The last sizeable stage race before 'the big one', the Tour de Suisse offers a final chance for riders to fine tune their race form. After his Covid curtailed Giro, Remco Evenepoel will be keen to make use of the form he so carefully built for the Italian race and take home the win but will face stiff competition from the likes of Tom Pidcock, Jay Vine, Juan Ayuso and Romain Bardet.
Dates: Sunday, June 11 – Sunday June 18 (stage times listed below)
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Other big names lining up to get into the swing of things before the ‘Grande Boucle’ are the irrepressible Wout Van Aert and Eritrean sensation Biniam Girmay. Read on as we explain how to get a 2023 Tour de Suisse live stream and watch UCI WorldTour cycling online and on TV from anywhere. We also have info on this year’s Tour de Suisse stages and start times below.
Bookended by time trials – the first a 12.7km test around the monastery village of Einsiedeln and the second, on stage 8, a 25.7 km course from St. Gallen to Abtwil – this year's race has attracted top TT talent like Stefan Bissinger and Tobias Foss.
In-between these flat stages, though, these heavier riders will face a whole world of pain as the race covers some of Switzerland’s most feared mountains. With a summit finish on stage 3 up the vicious ascent to Villars-sur-Ollon, the general classification battle will be well and truly taking shape and things only get harder.
Stage 4 is another very lumpy affair but nothing compared to the Queen stage the following day. Stage 5 takes the riders over the legendary Furka Pass, the Oberalp and Albula to gain 4700m altitude over its 211km and it’s likely here is where the race will be won or lost.
Read on for everything you need to know to watch a 2023 Tour de Suisse live stream from anywhere.
2023 Tour de Suisse schedule and start times
Swiss TV coverage of each stage won't begin until 2.30pm or 3.30pm local time but other broadcasters will likely be showing full stages from each day. Here is a list of the full 2023 Tour de Suisse schedule and start times:
- Stage 1 (ITT): Sunday, June 11 at 2.25pm CEST / 1.25pm BST / 8.25am ET
- Stage 2: Monday, June 12 at 1.05pm CEST / 12.05pm BST / 7.05am ET
- Stage 3: Tuesday, June 13 at 1.40pm CEST / 12.40am BST / 7.40am ET
- Stage 4: Wednesday, June 14 at 12.35pm CEST / 11.35am BST / 6.35am ET
- Stage 5: Thursday, June 15 at 10.35pm CEST / 9.35am BST / 4.35am ET
- Stage 6: Friday, June 16 at 10.45am CEST / 9.35am BST / 4.35am ET
- Stage 7: Saturday, June 17 at 12.15pm CEST / 11.15am BST / 6.15am ET
- Stage 8 (ITT): Sunday, June 18 at 1.45pm CEST / 12.45pm BST / 7.45am ET
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