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Switzerland 17 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 Class 2.WWT – Stages – UCI WorldTour
Website https://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/
The 2026 Tour de Suisse Women (2.WWT) mirrors the men’s event with an expanded, high-octane 5-stage layout running from June 17 to June 21, 2026. Starting in Sondrio and tackling a mountainous route to Villars-sur-Ollon, it features a heavy hitter lineup balancing Tour de France Femmes preparation with a major WorldTour title pursuit.
Here are the primary GC favorites and the official provisional team startlist.
🏆 The GC Contenders & Key Storylines
- Demi Vollering (FDJ United – SUEZ): Stepping up as a heavy favorite to control the mountain stages under her new team colors.
- Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx – Protime): Spearheading a deeply tactical squad that can threaten both technical finishes and general classification.
- Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON//SRAM): Always aggressive, she leads a strong climber-centric selection looking to blow up the mountain stages.
- Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team): The home crowd favorite leads the Spanish outfit, eyeing a strong showing on Swiss soil.
🚴♂️ Official Team-by-Team Startlist
FDJ United – SUEZ
- VOLLERING Demi
- BERTHET Juliette
- CURINIER Léa
- DICKSON Lauren
- KOCH Franziska
- LE NET Marie
- GERY Célia
Movistar Team
- REUSSER Marlen
- BARALE Francesca
- MAGALHÃES Ana Vitória
- LIPPERT Liane
- MARTÍN Sara
- RUIZ PÉREZ Lucía
CANYON//SRAM
- NIEWIADOMA Kasia
- BÄCKSTEDT Zoe
- CZAPLA Justyna
- KLÖSER Rosa Maria
- LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup
- SKALNIAK-SÓJKA Agnieszka
Team SD Worx – Protime
- KOPECKY Lotte
- CAVALLAR Valentina
- HÄBERLIN Steffi
- HARVEY Mikayla
- LACH Marta
- VINKE Nienke
AG Insurance – Soudal Team
- ŽIGART Urška
- BOSSUYT Shari
- GHEKIERE Justine
- LE COURT PIENAAR Kim
- MOERMAN Tess
- PLUIMERS Ilse
EF Education – Oatly
- VALLIERES Magdeleine
- ANDERSON Solbjørk Minke
- CHRISTIE Henrietta
- KERBAOL Cédrine
- TOWERS Alice
- VAN DER WOLF Babette
Fenix – Premier Tech
- KASTELIJN Yara
- CASASOLA Sara
- DE WILDE Julie
- SCHREMPF Carina
- VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge
- VAN SINAEY Xaydée
Human Powered Health
- DE JONG Thalita
- BUIJSMAN Nina
- CIPRESSI Carlotta
- JASKULSKA Marta
- RYO Titia
- WILLIAMS Lily
Lidl – Trek
- REALINI Gaia
- ADEGEEST Loes
- BAUERNFEIND Ricarda
- HANSON Lauretta
- VAN ANROOIJ Shirin
- VANPACHTENBEKE Margot
Liv AlUla Jayco
- APPLETON Talia
- COUPLAND Mackenzie
- GONTOVA Nadia
- PATERNOSTER Letizia
- ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby
- TALBOT Josie
Team Picnic PostNL
- ARENS Megan
- HEREMANS Ella
- HEZINOVÁ Daniela
- LONDOÑO Juliana
- MIERMONT Dilyxine
- STORRIE Becky
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- CHLADOŇOVÁ Viktória
- DE VRIES Femke
- REIJNHOUT Rosita
- SADNIK Katharina
- VAN DAM Sarah
UAE Team ADQ
- LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
- CHAPMAN Brodie
- JOORIS Febe
- MARTURANO Greta
- SQUIBAN Maeva
- SWINKELS Karlijn
Ma Petite Entreprise
- ABGRALL Noémie
- ASENCIO Laura
- COSTON Morgane
- LATIMIER Clémence
- LE MOUËL Célia
- MARASCO Margot
Aromitalia Vaiano
- BRILLANTE ROMEO Lucia
- COSTANTINI Romina
- KINGMA Maya
- LELEIVYTĖ Rasa
- VENERUCCI Valentina
- ZSANKÓ Petra
Switzerland (National Team)
- CALUORI Ginia
- FUCHS Lea
- LIECHTI Jasmin
- LEU Lorena
- WINTER Mara
- ZANETTI Linda
🗺️ Route Overview
The 459-kilometer route maps through iconic Swiss terrain, kicking off with punchy loops around Sondrio and Locarno before building up to intense climbing finales. The overall victory will firmly be decided on Stage 5’s summit showdown up to Villars-sur-Ollon.
