Cyclists of all levels are invited to explore the Swiss Alps virtually. Mapped on the same courses and segments as the real-world Tour de Suisse, the open, virtual Tour de Suisse community racing series will take place over June 6-12.
2016 Olympic Champion, Fabian Cancellara will join the community online, on TT Stage 1, on June 6th.
Together with Cycling Unlimited AG, the organizer behind a number of leading Swiss granfondo events, ROUVY is giving everyone the chance to experience routes in Switzerland virtually.
Mario Klaus, Head of Brand Management at Cycling Unlimited, said “We are delighted that we are given the chance to organise the Tour de Suisse 2021 for the pros. We all will definitely be entertained by the tough races to come.
“The races on ROUVY will be equally challenging. As is well known, the Swiss Alps are always demanding. Looking forward to seeing a large ROUVY community during the races.”
The virtual races will be held on sections of the Tour de Suisse 2021 route, over June 6th – 12th, alongside the real-world pro race.
- June 6 | Race 1 | TT-Frauenfeld (Stage 1) | 10.6km, 57m of altitude
- June 7 | Race 2 | Nufenenpass (Stage 6) | 26.6km, 1182m alt
- June 10 | Race 3 | Leukerbad (Stage 5) | 33.5km, 1565m alt
- June 11 | Race 4 | Lukmanierpass (Stage 6) | 37.8km, 973m alt
- June 12 | Race 5 | Oberalppass (Stage 7) | 11.8km, 634m alt
Each race will have a simultaneous start for all riders. Each day is an individual, stand-alone, single race with the best three results in the series going towards the ranking in the overall general classification. Drafting is available via ROUVY’s virtual platform. Although, the first race is a TT stage without drafting.
Original Tour de Suisse Challenge Jerseys by Santini will be up for grabs as prizes. The winners will be chosen via a raffle.
The Tour de Suisse (Tour of Switzerland) is an annual cycling stage race in Switzerland. Raced over nine days, the event covers two weekends in the latter half of June. Since 2011, the event has been part of the UCI World Tour, making it ‘the fourth biggest professional road cycling race globally, coming just after the three Grand Tours.’
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