Tour de Romandie Féminin is a three-day WorldTour stage race through the Swiss Alps, testing climbing, time trialing, and recovery in quick succession.
Tour de Romandie Féminin is a women's WorldTour stage race held each September in the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland. Launched in 2022, it runs over three days and typically includes mountain stages and a time trial.
Elise Chabbey won the first edition in 2022, claiming the yellow jersey on home roads in front of Swiss crowds.
Romandie arrives in early September, when the season's hierarchy is mostly settled but riders are still hunting late wins or testing form ahead of the World Championships. The compressed format means every stage matters: there's no time to recover from a bad day, and GC gaps are measured in seconds rather than minutes. The race rewards completeness in a way few three-day events do, demanding both climbing power and time-trial discipline. Elise Chabbey's home victory in the inaugural edition established the race as more than a calendar placeholder.
The race is typically decided by whoever can climb well and time trial cleanly across three consecutive days. The opening stage often includes categorized climbs that create early separation, while a mid-race time trial exposes weaknesses in positioning or pacing. The final stage usually features the hardest climbing, but by then the GC is often tight enough that a single attack or mechanical can overturn the overall. The short format compresses tactical decisions: teams can't afford to wait, and breakaways that gain time on stage one can survive if the rider is strong enough. Pure climbers need to gain time in the mountains before the time trial, while all-rounders can control the race if they limit losses on the steepest gradients. Recovery between stages matters as much as the stages themselves.
Most recent winner: Elise Chabbey