The 2026 Tour de Suisse Women (UCI Women’s WorldTour 2.WWT) features an expanded format. For the first time, it has been extended to five days—matching the men’s format—covering a total distance of 459.8 km with over 7,500 meters of elevation gain.
The race runs from Wednesday, June 17 to Sunday, June 21, 2026, starting across the border in Italy and concluding with a massive mountain showdown in the Swiss Alps.
2026 Stage Schedule
| Stage | Date | Route | Type | Distance | Elevation Gain |
| Stage 1 | Wed, June 17 | Sondrio (ITA) – Sondrio (ITA) | Hilly / Punchy | 109.3 km | 1,642 m |
| Stage 2 | Thu, June 18 | Locarno – Locarno | Hilly | 105.3 km | 1,242 m |
| Stage 3 | Fri, June 19 | Bad Ragaz – Bad Ragaz | Flat / Sprinters | 120.3 km | 1,330 m |
| Stage 4 | Sat, June 20 | Aarburg – Aarburg | Individual Time Trial | 23.8 km | 270 m |
| Stage 5 | Sun, June 21 | Villars-sur-Ollon – Villars-sur-Ollon | Mountain (Queen Stage) | 100.3 km | 2,795 m |
Stage Breakdown
Stage 1 (Sondrio): Taking place in Italy’s Valtellina valley, this opening stage features a relentless, technically demanding circuit reminiscent of Il Lombardia, designed to immediately stretch the GC contenders.
Stage 2 (Locarno): Moving into the Ticino region, the peloton heads through the Valle di Blenio. The finale features two short, steep climbs right before the finish line to favor explosive puncheurs.
Stage 3 (Bad Ragaz): This stage crosses into Liechtenstein via the St. Luzisteig before looping back. It stands as the peloton’s only realistic opportunity for a traditional bunch sprint.
Stage 4 (Aarburg): A flat, fast, and highly technical 23.8 km individual time trial (ITT) that serves as a crucial test for overall podium hopefuls.
Stage 5 (Villars-sur-Ollon): The Queen Stage is an brutal circuit format built around multiple ascents of the HC-category Col de la Croix. With virtually no flat sections and nearly 2,800 meters of climbing, the ultimate GC victory will be decided here.
Here are the results for Stage 1 of the 2026 Tour de Suisse Women (Sondrio to Sondrio, 109.3 km), held on June 17, 2026.
Dutch rider Femke de Vries (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) claimed the first professional win of her career after escaping in a late move and winning the two-up sprint to take both the stage victory and the leader’s jersey.
Stage 1 Top 10 Results
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Femke de Vries 🇳🇱 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2h 56′ 23″ |
| 2 | Lauren Dickson 🇬🇧 | FDJ United-SUEZ | s.t. |
| 3 | Cédrine Kerbaol 🇫🇷 | EF Education-Oatly | + 29″ |
| 4 | Kim Le Court 🇲🇺 | AG Insurance – Soudal | + 38″ |
| 5 | Sarah Van Dam 🇨🇦 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 6 | Steffi Häberlin 🇨🇭 | Team SD Worx – Protime | s.t. |
| 7 | Elisa Longo Borghini 🇮🇹 | UAE Team ADQ | s.t. |
| 8 | Marlen Reusser 🇨🇭 | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney 🇵🇱 | Canyon//SRAM Racing | s.t. |
| 10 | Juliette Berthet 🇫🇷 | FDJ United-SUEZ | + 57″ |
General Classification (After Stage 1)
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Femke de Vries 🇳🇱 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2h 56′ 13″ |
| 2 | Lauren Dickson 🇬🇧 | FDJ United-SUEZ | + 04″ |
| 3 | Cédrine Kerbaol 🇫🇷 | EF Education-Oatly | + 35″ |
Stage Note: The race broke apart on the technical climbs around Sondrio. De Vries and Dickson forced themselves into the decisive move over the Triangia climb, successfully holding off a late chase from the GC favorites’ group into the final descent.
