Little by little, the second most important event on the cycling calendar is beginning to approach. 2024 arrived loaded with Italy spin that won Tadej Pogacar and he comes Tour de France. However, before leaving for French territory, there will be an attractive day in the Switzerland Tour which will go from Sunday June 9 to Sunday June 16.
Five Colombians will see activity with Sergio Higuita, Egan Bernalwho will participate in the Tour de France at the end of June, beginning and mid-July, Brandon Rivera, Nairo Quintana and Einer Rubio. The first stage may remain with a cyclist from Colombia, given that it does not seem to be so demanding and that the sprinters could win the victory on the initial day.
The stage will consist of a time trial, where, surely, there could be great advantages in the general classification from just the first day of the Tour of Switzerland. It is worth highlighting that Vaduzcapital of Liechtenstein will be the protagonist on the tour.
TOUR OF STAGE 1 OF THE TOUR OF SWITZERLAND
According to the official website of the Tour de Suisse, the route will consist of, “an initial time trial, just under five kilometers, which is not particularly demanding from a technical point of view. Even weaker time trialists should not lose too much time on the first stage in Vaduz.
However, every second counts from the moment the first runner starts. The stage will please time trial and track specialists and they are the favorites to take the first leader’s jersey of the 2024 Tour de Suisse.”
