Refresh
72 kilometres to go
Bunch nonetheless all collectively. Will it keep that approach til the climbs on the finish?
A shot of the race chief earlier than right this moment’s begin
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Nonetheless no break, by the way in which, with a brisk common velocity of almost 45km proper now.
With simply three teammates, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see how race chief De Vries and Visma deal with the opposite GC riders and their assaults.“We’ll see, we’ll see, I do not suppose now we have to manage it, now we have to be sharp and observe the correct strikes,“ De Vries says. „And we’ll be good.“Wanting additional forward and her prospects of profitable general, De Vries factors to Marlen Reusser (Movistar) as one key challenger. „I actually do not know, the time trial is de facto Marlen’s speciality and she will achieve a variety of time on me then so we simply should battle and provides all the pieces on that day after which we’ll see how we method the ultimate stage. I believe I’ve a great hole and that is a very nice place to start out from. It is too quickly to say if I can win it.“
Race chief Femke de Vries has a fast chat this morning with CyclingPronet earlier than the beginning, and she or he had this to say about her first professional win and race lead within the Tour de Suisse:“I had a little bit of hassle falling to sleep as a result of I used to be so pleased with the win, however I had a great evening and I really feel prepared for right this moment.““Now we have a small squad however a extremely sturdy squad and I am actually wanting ahead to right this moment. This chief’s jersey in a WorldTour race is one thing else.“As for whether or not she’ll be examined right this moment by the remainder of her rivals, she factors out the route „is a bit much less exhausting than yesterday, simpler at first. It might get a bit tactical.““Additionally I’ve Sarah [Van Dam] within the finale and yesterday she confirmed she was actually sturdy. So now we have good playing cards to play.“
94 kilometres to go
The race is ten kilometres outdated and the peloton stays all collectively for now.
Race organisation web site is reporting an abandon for unspecified causes: Linda Zanetti (Swiss Nationwide Workforce).
In the meantime the primary assaults are starting on stage 2, however no person’s clear but. Bunch nonetheless collectively.
If you wish to meet up with what occurred in yesterday’s dramatic race opener…Tour de Suisse Ladies: Femke de Vries outsprints Lauren Dickson to say first skilled victory on hard-fought stage 1
On the day’s menu:Km 60.5: Bonus Dash: Lodrino
Km 61.4: Bonus Dash: Lodrino
Km 82.5: Dash: Cugnaso
Km 91.9: Climb: Fanghi (Cat.3, 3.5km, 7%)
Km 97.2: Climb: By way of Consiglio Mezzano (Cat.3, 1.4km, 9%)
Km 105.6 End: Locarno
Racing underway
And stage 2 of the 2026 Tour de Suisse Ladies, Locarno-Locarno, 105.6km is formally underway
The boys’s and girls’s phases of the Tour de Suisse have a near-identical finale, by the way in which, though the lads additionally should face a Cat.2 climb early on.
Riders are shifting onto the neutralised part, 4.1 kilometres earlier than racing correct will get underway.
And this is how the general classification is wanting proper now, courtesy of FirstCycling
A reminder of the classification leaders:
GC: Femke de Vries (Visma-Lease a Bike)
Factors: Femke de Vries (Visma-Lease a Bike)
Mountains: Femke de Vries (Visma-Lease a Bike)
BYR: Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Schooling-Oatly)
Groups: FDJ United-SUEZ
Racing is because of get underway at 0932 CET for the 92 riders within the race.
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