CyclistTour de Suisse Women 2024: Route, how to watch, start list and everything you need to knowThe womens Tour de Suisse is one of the final races before the two biggest stage races on the womens calendar the Giro Donne and Tour de France Femmes. It begins on Saturday 15th June in Villars-sur-Ollon and finishes in Champagne on Tuesday 18th June, with four hard stages comprising hillier, mountain days and one time-trial.In contrast to the easterly 2023 edition won by Marlen Reusser (SD Worx-Protime) ahead of teammate Demi Vollering, this years route sticks to the northwest of Switzerland with only four total start/finish towns out of a possible eight, reducing transitions between stages while still allowing for tough racing. Related Posts Pro Log: Tour de France Femmes adds ninth stage, Derek Gees Dauphin delight, SD Worxs Tour of Britain slip-up Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Big Ride: Switzerlands seat of power Womens Tour de Suisse 2024: Key informationSam BuchliDates: 15th June-18th JuneStart: Villars-sur-OllonFinish: ChampagneStages: FourUK television coverage: Discovery+, Eurosport2023 winner: Marlen Reusser (SD Worx-Protime)Most wins: Lucinda Brand, Lizzie Deignan, Kimberly Baldwin, Marlen Reusser (one)Womens Tour de Suisse 2024: The routeThe womens peloton wont get to see much of one of the worlds most stunning cycling countries (womens route in the turquoise), but a lot has been packed into four stages to hopefully keep entertainment value high.Womens Tour de Suisse 2024: Stage-by-stage previewStage 1: Saturday 15th June, Villars-sur-Ollon Villars-sur-Ollon, 58.6kmThe opening stage for the womens Tour de Suisse is a short one but its climbing from the off, the peloton immediately scaling the Category 2 Col de la Croix.They will descend into Aigle, the home of the UCI, to the next climb and begin heading upwards again from the 40km mark, Stage 1 producing the first summit finish of the race in the Category 1 Villars.Stage 2: Sunday 16th June, Aigle/Le Centre Mondial du Cyclisme UCI Villars-sur-Ollon, 15.7km, ITTStage 2 is a 15.7km individual time-trial heading out from the World Cycling Centre in Aigle. Its flat for the first 5km until the parcours start to rise for a tough climb to Villars-sur-Ollon. With over 850m of elevation in about 10km, its going to be for the climbers not the TT specialists.Stage 3: Monday 17th June, Vevey Champagne, 125.6kmTheres nowhere to hide at the beginning of Stage 3, riders going straight into the Category 2 Chemin des Curnilles. Thats is followed by a couple of Category 3 climbs until the last hill to conquer in the Category 2 Vaugondry before a flattish run-in.Stage 4: Tuesday 18th June: Champagne Champagne, 127.5kmThe final stage will see the peloton complete a loop around Champagne, heading over the Category 2 Col des Etroits and Vue des Alpes climbs before a flat finale.How to watch the womens Tour de Suisse 2024Sam BuchliThe Tour de Suisse will be shown on Discovery+ in the UK and Europe. Theres no Eurosport TV coverage. In the US, it will be on FloBikes.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 include NordVPN, Surfshark and Kapersky.Read more: How to watch cycling post-GCNBroadcast timesAll times BST.Stage 1: Saturday 15th JuneDiscovery+:09:50 12:15Stage 2: Sunday 16th JuneDiscovery+: 09:30 12:00Stage 3: Monday 17th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Stage 4: Tuesday 18th JuneDiscovery+: 14:00 16:40Womens Tour de Suisse 2024 start listData powered by FirstCycling.com Related Posts Pro Log: Tour de France Femmes adds ninth stage, Derek Gees Dauphin delight, SD Worxs Tour of Britain slip-up Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Big Ride: Switzerlands seat of power The post Tour de Suisse Women 2024: Route, how to watch, start list and everything you need to know appeared first on Cyclist.