CyclistMens Tour de Suisse 2024: Route, how to watch, start list and everything you need to knowThe mens Tour de Suisse, the final warm-up race before the Tour de France, starts on Sunday 9th June with a prologue around Vaduz and finishes the following Sunday, 16th June, in Villars-sur-Ollion, less than two weeks before the Tour starts in Florence, Italy. The eight-stage race has, together with the Critrium du Dauphin, long been where Tour hopefuls test their legs before the biggest race of the season.Last years Tour de Suisse was won by Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) ahead of Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emriates) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep). However, the race was marred by tragedy, as 26-year-old Swiss rider Gino Mder died after a crash on a descent on Stage 5. Stage 6 was then neutralised before racing resumed on Stage 7, when winner Evenepoel dedicated his victory on the day to Mder.The 2024 edition will honour Mder, retiring his race number (44) and creating a new #rideforGino prize given to the first rider to cross the highest point of the race, the Nufenenpass on Stage 6. A memorial ride will also take place covering the route of the final stage. Related Posts Tunisia Diaries: Cycling up the Gotthard Pass with 20kg of luggage Critrium du Dauphin 2024: Route, TV guide and everything you need to know Pro history: Roger De Vlaeminck dominates the 1975 Tour de Suisse Big Ride: Switzerlands seat of power Mens Tour de France 2024 route announced: What will riders face on the road from Florence to Nice? Tour de Suisse 2024: Key informationMichael Steele/Getty ImagesDates: 9th-16th June 2024Start: VaduzFinish: Villars-sur-OllonStages: EightUK television coverage: Discovery+Most wins: Pasquale Fornara (four)2023 winner: Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek)Tour de Suisse 2024: The routeThe route is once again bookended by individual time-trials, with the stages in between packed with climbs. The queen stage comes on Stage 6 and features the HC category Nufenenpass (21km, 6%) before a Category 1 summit finish.Tour de Suisse 2024: Stage-by-stage previewStage 1: Sunday 9th June, Vaduz Vaduz, 4.8km, ITTPancake flat, as usual. Last years opener was won by Stefan Kng (Groupama-FDJ) ahead of Evenepoel and Wout van Aert.Stage 2: Monday 10th June, Vaduz Regensdorf, 177.2kmOne for the sprinters, which says a lot about the testing nature of the Tour de Suisse courses. Once theyre over the Category 2 climbs, riders hit a Category 3 with just under 10km to the finish to thin out the pack before the line. Stage 3: Tuesday 11th June, Steinmaur Rschlikon, 161.7kmPlenty of time to talk at the beginning of a backloaded Stage 3, with all the climbing action coming in the last 30km before an uphill finish into Rschlikon.Stage 4: Wednesday 12th June, Rschlikon Passo san Gottardo, 171kmStage 3 is all but pan flat before an all-important slog up the famous Gotthardpass.Stage 5: Thursday 13th June, Ambr Car, 148.6kmA fierce day that will test the general classification contenders. From the Category 2 Ronco, riders will then crest the Category 1 Cari and head over the finish line for the first time, travelling out to Arbedo-Castione, looping back on themselves and finishing back on top of the Cari climb.Stage 6: Friday 14th June, Locarno Blatten, 151.4kmThe queen stage. The highest point of the race sees the peloton scale the Nufenenpass, which peaks at a huge 2,421m. The first rider over will receive the #rideforGino award dedicated to Gino Mder. For those who handle the altitude best its a long descent before a kick to the Blatten summit finish.Stage 7: Saturday 15th June, Villars-sur-Ollon Villars-sur-Ollon, 118.2kmA shorter but not sweeter stage, featuring a double ascent of the Col de la Croix before one last summit