As in the last two years, eight stages will again take place between March and September, with the PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup offering an attractive platform for Swiss superstars such as Nino Schurter, Mathias Flückiger, Jolanda Neff and Sina Frei as well as the many up-and-coming talents.

Due to the early World Championships in June and the Olympic Games in Tokyo at the end of July, various challenges have arisen in terms of scheduling. "We have tried to offer the athletes and Swiss Cycling the best possible conditions for the selection of these highlights," says project manager Simon von Allmen, explaining the early start with the four weekends between March and May. Almost traditionally, the Tamaro Trophy in Rivera opens the season, followed a week later by the stop in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The next tests of strength before the classic in Gränichen at the beginning of June will be on a newly designed course in Leukerbad and at the Bike Days in Solothurn.

"We are happy with the new race calendar and can offer a new location in Savognin," explains von Allmen. The race in the canton of Graubünden will take place ten days after the Olympics and one week before the World Cup in Lenzerheide. "We want to give the athletes the opportunity to acclimatize to the altitude in the best possible way and at the same time save on travel." At the bike festival in Basel three weeks later, other skills will be required on a flat course. As in 2019, the Urban Short Race in the city center of Lugano will conclude the event.

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