Global Lead Partner Art Basel transforms Basel into a global art mecca, but the artistic energy extends beyond the main fair. This year, Münchenstein, a charming municipality bordering Basel, played host to a captivating public art installation: Jeppe Hein's Appearing Rooms at Freilager Platz. This unique water pavilion, a "liquid sculpture" as Hein describes it, captivated visitors of all ages during Art Basel 2023 and beyond. Appearing Rooms is an interactive experience unlike any other. Four towering water walls, each over two meters high, form a square enclosure. Within this watery frame, four independent walls shift and change, creating ever-evolving spaces that visitors can enter, explore, or simply observe. The unpredictable rhythm of the rising and falling water adds an element of playful surprise, encouraging spontaneous interaction. Hein himself emphasizes the social aspect of his work. While the element of surprise remains key, he's less interested in prescribed reactions and more focused on sparking curiosity and fostering dialogue. The installation invites contemplation and playful engagement, blurring the lines between art and everyday life, inviting both participation and observation. The flowing water, transparent walls, and surrounding square offer an ever-changing canvas of light, reflection, and human activity. Located in the public Freilager Platz, Appearing Rooms embodies Hein's commitment to accessible art. No museum entry fee or membership is required; the work is free and open to everyone. This exemplifies his broader approach to art in public spaces, where the artwork engages with and seamlessly integrates into the community's daily flow, fostering a sense of shared experience. Its open accessibility makes it a truly democratic experience, bringing art to the people. While Appearing Rooms' run at Freilager Platz has concluded, the experience underscores the power of public art to transform spaces and engage communities. Visiting Münchenstein, whether during Art Basel or throughout the year, offers a unique opportunity to engage with contemporary art and discover the vibrant cultural landscape of this Basel neighbor. Appearing Rooms is an interactive water pavilion created by artist Jeppe Hein. It was a free public art installation in Münchenstein, Switzerland, during Art Basel 2023. The installation featured water elements that interacted with visitors in unexpected ways. Appearing Rooms was situated in Münchenstein, Switzerland. This location was chosen to engage the local community and showcase the region's art scene during Art Basel 2023, a major international art fair. Yes, Appearing Rooms was a completely free public art installation. Anyone could visit and interact with the artwork. Jeppe Hein is a renowned contemporary artist known for his interactive and playful installations. Appearing Rooms is a prime example of his work, which often engages the public in unexpected and enjoyable ways. His work is frequently exhibited internationally. Appearing Rooms was a temporary installation during Art Basel 2023 in Münchenstein, Switzerland. The exact dates would need to be checked from the official event information, but it ran in conjunction with the Art Basel event. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners All rights reserved @ 2025 Nishtya Infotech (India) Ltd. The building consists of two stacked volumes, tapered towards the top. The distinctive shape ensures that the apartments themselves, and the neighboring buildings, have sufficient daylight. The facade of raw concrete is marked by the horizontal formwork of narrow wooden planks. Over the years, the rain running down the concrete will make the surface structure resemble the bark of a tree. Partners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Robert Hösl (Partner in Charge), Wim Walschap. Project Team: Andreas Reeg (Project Manager), Marc Schmidt (Project Manager, Associate), Jan Ulbricht (Project Manager, Construction Supervisor). Philip Albrecht, Liliana Filipa Amorim Rocha, Michael Bär (Associate), Janine Bolliger, Luis Guzmán Grossberger, Yuki Hamura, Carsten Happel (Associate), Volker Jacob, Martin Knüsel, Slavcho Kolevichin, David Pfister, Christian Schmitt, Fumiko Takahama, Katharina Thielmann, Christian Voss, Léonie Wenz. Project Architect, Construction Management: Herzog & de Meuron; Electrical Engineering: Actemium; HVAC Engineering: Waldhauser + Hermann; Plumbing Engineering: Locher Schwittay Gebäudetechnik GmbH; Structural Engineering: ZPF Ingenieure AG; Building Ecology: Büro für Umweltchemie; Building Physics: Kopitsis Bauphysik AG; Fire Protection: Visiotec Consulting AG; Geometric: Amman AG. Robert Hösl; Iwan Baan; Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron Kabinett, photographs by Robert Hösl, photographs by Iwan Baan; Andreas Zimmerman; Andrea Diglas Sorry, there arent any match using your search terms, please try again using other terms. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The linear public space of the pavilion has a direct relationship with the imaginary of the city of Basel on the east bank of the Rhein, where all the inhabitants and social strata of the city intermingle during the spring and summer months. Similarly, the linear pavilion as an urban space relates to the iconic Swiss structure of the Kapelbrücke in Lucerne, which connects both banks of the city across the Reuss River. which can be traced back to iconic examples such as Florence’s Vasari Corridor These corridors allow us to unveil and contemplate the city in a progressive way The Loggia Baseliana opens up to the formerly industrial area of Dreispitz a space that—like the pavilion itself—is a space of potential and possibilities.  