2026 Tour de Romandie
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| Dates | 28 April – 3 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 851.9 km (529.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 20h 05' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Tour de Romandie was a road cycling stage race that took place between 28 April and 3 May in Romandy, the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. It was the 79th edition of the Tour de Romandie and the 20th race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.
Teams
Fourteen UCI WorldTeams and one UCI ProTeam participated in the race.[1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
Pre-race favourites
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) was the favourite for the race, making his debut in the race. Primary challengers included Primoz Roglič and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe), and young talents Lenny Martinez (Team Bahrain Victorious) and Oscar Onley (INEOS Grenadiers).[2]
Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 28 April | Villars-sur-Glâne | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Dorian Godon (FRA) |
| 1 | 29 April | Martigny to Martigny | 171.2 km (106.4 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| 2 | 30 April | Rue to Vucherens | 173.1 km (107.6 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| 3 | 1 May | Orbe to Orbe | 176.6 km (109.7 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Dorian Godon (FRA) |
| 4 | 2 May | Broc to Charmey | 149.6 km (93.0 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| 5 | 3 May | Lucens to Leysin | 178.2 km (110.7 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| Total | 851.9 km (529.3 mi) | |||||
The last stage ended with a Category 1 mountain finish where the riders climbed from 381m above sea level to 1,314m on Leysin.[4]
Stages
Prologue
- 28 April 2026 — Villars-sur-Glâne, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) (ITT)
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Stage 1
- 29 April 2026 — Martigny to Martigny, 171.2 kilometres (106.4 mi)
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 1 May 2026 — Orbe to Orbe, 176.6 kilometres (109.7 mi)
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
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| P | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Jakob Söderqvist | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Lenny Martinez | Lenny Martinez | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | Roland Thalmann | ||||
| 3 | Dorian Godon | |||||
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | |||||
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar | |||||
| Final | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Roland Thalmann | Lenny Martinez | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | |
Classification standings
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | 20h 05' 42" |
| 2 |  Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 42" |
| 3 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 44" |
| 4 |  Jørgen Nordhagen (NOR) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 2' 51" |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Luke Plapp (AUS) |
Team Jayco–AlUla | + 3' 15" |
| 6 | Luke Tuckwell (AUS) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 16" |
| 7 |  Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU) |
Movistar Team | + 3' 18" |
| 8 |  Albert Withen Philipsen (DEN) |
Lidl–Trek | + 3' 20" |
| 9 |  Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) |
XDS Astana Team | + 3' 24" |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Junior Lecerf (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 3' 32" |
| Source: [15][16] | |||
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | 203 |
| 2 | Dorian Godon (FRA) |
INEOS Grenadiers | 110 |
| 3 | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 87 |
| 4 | Albert Withen Philipsen (DEN) |
Lidl–Trek | 70 |
| 5 |  Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 69 |
| 6 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 58 |
| 7 | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 55 |
| 8 |  Sergio Higuita (COL) |
XDS Astana Team | 53 |
| 9 |  Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) |
Lidl–Trek | 50 |
| 10 | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 49 |
| Source: [15][16] | |||
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Roland Thalmann (SWI) |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 51 |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | 43 |
| 3 | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 26 |
| 4 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 21 |
| 5 | Louis Vervaeke (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 21 |
| 6 | Jørgen Nordhagen (NOR) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | 16 |
| 7 | Georg Steinhauser (GER) |
EF Education–EasyPost | 12 |
| 8 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 10 |
| 9 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 10 |
| 10 | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 10 |
| Source: [15][16] | |||
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 20h 08' 26" |
| 2 | Jørgen Nordhagen (NOR) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 7" |
| 3 | Luke Tuckwell (AUS) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 32" |
| 4 | Albert Withen Philipsen (DEN) |
Lidl–Trek | + 36" |
| 5 | Junior Lecerf (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 48" |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Michael Leonard (CAN) |
EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 03" |
| 7 |  Andrew August (USA) |
INEOS Grenadiers | + 10' 27" |
| 8 |  Tijmen Graat (NED) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 17' 26" |
| 9 | Robbe Dhondt (BEL) |
Team Picnic–PostNL | + 20' 55" |
| 10 | Maxime Decomble (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ United | + 25' 27" |
| Source: [15][16] | |||
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
60h 24' 21" | |
| 2 |  XDS Astana Team |
+ 5' 38" | |
| 3 |  Movistar Team |
+ 11' 06" | |
| 4 | EF Education–EasyPost |
+ 13' 54" | |
| 5 | Visma–Lease a Bike |
+ 20' 40" | |
| 6 |  INEOS Grenadiers |
+ 22' 05" | |
| 7 |  UAE Team Emirates XRG |
+ 23' 46" | |
| 8 |  Team Bahrain Victorious |
+ 26' 41" | |
| 9 | Soudal–Quick-Step |
+ 29' 28" | |
| 10 | Groupama–FDJ United |
+ 34' 27" | |
| Source: [15][16] | |||
References
- ↑ "Startlist for Tour de Romandie 2026". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Ribeiro, Gauthier (25 April 2026). "Tour de Romandie 2026 Preview: Will Pogačar and UAE (re)assert their dominance in the Swiss mountains?". IDLprocycling.com. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2026". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "E5 Profil Lucens-Leysin" (PDF). Fondation Tour de Romandie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Tour de Romandie 2026 Prologue Results". Tissot Timing. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (28 April 2026). "Tour de Romandie: Dorian Godon wins prologue as Tadej Pogačar falls short". CyclingNews. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Tour de Romandie 2026 Stage 1 Results". Tissot Timing. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
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- 1 2 "Tour de Romandie 2026 Stage 2 Results". Tissot Timing. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- 1 2 Moultrie, James (30 April 2026). "Tour de Romandie: Tadej Pogačar withstands numerous attacks to win stage 2 sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Tour de Romandie 2026 Stage 3 Results". Tissot Timing. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 Weislo, Laura (1 May 2026). "Tour de Romandie: Dorian Godon denies Tadej Pogačar a hat trick with vengeful sprint on stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Tour de Romandie 2026 Stage 4 Results". Tissot Timing. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 Fletcher, Patrick (2 May 2026). "Tour de Romandie: Tadej Pogačar shatters peloton on 'queen stage' and wins stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tour de Romandie 2026 Stage 5 Results". Tissot Timing. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fletcher, Patrick (3 May 2026). "Tour de Romandie: Tadej Pogačar stamps authority on final day with fourth stage win and solidifies overall title". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Leader jerseys". Tour de Romandie. Retrieved 26 April 2026.