Tudor Pro Cycling Aims to Shine on Home Soil

14.06.2025

Tudor Pro Cycling is excited to return to Swiss roads as the 2025 Tour de Suisse kicks off tomorrow in Küssnacht, just a few kilometers from the team’s Service Course. The Team will line up with a strong roster, headlined by Swiss star Marc Hirschi and French champion Julian Alaphilippe.

Team CEO Raphael Meyer emphasized the significance of the race: “It’s our third appearance at the Tour de Suisse, and it’s always a highlight of our season. It’s more than just top-level racing, it’s a celebration of cycling that reaches every corner of Switzerland. We want to put on a great show for our home fans and give them a chance to connect with the team even more.”

Tudor Pro Cycling will be targeting a stage win and is counting on several key riders: Marc Hirschi and Julian Alaphilippe, naturally, but also German talent Marius Mayrhofer, fresh off a victory at Boucles de la Mayenne. Marco Haller, Petr Kelemen, Larry Warbasse and Luc Wirtgen complete the international line up.

For Marc Hirschi, racing in front of a home crowd is particularly meaningful: “As a kid, I used to watch the Tour de Suisse, and now to be racing it regularly is really special. This year feels even more special since I’m representing a Swiss team. But I don’t feel any extra pressure, just the expectations I put on myself. I’ve never really performed well here in the past, but this year, I want to change that and win a stage.”

For Julian Alaphilippe, the Tour de Suisse serves as a key stepping stone in his return to the Tour de France: “I’m feeling good and happy, and I’m excited to race with the Team here. I’ve only done the Tour de Suisse once before, four years ago, and I didn’t finish because I flew home for the birth of my son. He turns four today, so that gives me extra motivation to perform well. This race is a great test and the final piece of my preparation for the Tour. I trained hard in Sierra Nevada, and I feel ready to race.”

The Tour de Suisse starts in Küssnacht tomorrow and will finish a week later after eight stages, 1’283 kilometers and more than 20’000m of altitude meters across the most beautiful landscapes a cyclist can dream of. No, we’re not biased at all. 😊