A Swiss week that starts with a prologue, keeps looping through Vaud and Valais, then ends uphill in Leysin.
Tour de Romandie 2026 packs 851.3 km into a Villars-sur-Glâne prologue and five road stages across western Switzerland from April 28 to May 3. Ovronnaz is the first real GC hook, the Broc to Charmey queen stage doubles back over Jaunpass, and the final Lucens to Leysin climb keeps the week open right to the last summit finish.
Apr 28 - May 3Villars-sur-Glâne to Leysin6 stages851.3 kmStage RaceStage raceSafe
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Official 2026 programmeOrganizer page linking the 2026 programme PDF with stage profiles, detailed routes, timings, participating teams, and stage-town information.
Official TV broadcastOfficial TV page with the RTS Deux and RTS Sport schedule plus the organizer's international broadcaster pointer: the page says 128 countries will show the race and links the current broadcaster list. The RTS windows list the prologue and stages 1-2 for 15:30-17:50 after a 15:10-15:30 Around the Tour segment, stage 3 for 15:45-18:05 after a 14:25-14:45 preview, and the two weekend mountain stages for 14:00-16:20 after 13:40-14:00 previews.
The Broc to Charmey mountain day is built like an attritional loop, with Jaunpass twice before the final run to Charmey.
First Jaunpass testThe queen stage starts at 12:10 local and reaches the first Jaunpass passage early enough to put pure sprint helpers under pressure before the race has had time to settle.
Saanenmöser reset that still hurtsAfter the first Jaunpass descent, the route keeps pressing on through Saanenmöser instead of fully easing off, so the field keeps burning matches before the final selection point.
Second Jaunpass to CharmeyThe second Jaunpass passage is the real separator, and the remaining run back to Charmey is short enough for strong climbers and reduced groups to keep any gap they create.
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Race overview
Whole-race context for the 2026 Tour de Romandie across western Switzerland.
Overview
Race overview
Whole-race context for a Romandie week that ramps from the prologue into the weekend mountain pair.
The 2026 Tour de Romandie still opens with a 3.2 km Villars-sur-Glâne prologue, but the week is really shaped by how often the route forces riders back onto the climbs that matter. Martigny returns to La Rasse three times before Ovronnaz, Rue and Orbe both lean on circuits and cumulative climbing through Vaud, and the weekend then stacks the Broc to Charmey queen stage and the Lucens to Leysin summit finish back to back. With the organizer programme now published, the useful race-week pattern is clear: the prologue is a short timing test, the first three road stages reward repeated-climb durability, and the weekend decides whether the climbers can separate before Leysin.
Desk update info
First published on 2026-04-20.
Last updated on 2026-04-28.
Quick facts
Route shape
The Romandie route shape in one spoiler-safe scan.
Route frame
851.3 km across a prologue and five road stages from Villars-sur-Glâne to Leysin
Early GC hook
Martigny repeats La Rasse three times before the 8.9 km Ovronnaz climb at 9.7%
Queen-stage pressure
Broc to Charmey brings 149.6 km, 3,175 metres of climbing, and two ascents of Jaunpass
Final verdict
Lucens to Leysin ends with a 13.9 km climb averaging 6% and a last summit finish
Race-week guide
The official 2026 programme is live with stage times, profiles, detailed routes, participating teams, and stage-town notes
Desk update info
First published on 2026-04-20.
Last updated on 2026-04-28.
Coverage section
Stage route book
The prologue and all five road stages in one spoiler-safe route book.
Stage guide
Stage route book
All six Tour de Romandie stages on one spoiler-safe route book.
PrologueApr 28
Villars-sur-Glâne to Villars-sur-Glâne
3.2 kmPrologue
A short opener with 69 metres of climbing and 65 metres of descent, enough for time-trial specialists and punchy GC riders to grab the first real gaps without deciding the week.
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The first road stage keeps returning through Martigny, climbs La Rasse three times, then uses the 8.9 km Ovronnaz ascent as the decisive launch point before the drop back to town.
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A closer look at the Broc to Charmey mountain day once you want more than the stage list.
Overview
Queen stage spotlight
A closer look at the Broc to Charmey queen stage.
Stage 4 is the weekend hinge of the whole race. The official route page labels Broc to Charmey as the queen stage, starts it at 12:10 local, sends the riders over Jaunpass twice with Saanenmöser in between, and still keeps the finish selective after 149.6 km and 3,175 metres of climbing.
Desk update info
First published on 2026-04-20.
Last updated on 2026-04-25.
Stage profile
How the queen stage tilts
The Broc to Charmey queen stage broken into its decisive route segments.
The Broc to Charmey mountain day is built like an attritional loop, with Jaunpass twice before the final run to Charmey.
First Jaunpass testThe queen stage starts at 12:10 local and reaches the first Jaunpass passage early enough to put pure sprint helpers under pressure before the race has had time to settle.
Saanenmöser reset that still hurtsAfter the first Jaunpass descent, the route keeps pressing on through Saanenmöser instead of fully easing off, so the field keeps burning matches before the final selection point.
Second Jaunpass to CharmeyThe second Jaunpass passage is the real separator, and the remaining run back to Charmey is short enough for strong climbers and reduced groups to keep any gap they create.
Stage profile and map. Open either card for the full-size route view.
Official route pages and TV timings stay spoiler-safe here, while the full-results route adds race-week update blocks.
Useful links
Official links
Official organizer links for the 2026 stage overview, programme, corrected RTS TV windows, international broadcaster pointer, route hub, team/rider pages, overall map, and prologue PDF.
Official 2026 programmeOrganizer page linking the 2026 programme PDF with stage profiles, detailed routes, timings, participating teams, and stage-town information.
Official TV broadcastOfficial TV page with the RTS Deux and RTS Sport schedule plus the organizer's international broadcaster pointer: the page says 128 countries will show the race and links the current broadcaster list. The RTS windows list the prologue and stages 1-2 for 15:30-17:50 after a 15:10-15:30 Around the Tour segment, stage 3 for 15:45-18:05 after a 14:25-14:45 preview, and the two weekend mountain stages for 14:00-16:20 after 13:40-14:00 previews.
Spoiler-safe viewing note for Romandie’s Lucens-Leysin final stage.
For Sunday’s spoiler-safe watch lane, keep the route book and official TV page open. The official TV page keeps the final-day RTS pattern at 13:40 to 14:00 Around the Tour, 14:00 to 16:20 live racing, then a short 16:20 to 16:30 wrap. The race closes with Lucens to Leysin, listed at 178.2 km with 3,524 metres of climbing and its own official table, map, and profile PDFs. Saturday’s Broc to Charmey queen stage belongs on the full desk if you want result context; the safe page keeps the route, timetable, and broadcast links without stage winners or standings.
Desk update info
First published on 2026-04-22.
Last updated on 2026-05-02.
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The spoiler-only Tour de Romandie results centre carries the official prologue and stage 1 classifications from Tissot Timing. Official Tissot stage 1 results, overall standings, and jersey leaders are now published in the spoiler-only Tour de Romandie results centre. Official Tissot prologue results and jersey leaders have been added to the spoiler-only Tour de Romandie results centre.
