Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ United) is the winner of stage 2 of the 2026 Tour de Suisse. The Frenchman prevailed in a sprint from a breakaway group on the 157.7-kilometre circuit around Locarno. Marcel Camprubí (Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) finished second, while Bart Lemmen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) rounded out the podium.
A large lead group of 14 riders formed following a hectic opening phase. Among them were Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team), Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain Victorious), Bauke Mollema (Lidl-Trek), Finlay Pickering (Team Jayco AlUla) and the eventual winner Grégoire. The peloton initially let the group go, keeping the gap under control. UAE Team Emirates – XRG took up much of the chasing work for overall leader Tadej Pogačar.
The race tightened up on the closing phase. With two final climbs the lead group fell apart, while Pogačar — together with Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) and Eulalio — closed back in on the breakaway. With two kilometres remaining the leaders’ advantage was down to around 13 seconds. Tactical riding in the front group opened up the possibility that they might be caught.
Grégoire, however, launched his sprint early enough and held on for the stage win. The Pogačar group reached the Locarno finish line just a few seconds later. The Slovenian successfully defending the yellow jersey and extending his lead in the General Classification. Richard Carapaz is now 2:50 minutes in arrears, with Andrea Bagioli third.
Marc Hirschi (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) was the best-placed Swiss rider in 39th. Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla), Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Fabian Weiss (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) played no part in the fight for the day’s victory. Alaphilippe, who rides for the Swiss Tudor Pro Cycling Team, rode strongly as part of the breakaway but could not keep with the group to the end.
