2024 Tour de Suisse Stage 4 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de Suisse! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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On the fourth day of the Tour de Suisse, the riders travel from Rüschlikon to the Gotthard Pass, a mountaintop finish. The 171-kilometre route's elevation gain is 3,551 metres.
Most of the elevation gain is saved for the long haul up the mighty Gotthard Pass, although the route starts out on an ascent as well. The riders climb the Albis Pass from the start, accounting for 5.1 kilometres at a 5.9% gradient. It is actually the same ascent that ended the 2nd stage.
The Tour de Suisse then continues on gently rolling terrain, first in a northerly direction and then to the south.
From Silenen onwards, with 36 kilometres remaining, the route goes virtually entirely uphill. The gradients kick up after Wassen when the route rises at 6.7% over the following 7.9 kilometres. In this section, the riders pass through the enchanting Schöllenen Gorge.
At the end of the climb, in Andermatt, the gradients even out for 3 kilometres, only to go up again for the last 10.1 kilometres. The final haul up the Gotthard Pass features an average gradient of 6.3%.
Five years ago, the Tour de Suisse last finished at the Gotthard Pass, and Egan Bernal climbed to victory that day. The riders' approach was different, though, as they came from Biasca, on the other side of the mountain.
Starting at kilometre 159.2, the Golden Kilometre offers two opportunities to gain time bonuses of 3, 2, and 1 second. The first three riders at the finish line take 10, 6, and 4 seconds.
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