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 UCI Women's World Tour, race 19 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17–20 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 303.3 km (188.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10h 48' 51" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
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 edit
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 | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 17 June | Weinfelden to Weinfelden | 56 km (35 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Blanka Vas (HUN)
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| 2 | 18 June | St. Gallen to Abtwil | 25.7 km (16.0 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Marlen Reusser (SUI)
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| 3 | 19 June | St. Gallen to Ebnat-Kappel | 120.8 km (75.1 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Eleonora Gasparrini (ITA)
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| 4 | 20 June | Ebnat-Kappel to Ebnat-Kappel | 100.8 km (62.6 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)
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| Total | 303.3 km (188.5 mi) | |||||
Result edit
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.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Marlen Reusser (SUI)
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SD Worx | 7h 53' 22" |
| 2 |  Demi Vollering (NED)
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SD Worx | +1' 02" |
| 3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | +1' 17" |
| 4 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
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Canyon–SRAM | +1' 24" |
| 5 | Elise Chabbey (SUI)
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Canyon–SRAM | +3' 35" |
| 6 |  Claire Steels (GBR)
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Israel Premier Tech Roland | +3' 38" |
| 7 |  Urška Žigart (SLO)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | +4' 21" |
| 8 | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)
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SD Worx | +4' 57" |
| 9 | Amber Kraak (NED)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | +5' 03" |
| 10 |  Eglantine Rayer (FRA)
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Team DSM | +5' 12" |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Startlist for Tour de Suisse Women 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Stage profile Tour de Suisse Women 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Stage plan - Tour de Suisse Women 2023". Tour de Suisse. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse Women 2023 Stage 4 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.