The 87th Tour de Suisse gets underway with a Time Trial in Vaduz on June 9th. The supporting program for the fourth-largest tour on the cycling calendar already begins the day before. Various side events are also scheduled throughout the 10 days of the race.
The first official item on the agenda is the men’s team presentation on Saturday 8th June at the festival grounds in Vaduz. The riders will be introduced between 5.30pm and 7.30pm giving fans the opportunity to see Swiss cycling stars such as Stefan Küng, Marc Hirschi and Mauro Schmid in person.
The TdS Family Day will take place in Vaduz on Sunday 9th June from 9.45am. The program includes:
- Mascot Race with Tourli and friends
- the chance to ride the closed-off Prologue course of the Pros
- activity trail for children through the TdS Village
- Globi visiting the TdS Village stand
- And much more…
Entertainment along the route
The advertising convoy, which precedes the race by about an hour, is always popular. Around 18 vehicles from various Tour de Suisse partners will be handing out giveaways and playing music to entertain fans along the road. If you want to get something from the advertising convoy, you must stand on the right-hand side of the road. This is the only place where the cars stop to hand out hats, drinks, chewing gum and much more. Detailed transit times can be found in the race schedule for each stage.
Spectators who prefer to follow the race from the finish area can pass the time until the finish in the Tour de Suisse Village. Among other things, the partners in the Village have competitions, games and great giveaways.
As well as the partners’ stands, autograph sessions will be held in the Village almost every day. In addition to the teams EHC Kloten (Monday 10th June in Regensdorf) and FC Zurich (Tuesday 11th June in Rüschlikon), winter sports athletes such as Alex Fiva, Nicolas Huber and BMX racer Zoé Claessens will also be at the Tour de Suisse.
The Tour de Suisse for children
Practice makes perfect! This motto also applies to cycling. For the youngest fans of the Tour de Suisse, there will therefore be a Kids World presented by Fizzy and Primeo Energie on both weekends. In the start and finish area, children can get a taste of cycling and put their skills to the test in various disciplines. With the help of our supervisors, nothing stands in the way of an adventure on the pump track or the obstacle course.
And for the even younger ones, there is also a daily Primeo Energie Kids Race on the finishing straight. The popular balance bike race takes place at every stage finish. Bikes, helmets and T-shirts will be provided on site. Together with the Tour de Suisse mascot “Tourli”, parents can cheer on their little ones as if they were already professionals.
TdS FanZone by Primeo Energie
It doesn’t matter whether you’re at the side of the road or sitting comfortably on your sofa at home. The TdS FanZone by Primeo presents a digital world to complement the racing spectacle on the road, bringing the Tour de Suisse even closer to fans. True to the motto – Unforgettable experiences for enthusiastic fans – the TdS FanZone by Primeo Energie offers even more highlights during the Tour de Suisse 2024 than ever before.
Take part in the prize draw between June 1st-30th and be in the running to win an e-bike from TREK, a scooter, a Tissot watch and much more!