You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Dutch colocation firm NorthC has acquired the data center business of Swiss company Netrics The deal is NorthC’s first move into Switzerland The transaction includes three data centers – two in Münchenstein near Basel and one in Biel – with a total floor space of 13,000 sqm (140,000 sq ft) “The acquisition of these three data centers and connectivity services is an important next step in NorthC’s European growth strategy following the acquisition of IPX in Germany,” said Alexandra Schless “We are excited to welcome these activities and the highly experienced team into our organization We are convinced that a platform of regional data centers with a wide geographic reach allows our customers to optimize their redundant infrastructure and for them to benefit from regional ecosystems.” Netrics said it was selling its infrastructure division to the Dutch NorthC Group while the remaining business will focus on expanding its cloud offerings and consulting services Netrics occupies space in two Equinix data centers and one Interxion facility in Zurich Netrics acquired the facility in Biel in early 2021; the company was already the anchor tenant at the 3,000 sqm (32,200 sq ft) 4MW data center Netrics CEO Pascal Schmid added: “NorthC offers data center and connectivity services of the highest quality and is therefore the ideal partner for us This gives our customers access to even more extensive infrastructure services this step allows us to concentrate fully on the strategic future areas of cloud and modern workplace as well as the expansion of consulting services NorthC has been advised by Greenhill acting as M&A advisor with Hogan Lovells and Prager Dreifuss serving as legal counsels on the transaction Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia a tree they believe represents longevity and determination There is a dark irony in the fact that oaks, and other big trees like them, were the site of an estimated 4,400 “racial terror lynchings” that happened throughout the country between Reconstruction and World War II. Racial terror lynchings targeted victims based on race and consequently reinforced and maintained racial caste systems in America Filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen’s “Lynching Tree,” on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum from Jan This is only the second time “Lynching Tree” has been on public view in an American museum president and CEO of The Boston Foundation first saw “Lynching Tree” in 2022 at the Yale Center for British Art I could taste the unimaginable events that had actually occurred there,” Pelton says “I sobbed convulsively for several minutes … it had a profound emotional impact on me.” Installation view of Steve McQueen's "Lynching Tree" (2013) at Schaulager Münchenstein/Basel Marian Goodman Gallery and Thomas Dane Gallery; photo by Tom Bisig)It’s a singular photograph of a large oak McQueen took the photo while scouting locations for his 2013 film which sits somewhere on a former plantation near New Orleans is nestled among unruly bushes along an overgrown dirt path It seems like a serene enough setting but the tranquility of the image belies the dark history tied to the oak and other trees like it Lee’s visceral reaction prompted him to see if there was a possibility of bringing “Lynching Tree” to Boston director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “The effect it had on him made me even more interested and eager to bring this work to Boston,” says Fogelman Lynching may have happened more frequently in the South, but the terror of the act still concerned Black people and their allies in the North. Local writers like Pauline Hopkins of “The Colored American” decried lynching while “The Liberator,” the Boston abolitionist paper run by William Lloyd Garrison published an issue with a drawing of a lynching tree on the front page “I think that we often assume that these violent acts were relegated to the South,” Fogelman says While there are no documented lynchings in Massachusetts there is one on record in New York and one in New Jersey “Lynching was an act of terrorism,” explains Pelton “But I think that some people don't fully realize how horrific it was It was a celebratory event that people brought their kids to pieces of flesh were cut off and kept as souvenirs postcards were made and kept and remembered.” it’s an important and pertinent truth that The tree is a reminder that the quintessential American landscape contains horror too partially because the practice has not been exterminated It has merely been transformed and transmuted “Lynching can take many forms … When [Derek] Chauvin had his knee on a Black man’s neck It highlights the fact that the North has its own sites of terror that it has yet to contend with From King Philip's War to the Copp’s Hill Burying Ground Boston has ghosts that have not been adequately addressed “We all have to grapple with our very problematic histories,” says Fogelman The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as a site helps provide a different context for the photograph The live and colorful courtyard offers an interesting contrast to "Lynching Tree." "We have this amazing courtyard that blooms all year round," says Fogelman "That kind of juxtaposition really speaks to the hidden scars that nature