The line up for the 88th Tour de Suisse is packed with international stars and many Swiss riders. Cycling fans can look forward to high-level duels both in the battle for the overall classification and in the other special classifications. Check out the favourites here.
Primeo Energie Leader Jersey
The Tour de Suisse leads over high Alpine passes, a lot of hilly terrain and a mountain time trial awaits the athletes at the end. Therefore, this year’s battle for the yellow jersey will be a tight one and the riders need to have a variety of skills to win. These riders are potential candidates for a place on the Tour podium:
- Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
- Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondial)
- Ben O’Connor (Jayco AlUla)
- Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull – Bora-hansgrohe)
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
Enter your prediction for the overall winner of the Tour de Suisse 2025 here.
react Points Jersey
As is so often the case, there are not many chances for the pure sprinters to achieve a stage win in the mountainous Tour de Suisse. This makes the intermediate sprint on the road even more important. In addition, puncheurs probably have an advantage over the pure sprinters. We see the following riders as favourites for the black points jersey.
- Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)
- Jordi Meeus (Red Bull – Bora-hansgrohe)
- Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling)
- Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious)
- Pavel Bittner (Picnic PostNL)
- Marc Hirschi (Tudor Pro Cycling)
- Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)
Bank WIR KOM Jersey
There are plenty of KOM points to be had at this Tour de Suisse. Strong climbing legs are essential. Initially riders from the leading group could be in contention for the KOM jersey. Ultimately, however, the red jersey will go to the climbers and team leaders. The following riders are in the running:
- Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious)
- Waren Barguil (Picnic PostNL)
- Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché Wanty)
- Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana)
- Michael Woods (Isreal Premier Tech)
- Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek)
- Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
Lend.ch Youth Jersey
All riders under the age of 25 are eligible for the white Youth Jersey presented by Lend.ch. Young riders who are also aiming for the overall classification are particularly eligible for this jersey:
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
- Ilan van Wilder (Soudal Quickstep)
- Matthew Riccitello (Isreal Premier Tech)
- Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL)
- Ewan Costiou (Arkea B&B Hotels)
Switzerland’s Aces
Swiss Pros are in the spotlight as always at their own National Tour. This year, fans can look forward to seeing the country’s best. Here is a selection of the riders lining up for their home Tour this year:
- Stefan Küng (Groupama – FDJ)
- Marc Hirschi (Tudor Pro Cycling)
- Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale)
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
- Silvan Dillier (Alpecin – Deceuninck)
- Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco Alula)
- Matteo Badilatti (Q36.5 Pro Cycling)
- Johan Jacobs (Groupama – FDJ)
- Fabio Christen (Q36.5 Pro Cycling)
