LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Tour de Romandie bicycle race gets underway Tuesday 24 April, with racers facing nearly 700 km run over the course of the six-day race and 8,800 metres of altitude differences.
Tuesday’s prologue takes the riders along the Ouchy quai in Lausanne towards Morges. The first race is Wednesday, from Morges to La Chaux-de-Fonds and it ends in Crans-Montana Sunday 29 April.
Vaud police are alerting motorists that traffic facing the oncoming race will be stopped and drivers will have to be patient while the race passes, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Areas affected:
Wednesday 25 April
Morges - La Chaux-de-Fonds
Departure Morges, Quai du Mont-Blanc (12h35) – Echichens – Romanel-sur-Morges – Aclens – Gollion – Allens – Cossonay (12h54) – La Sarraz – Pompaples – Arnex-sur-Orbe – Orbe (13h14) – Mathod – Montagny – Les Tuileries – Grandson (13h35) – Onnens – Corcelles-Concise – Concise (13h46) – Canton de Neuchâtel
Friday 27 April
La Neuveville – Charmey
Departure Canton de Berne (13h30) – Canton de Fribourg (13h50) – Mur (14h03) – Guévaux – Vallamand – Vallamand-Dessous – Salavaux (14h09) – Canton de Fribourg – Missy (14h17) – Vallon – Ressudens – Grandcour (14h23) – Canton de Fribourg – Yvonand (14h48) – Arrissoules – Rovray – Chavannes-le-Chêne – Combremont-le-Petit – Cremin – Lucens (15h20) -Curtilles – Sarzens – Brenles (15h35) – Canton de Fribourg
Saturday 28 April
Bulle – Sion
Departure Canton de Fribourg (12h25) – La Tine (13h05) – Rossinière – Les Moulins – L’Etivaz – La Lécherette – Col des Mosses (13h42) – La Comballaz – Aigle (13h57) – Bex (14h10) – Canton du Valais
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -The Tour du Pays de Vaud cycling race runs from Thursday evening 26 May to Sunday and Vaud police are warning motorists that if they are on the routes as the race comes through they will have to pull over and wait it out.
Dates and locations for the race:
Three riders out of the race after a fall during the runup Tuesday
Tour de Romandie 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Area roads around Lake Geneva will be blocked starting Thursday 29 April thanks to the Tour de Romandie bicycle race. Oncoming traffic will be stopped as the race approaches and Vaud police are asking drivers to use extra caution Thursday to Saturday, and to be prepared for road blocks. The race covers nearly 655 km, with 8,000 metres of difference in altitude.
The “prologue” to the race Tuesday resulted in three riders dropping out of the race after taking a fall: Joaquin Novoa, Chris Froome and Arkaliz Duran.
The race, which pulls a sizable crowd of fans, will pass through these areas:
Fribourg - Fribourg loop, Thursday 29 April 2010
Canton de Fribourg – Faoug (13:55) – Avenches (14:00) – Canton de Fribourg – Vers-chez-Perrin (14:30) – Canton de Fribourg – Villarzel (14:35) – Canton de Fribourg.
Individual against the watch: Moudon – Moudon, Friday 30 April 2010
Tour de Romandie 2010
Moudon, avenue de Lucens (leaves 12:45) (roads completely closed as of 11:45), route d’Yverdon – Les Rutannes – Thierrens – St-Cierges – Chapelle/Moudon – Villars-Mendraz – Hermenches – Rossenges – Moudon (open around 19:00).
Vevey, Grande Place (leaves 13:15) – La Tour-de-Peilz – Montreux – Veytaux – Villeneuve – Roche – Bex – Canton du Valais.
Links to other sites: Tour de Romandie site with detailed SwissTopo map of the route and stages of the race, WeLoveVelo
St Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The road between Lucerne and Chiasso near and including the Gotthard tunnel is closed in both directions because of roadworks, during the nights of 15-19 June from 20:00 to 05:00. Trucks are being held on either side of the tunnel starting at 19:30 and cars are being sent on a detour over the pass.
Swiss road news updates:
Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A woman is missing and a man was injured in an avalanche, with 25 people rescued during Monday night after two ski touring groups with guides were struck by an avalanche. One group of French skiers and another of Austrians were going from Argentière, France, near the Col de la Forclaz to Champex, Valais, Switzerland. Towards 17:00 two people, an Austrian man and a 30-year-old French woman, were caught by the avalanche.
