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The Excursion de Romandie returns for 6 days of racing around the top alpine mountains of Switzerland from April 23-28, 2024. The WorldTour match serves as a proving flooring for groups headed to the primary Grand Excursion of the season, the Giro d’Italia.
A complete of 657.1km kilometres of racing comprises 17.7km of time trialing, beginning with a 2.28km prologue after which a fifteen.5km mid-race race towards the clock. Romandie packs in 10,989 metres of elevation acquire around the two time trials and 4 highway days, together with two mountaintop finishes on levels 2 and four.
The week starts with a flat race towards the clock with a 2.28km Prologue in Payerne, which sits to the east of Neuchâtel Lake in Switzerland. This can be a dash as in comparison to the 6.8km opening day closing yr. The hole phase starts on Rue du Stade. The center phase of the direction runs alongside Qui de l. a. Broye alongside the Broye river and should make two fast 90-degree turns in a slim, small phase of Grand Rue to go to the overall 1.2km with a town centre loop after which the finale again on Grand Rue for the end.
The second one day of racing is degree 1 and starts with a brief circuit in Château d’Oex and units off for a complete of 165.7km. Around the first 73km is one labeled climb at Sorens, that averages 7.3% with a bit at 15%. From there, riders start end circuits of 40.3km each and every round Fribourg, which is contemporary territory for this host venue, which closing hosted a time trial in 2021. The circuit has class 3 climbs at Arconciel (2.2 kilometres at 5.9%) and Lorette (1.1 kilometres at 10.4%), each and every finished two times sooner than the overall loop. From the highest of the climb of Lorette, which has a bit achieving 20% gradient, riders will be capable to see the city under. Around the ultimate 35km, a 3rd shuttle up Arconciel then results in the overall 10km for the end in Fribourg on Side road Pérolles.
Level 2 starts the place the day prior to this led to Fribourg with 171km on faucet in a southerly route to Salvan-Les Marécottes. The primary part of the direction is rolling after which it’s all about simply two climbs – Les Mosses (13.4km at 4.1%) with 56km to move and a summit end to the ski station to Les Marécottes (7.8km at 7.3%). After descending Les Mosses, the riders can shake out the legs alongside the Rhône river to make the strategy to the overall climb, with pitches that stretch 16%, and the primary summit end of the week.
For a 2d consecutive yr, the ITT is slotted in the course of the week, this one 3km shorter than 2023. The degree 3 time trial is 15.5km rolling direction that makes a counter-clockwise loop at the east aspect of Oron. The beginning is on Direction de l. a. Condémine with a gradual incline to the intermediate time test after passing throughout the the city of L. a. Rogivue with 8km to move. The direction has only a pair of tight corners headed again to Oron, with a last sharp nook with 500 metres to move on Direction de Palézieux to forestall the clock.
Saturday is the queen degree, degree 4, with 3,536 metres of elevation acquire throughout 151.7km. There are 5 labeled climbs in all, the overall one being a mountaintop end at Leysin. The primary ascent starts after the hole 35km, a protracted 8.9km climb throughout Ovrtoninaz, with a median gradient of 9.7%. As soon as cresting the highest, the direction leads again thru Saillon after which follows the Rhône river north against Martigny. The flat stretch of somewhat over 20km then hits a brief, sharp hill at L. a. Rasse (2km at 8.6%).
After passing thru Massongex, Les Rives (9.8km at 5.7%) and Les Giettes (4km at 8.5%) are back-to-back climbs leaving 45km to the end. The direction is going again thru Massongex and shortly hit a bit with a small 1.1km climb with a 9.5% gradient. However the ultimate 14km averages 6% and shape a wall to the end in Leysin, which closing hosted the Excursion de Romandie in 2017.
Level 5 is about within the Geneva metropolitan house with a rolling direction of 150.8km that starts and leads to Vernier. From the beginning, the principle direction is a 35km circuit finished 4 occasions, with one climb within the center. A 3rd-category climb, Dardagny is 1.5km lengthy and averages 4.4%. At the ultimate lap, the peloton then heads again into Vernier, racing the 10km phase of highway that used to be used for a impartial get started.