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 Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis on Sunday broke the world hour record completing 52.491 kilometres on the track in Granges, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150208/dennis-set-new-cycling-record Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:56:00 +0100 dennis-set-new-cycling-record Sacha Modolo stayed clear of a pile-up in the sprint to the finish line to win stage five of the Tour de Suisse cycling race on Wednesday with Germany's Tony Martin retaining the overall lead, while UK star Bradley Wiggins bowed out. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140618/wiggins-bows-out-of-tour-de-suisse-after-crash Thu, 19 Jun 2014 01:25:00 +0200 wiggins-bows-out-of-tour-de-suisse-after-crash Swiss Michael Albasini made it a hat-trick of victories in the Tour de Romandie by winning Saturday's fourth stage after 175 kilometres around Fribourg. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140504/albasini-wins-romandie-fourth-stage-spilak-keeps-lead Sun, 04 May 2014 09:13:00 +0200 albasini-wins-romandie-fourth-stage-spilak-keeps-lead Switzerland's Michael Albasini took the overall lead in in the Tour de Romandie cycling race on Thursday after winning his second consecutive stage. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140501/alabsini-wins-second-stage-in-tour-de-romandie Thu, 01 May 2014 21:20:00 +0200 alabsini-wins-second-stage-in-tour-de-romandie Britain's Chris Froome will headline the Tour de Romandie cycling race, which begins on Tuesday, as the defending champion ramps up his preparations for the Tour de France in July. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140429/froome-seeks-third-victory-in-tour-de-romandie Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:29:00 +0200 froome-seeks-third-victory-in-tour-de-romandie British rider Chris Froome won the Tour de Romandie cycling race on Sunday — his third big win of the season. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130428/britains-froome-wins-tour-de-romandie Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:08:00 +0200 britains-froome-wins-tour-de-romandie