https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two-time defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome will test his form ahead of his bid for a fourth title in July at this week's Tour de Romandie. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170425/tour-de-romandie-kicks-off-as-rain-ends-prolonged-dry-spell Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:21:04 +0200 tour-de-romandie-kicks-off-as-rain-ends-prolonged-dry-spell Spaniard Ion Izagirre was a surprise winner of the opening prologue of Switzerland's Tour de Romandie on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160427/spaniard-wins-romandie-opener-in-snowy-conditions Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:26:32 +0200 spaniard-wins-romandie-opener-in-snowy-conditions The 70th edition of the Tour de Romandie kicks off on Tuesday with British rider and Team Sky leader Chris Froome aiming to overcome the chilly weather to take a third title. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160426/romandie-cyclers-prepare-to-battle-cold-and-snow Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:34:47 +0200 romandie-cyclers-prepare-to-battle-cold-and-snow Katusha cyclist Ilnur Zakarin of Russia won the Tour de Romandie race in Lausanne on Sunday, holding off Britain's two-time defending champion Chris Froome in the closing individual time-trial. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150503/sweet-success-for-zakarin-in-tour-of-romandie Sun, 03 May 2015 18:28:57 +0200 sweet-success-for-zakarin-in-tour-of-romandie Switzerland's Michael Albasini bagged his second straight win in the Tour de Romandie cycling race to consolidate his overall lead on Thursday's third stage. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150430/albasini-wins-second-stage-in-romandie-race Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:22:12 +0200 albasini-wins-second-stage-in-romandie-race Welsh rider Geraint Thomas surrendered his Tour de Romandie cycling race overall lead to Swiss rival Michael Albasini who won Wednesday's second stage, the 168.1-kilometre ride from Apples to St-Imier and took the yellow jersey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150429/switzerlands-albasini-takes-romandie-lead Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:10:20 +0200 switzerlands-albasini-takes-romandie-lead Chris Froome's hopes of a third straight win on the Tour de Romandie cycling competition is off to a good start as his Team Sky won Tuesday's opening-stage team time trial by less than a second. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150428/froomes-team-wins-romandie-time-trial Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:04:39 +0200 froomes-team-wins-romandie-time-trial Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana will be looking to prevent Britain's Chris Froome from making it three wins in a row at the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Western Switzerland, which begins on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150428/rivals-challenge-froomes-romandie-tour-bid Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:24:04 +0200 rivals-challenge-froomes-romandie-tour-bid Michael Albasini of Switzerland won a shortened first stage in front of his home fans on the Tour of Romandie cycling race on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140430/swiss-cyclist-wins-shortened-tour-de-romandie-leg Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:15:00 +0200 swiss-cyclist-wins-shortened-tour-de-romandie-leg Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski of the Omega Pharma team won the prologue to the Tour de Romandie cycling race on Tuesday in Ascona, a town in the Swiss canton of Ticino. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140429/pole-wins-tour-de-romandie-prologue Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:58:00 +0200 pole-wins-tour-de-romandie-prologue Britain's race favourite Chris Froome held on to his overall lead in the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Switzerland as Lithuania's Ramunas Navardauskas won Thursday's second stage. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130425/froome-retains-lead-in-swiss-cycling-race Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:38:00 +0200 froome-retains-lead-in-swiss-cycling-race Belgium's Gianni Meersman, of the Omega Pharma team, won the first stage of the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Switzerland on Wednesday, but Britain's race favourite Chris Froome remained in the overall lead. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130424/froome-maintains-lead-in-tour-de-romandie Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:23:00 +0200 froome-maintains-lead-in-tour-de-romandie Britain's Chris Froome, the pre-race favourite, on Tuesday won the Tour de Romandie prologue, a 7.4.kilometre bike race in French-speaking Switzerland between Chable and Bruson, in a time of 13 minutes 15 seconds. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130423/uks-chris-froome-wins-tour-de-romandie-prologue Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:33:00 +0200 uks-chris-froome-wins-tour-de-romandie-prologue