On April 26, the 75th edition of the Tour de Romandie will open with the prologue in Lausanne. As in 2019 and 2021, Swiss Cycling will be represented by a selection of the national team; this is an accompanying measure in view of the 2024 World Championships in Zurich.

Six of the seven athletes who will complete the six-day tour through western Switzerland in the red and white jersey are well-known. The core of the team consists of up-and-coming riders who have only just reached the elite category in terms of age. While Robin Froidevaux and Valère Thiébaud have so far mainly caused a stir on the track, Antoine Debons and Yannis Voisard focus on the road. Filippo Colombo, on the other hand, is already a world-class mountain biker, but also has plenty of potential on the road.

The best-known athlete in national coach Michael Albasini's squad is Mathias Flückiger. The Bernese rider, around ten years older than his companions, already took part in 2019 and 2021; his participation in the tour will have a positive effect on his mountain bike performance. Albasini will allocate the seventh and final starting place at short notice. The national coach will be supported at the Tour de Romandie by Mathias Frank, who stepped down last year from Lucerne to take on the role of second sporting director.

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