2023 Tour de Suisse Women

The 2023 Tour de Suisse Women was a women's road cycling stage race that was held in Switzerland from 17 to 20 June 2023. It was the seventh edition of the Tour de Suisse and was the nineteenth event on the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour calendar, joining the World Tour for the first time. The race was held following the men's Tour de Suisse.

2023 Tour de Suisse Women
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 19 of 27
Race details
Dates17–20 June 2023
Stages4
Distance303.3 km (188.5 mi)
Winning time10h 48' 51"
Results
Winner  Marlen Reusser (SUI) (SD Worx)
  Second  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)
  Third  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)

Points  Marlen Reusser (ITA) (SD Worx)
Mountains  Elise Chabbey (SUI) (Canyon–SRAM)
Youth  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) (SD Worx)
  Team SD Worx
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It was won by Swiss rider Marlen Reusser of SD Worx, in her third win of the season. SD Worx dominated the event, winning 4 out of 5 classifications.[1]

Teams

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10 of 14 UCI Women's WorldTeams and 8 UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.[2]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

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The first stage was a circuit race in Weinfelden with 3 climbs, the second stage was an individual time trial from St. Gallen to Abtwil, the third stage was a hilly stage from St. Gallen to Ebnat-Kappel with 2 climbs and the final stage was a hilly stage from Ebnat-Kappel to Ebnat-Kappel with 4 climbs.[3][4]

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 17 June Weinfelden to Weinfelden 56 km (35 mi)   Hilly stage   Blanka Vas (HUN)
2 18 June St. Gallen to Abtwil 25.7 km (16.0 mi)   Individual time trial   Marlen Reusser (SUI)
3 19 June St. Gallen to Ebnat-Kappel 120.8 km (75.1 mi)   Hilly stage   Eleonora Gasparrini (ITA)
4 20 June Ebnat-Kappel to Ebnat-Kappel 100.8 km (62.6 mi)   Hilly stage   Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)
Total 303.3 km (188.5 mi)

Result

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The race was dominated by SD Worx, who won three of the four stages. Both the overall and points classification were won by Swiss rider Marlen Reusser of SD Worx, who also won the stage 2 individual time trial.[1] The youth classification won by stage 4 winner Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx. The mountains classification was won by Swiss rider Elise Chabbey of Canyon–SRAM.[1][5] Vollering retained her lead in the UCI Women's World Tour standings.

Final general classification[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Marlen Reusser (SUI) SD Worx 7h 53' 22"
2   Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx +1' 02"
3   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo +1' 17"
4   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM +1' 24"
5   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM +3' 35"
6   Claire Steels (GBR) Israel Premier Tech Roland +3' 38"
7   Urška Žigart (SLO) Team Jayco–AlUla +4' 21"
8   Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) SD Worx +4' 57"
9   Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +5' 03"
10   Eglantine Rayer (FRA) Team DSM +5' 12"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Knöfler, Lukas (2023-06-20). "Tour de Suisse Women: Reusser secures overall title as teammate Fisher-Black scores stage 4 victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ "Startlist for Tour de Suisse Women 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ "Stage profile Tour de Suisse Women 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ^ "Stage plan - Tour de Suisse Women 2023". Tour de Suisse. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  5. ^ a b "Tour de Suisse Women 2023 Stage 4 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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