finish.Stage 8: Sunday 16th June, Aigle Villars-sur-Ollon, 15.7kmThe 2024 Tour de Suisse ends with a time-trial as is customary, featuring almost 900m of altitude gain.Tour de Suisse 2024: Live TV and streaming guideThe Gotthard Pass is not to be missed.Tim de Waele/Getty ImagesThe Tour de Suisse will be shown throughout the week on Discovery+in the UK and Europe. Theres no Eurosport coverage. In the US, the racing will be shown on FloBikes and in Switzerland it is on SRF.If its not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN Virtual Private Network which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they dont need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while travelling abroad in countries without access.One such example isExpressVPN, which is verywell reviewed, has specific advice for watching cycling and costs 5.36 per month with three months free.Other options includeNordVPN,SurfsharkandKapersky.Read more:How to watch cycling post-GCNLive TV and streaming timesStage 1: Sunday 9th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40 Stage 2: Monday 10th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Stage 3: Tuesday 11th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Stage 4: Wednesday 12th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Stage 5: Thursday 13th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Stage 6: Friday 14th JuneDiscovery+: 13:30 16:00Stage 7: Saturday 15th JuneDiscovery+: 13:50 17:00Stage 8: Sunday 16th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Tour de Suisse 2024: Start listData powered by FirstCycling.comTour de Suisse: Previous winnersTour de Suisse2023: Mattias Skjelmose2022: Geraint Thomas2021: Richard Carapaz2021: Richard Carapaz2020: No race2019: Egan Bernal2018: Richie Porte2017: Simon pilak2016: Miguel ngel Lpez2015: Simon pilak2014: Rui Costa2013: Rui Costa2012: Rui Costa2011: Levi Leipheimer2010: Frnk Schleck2009: Fabian Cancellara2008: Roman Kreuziger2007: Vladimir Karpets2006: Koldo Gil2005: AItor Gonzlez2004: Jan Ullrich2003: Alexandre Vinokourov2002: Alex Zlle2001: Lance Armstrong2000: Oscar Camenzind1999: Francesco Casagrande1998: Stefano Garzelli1997: Christophe Agnolutto1996: Peter Luttenberger1995: Pavel Tonkov1994: Pascal Richard1993: Marco Saligari1992: Giorgio Furlan1991: Luc Roosen1990: Sean Kelly1989: Beat Breu1988: Helmut Wechselberger1987: Andy Hampsten1986: Andy Hampsten1985: Phil Anderson1984: Urs Zimmermann1983: Sean Kelly1982: Giuseppe Saronni1981: Beat Breu1980: Mario Beccia1979: Wilfried Wesemael1978: Paul Wellens1977: Michel Pollentier1976: Hennie Kuiper1975: Roger De Vlaeminck1974: Eddy Merckx1973: Jos Manuel Fuente1972: Louis Pfenninger1971: Georges Pintens1970: Roberto Poggiali1969: Vittorio Adorni1968: Louis Pfenninger1967: Gianni Motta1966: Ambrogio Portalupi1965: Franco Bitossi1964: Rolf Maurer1963: Giuseppe Fezzardi1962: Hans Junkermann1961: Attilio Moresi1960: Alfred Ruegg1959: Hans Junkermann1958: Pasquale Fornara1957: Pasquale Fornara1956: Rolf Graf1955: Hugo Koblet1954: Pasquale Fornara1953: Hugo Koblet1952: Pasquale Fornara1951: Ferdinand Kbler1950: Hugo Koblet1949: Gottfried Weilenmann1948: Ferdinand Kbler1947: Gino Bartali1946: Gino Bartali1945: No race1944: No race1943: No race1942: Ferdinand Kbler1941: Josef Wagner1940: No race1939: Robert Zimmermann1938: Giovanni Valetti1937: Karl Litschi1936: Henri Garnier1935: Gaspard Rinaldi1934: Ludwig Geyer1933: Max Bulla Related Posts Tunisia Diaries: Cycling up the Gotthard Pass with 20kg of luggage Critrium du Dauphin 2024: Route, TV guide and everything you need to know Pro history: Roger De Vlaeminck dominates the 1975 Tour de Suisse Big Ride: Switzerlands seat of power Mens Tour de France 2024 route announced: What will riders face on the road from Florence to Nice? 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