Tour de Suisse Betting
The Tour de Suisse is a week-long Swiss stage race held in June, and along with the Criterium du Dauphine it is one of the two major Tour de France warm-ups. Serious Alpine mountain stages and usually an individual time trial decide a demanding general classification. Here is how the race works and how to bet it in rand at CasinOnline.
Tour de Suisse guides
- The RouteHow the Tour de Suisse route shapes the betting. A look at the Alpine stages, the time trial and what kind of rider the eight-day parcours rewards.
- Overall WinnerBetting the Tour de Suisse overall winner. The GC rider profile, why it is a Tour de France warm-up, how the field splits and reading the outright price.
- Stage WinnersHow Tour de Suisse stage winner markets work. Reading mountain, time trial and sprint days, the breakaway factor and why prices are set fresh each morning.
- PredictionsHow to read the Tour de Suisse rather than chase a tip. June form, who is targeting versus training, the swing stages, variance and when each-way shines.
- Past WinnersThe history of the Tour de Suisse. One of cycling's oldest week-long stage races, a long-standing Tour de France warm-up, and what its winners tell.
The race
The Tour de Suisse runs over roughly eight stages in June through the Swiss Alps. The route is hard: real mountain stages with serious climbing, usually an individual time trial, and some flatter days for the sprinters. The general classification is decided on cumulative time, so the overall winner is a climber or all-rounder who can also ride the clock.
Like the Dauphine, it draws Tour-bound GC riders looking for form alongside stage hunters chasing wins, which makes it another useful form indicator before the Tour de France. The two June warm-ups split the field, so which riders choose Switzerland over France shapes the start list and the betting.
How to bet the Tour de Suisse
The main market is the GC outright (general classification) winner, decided on total time and usually settled by the high mountain stages and the time trial. You can also back individual stage winners each day, podium (top three) and each-way bets that pay on a place, and head-to-heads between two named riders over the GC or a single stage. As a Tour warm-up, the field here also gives a read on June form.
For the fundamentals, read how to bet on cycling and the cycling bet types guide. Our cycling predictions cover form, and in-play betting follows the mountain stages live. More markets are on the main cycling betting page.
Before you bet
Start lists and prices shift in the run-up to June, so confirm current odds and riders at the sportsbook before staking. All bets are fixed-odds, settled in rand once the result is official. Bet only with a licensed operator and stay within your limits.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Tour de Suisse?
The Tour de Suisse is a week-long Swiss stage race in June, run through the Alps. Together with the Criterium du Dauphine it is one of the two main Tour de France warm-up races.
What decides the overall?
The general classification is decided on cumulative time, mainly by the high mountain stages and usually an individual time trial. Sprint stages feature but rarely change the GC.
Is the Tour de Suisse a good read on Tour de France form?
It is one of the two June warm-ups, so it gives a useful indication of climbing form ahead of the Tour. Treat it as one input, since some riders use it as training rather than racing it flat out.