In addition to defending champion Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek), there are many top stars at the start. These include Swiss heroes like Küng, Hirschi and Bissegger. Below are the favourites for each category as well as the National hopefuls of Tour de Suisse 2024.
Primeo Energie Leader Jersey
Only the best climbers will be in the running to win the overall classification on this year’s route. With four mountain finishes, fans can look forward to an intense battle. These riders are potential candidates for a place on the Tour podium:
- Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek)
- Richard Carapaz (EF Education – EasyPost)
- Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Enric Mas (Movistar)
- Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma l Lease a Bike)
- Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates)
- Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondial)
- Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious)
Enter your prediction for the overall winner of the Tour de Suisse 2024 here.
react Points Jersey
The only realistic chances of a stage win for the pure sprinters are on stages two and three. This makes the sprint points that can be won in the intermediate sprints and how the fast men get over the mountains all the more important. The following riders are favourites for the black points jersey:
- Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan)
- Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Michael Matthews (Team Jayco Alula)
- Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates)
- Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny)
- Stephen Williams (Israel Premier Tech)
- Bryan Coquard (Cofidis)
- Alberto Bettiol (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:
- Lenny Martinez (Groupama – FDJ)
- Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
- Emanuel Buchmann (Bora Hansgrohe)
- Sergio Higuita (Bora Hansgrohe)
- Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious)
- Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondial)
- Yannis Voisard (Tudor Pro Cycling)
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:
- Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl – Trek)
- Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma l Lease a Bike)
- Lenny Martinez (Groupama – FDJ)
- Alex Baudin (Decathlon AG2R La Mondial)
- Oscar Onley (Team DSM firmenich PostNL)
- Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates)
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 (UAE Team Emirates)
- Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – EasyPost)
- Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco Alula)
- Johan Jacobs (Movistar)
- Sébastien Reichenbach (Tudor Pro Cycling)
- Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates)
- Silvan Dillier (Alpecin – Deceuninck)
Alongside these and many other Swiss riders, the National Team is participating again this year and will proudly display the Swiss colours at the Tour of Switzerland.