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While the men’s Tour de Suisse stretches all the way back to 1933, the Tour de Suisse Women is a much younger, more dynamic race. It has rapidly evolved from a brief national experiment into one of the most prominent, mountainous, and prestigious stage races on the UCI Women’s WorldTour (2.WWT) calendar.
Here is the story of how the race established its identity.
1. The Early Precursor (2001)
Before the modern event, there was a single standalone attempt to create a women’s equivalent: the 2001 Tour de Suisse Féminin.
- The Outcome: The multi-stage race was won by American rider Kimberly Baldwin.
- The Aftermath: Due to financial constraints and a lack of structural support in women’s cycling at the time, the race vanished from the calendar immediately after its inaugural edition.
2. The 2021 Revival
To mark the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Switzerland, Swiss Cycling and the organizers of the men’s tour resurrected the event in 2021 as the Tour de Suisse Women.
- The Format: It began modestly as a 2-day UCI Category 1 race held around Frauenfeld.
- The Impact: British cycling legend Lizzie Deignan won the opening edition, instantly granting the newborn event immense credibility in the peloton.
3. Rapid Promotion & Growth (2022–2025)
The race grew rapidly in length, stature, and technical difficulty over the next few seasons:
- 2022 (The Expansion): The race doubled in length to 4 stages and was upgraded to the UCI ProSeries. Cyclocross and road star Lucinda Brand took the GC title on a highly technical Swiss route.
- 2023 (WorldTour Status): The race officially joined the elite UCI Women’s WorldTour. Swiss powerhouse Marlen Reusser won the overall classification, giving the home crowd a dream victory in Ebnat-Kappel.
- 2024 (The Dutch Dominance): Grand Tour specialist Demi Vollering claimed the yellow jersey, cementing the race’s status as the ultimate form-tester right before the Tour de France Femmes.
- 2025 (Reusser’s Double): Marlen Reusser put on a masterful performance, taking a solo victory on the final day in Küssnacht to reclaim her crown and become the race’s first two-time winner.
4. The 2026 Revolution: Total Parity
The 2026 edition marks the biggest structural shift in the race’s history. Facing modern financial and logistical realities, organizers completely overhauled the ecosystem to create a first-of-its-kind parallel format at the WorldTour level.
- 5 Days, 2 Races: The men’s race was shortened and the women’s race was expanded so that both now share a 5-day window (June 17–21, 2026).
- Shared Footprint: Both peloton fields now use the exact same start and finish host towns on the same days, turning each stop into a massive joint cycling festival.
All-Time Winners (Modern Era)
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2021 | 🇬🇧 Lizzie Deignan | 🇨🇭 Elise Chabbey | 🇨🇭 Marlen Reusser |
| 2022 | 🇳🇱 Lucinda Brand | 🇺🇸 Kristen Faulkner | 🇳🇱 Pauliena Rooijakkers |
| 2023 | 🇨🇭 Marlen Reusser | 🇳🇱 Demi Vollering | 🇮🇹 Elisa Longo Borghini |
| 2024 | 🇳🇱 Demi Vollering | 🇦🇺 Neve Bradbury | 🇮🇹 Elisa Longo Borghini |
| 2025 | 🇨🇭 Marlen Reusser | 🇳🇱 Demi Vollering | 🇵🇱 Katarzyna Niewiadoma |
