a contract for next year, can history repeat itself?

 

[P4rthen0n]

Why would they not work for him, especially this team selection?… He is the undisputed leader and favourite to win.

It's UAE.
When Pogacar is there, everyone knows what their job is and they have no problem executing it.
When Pogacar is not there, they are always in a state of apparent internal disarray and they won't commit to working for a leader until it becomes crazy not to. And sometimes not even then (Mcnulty in the Giro is a good one).

I'm very curious to see how UAE plays this. Will they work for Almeida like they do with Pogacar or will they have guys stage hunting and going for jerseys?
I really don't know. Lets see.

 

[wirral]

Am I the only one to find the route a little "Unipublic" in its design?

I like it by the way.