While the focus of the cycling world is fully on the Critérium du Dauphiné and the three Tour de France favourites going head to head, the other key warm-up event for the biggest race of the year is just around the corner, the Tour de Suisse.
Starting the same day the Dauphié finishes, the Tour de Suisse is the final WorldTour stage race before the Tour starts, meaning for several would-be overall hopefuls, it is the last chance to get that desired race rhythm into the legs and convert the hard yards at altitude into real race shape.