can hold of our violent history." Nature can hold horror Steve McQueen (Courtesy James Stopforth)Though “Lynching Tree” is only on display for two weeks It’s the 10th anniversary of “12 Years A Slave” winning an Academy Award and the 50th anniversary of the Boston busing crisis “It’s also a moment when African American history is being suppressed in its teaching in schools and its dissemination in books through book bans and other kinds of legislation,” Fogelman points out “It was very timely and important and urgent that we show it now.” “Lynching Tree” raises questions about the past and present of lynching in America It is a looking glass through which we can catch a glimpse of the dark history that impacts our present the photo forces us to contend with the fact that there’s a responsibility that comes with awareness “He said that 'Not everything that is faced can change but nothing can be changed until it's faced.' … That's what this exhibit is about "Steve McQueen: Lynching Tree" is on view at the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum from Jan. 20 through Feb. 4. Visitors are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance. Arielle Gray ReporterArielle Gray is a reporter for WBUR Is the Target boycott working? Artist Robert B. Stull has died at 58 City reaches out to entrepreneurs of color to apply for liquor licenses Situated in a dark gallery in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “Lynching Tree” by Steve McQueen glows quietly exhibited by itself in the Fenway Gallery in the main museum may be mistaken for serene at first glance But the pastoral landscape is underwritten by a dark history that our country continues to confront photographed “Lynching Tree” while directing the critically acclaimed 2013 film “12 Years a Slave.” The large oak tree centered in the image was once utilized for violent racial murders and the surrounding land remains littered with the buried bodies of those victims Steve McQueen PHOTO: James Stopforth It really brings home the truth of our very troubled history,” says Peggy Fogelman Norma Jean Calderwood Director of the Gardner Museum “particularly African American history in the United States which is being actively suppressed through book bans and legislation regarding curriculum in schools.” “Lynching Tree” is only on view at the Gardner Museum for two weeks This limited-time exhibition is here thanks to a partnership between Fogelman and Lee Pelton president and chief executive officer of The Boston Foundation Both artistic leaders felt it was important that this work come to Boston “African Americans lived in slavery for almost a century more than they have lived in emancipation,” says Pelton “At a time when some seek to misremember this history Steve McQueen’s ‘Lynching Tree’ calls upon us to remember the hidden unspoken truths of this American experience revealed in our nation’s landscape.” The presentation of “Lynching Tree” aligns with several significant historical milestones including the 10th anniversary of McQueen’s winning the best picture Oscar award for “12 Years a Slave” and the 50th anniversary of Boston’s busing crisis Nature has long been intertwined with art at the Gardner where the focal point of the museum is a central courtyard blooming with plant life This is a direct connection to the artwork and provides a unique space to reflect on McQueen’s work the Gardner has one of the most diverse rotating exhibition and public event programs in Boston and was confronting diversity and inclusion in our cultural history long before other local museums “[‘Lynching Tree’] is a work that elicits often a very emotional response It requires a kind of contemplation and intimacy that I think is very true to the experience of the Gardner,” says Fogelman “Lynching Tree” will be on view at the museum Jan Audiences will have the opportunity to offer written reflections on the work memory cards located on a wall opposite the piece Local community leaders will also share their thoughts about the artwork there In an effort to make “Lynching Tree” as accessible as possible the Gardner has scheduled after-hours viewings with community groups and Black churches Regular visitors are encouraged to book tickets in advance “Simplicity and beauty” are points McQueen identifies as undercurrents of the work “We wanted to use the natural beauty of this world as a counterpoint to the degradation of slavery.” it is divided into smaller areas by four independent walls determining who can enter and who must wait Visitors can pass from one water space to another or peer through the transparent walls Appearing Rooms takes shape as a living sculpture that can be experienced from the outside and within inviting passers-by to linger and explore‘its inner and outer worlds,’ as Jeppe Hein describes While the structure encourages playfulness and engages people in interactive experiences the artist does not impose specific expectations on how individuals should respond to his work ‘I don’t expect any particular reaction or interaction with any of my works I am more interested in stimulating and inspiring people perhaps luring them out of their comfort zone I cannot predetermine or even predict how they will respond and behave; people are much too different for that.’ Photo: Pati Grabowicz © Kunsthaus Baselland The rhythm and sequence of the water walls remain beyond the visitors’ control, adding an element of surprise to the experience. However, the artist comments ‘This element of surprise used to be very important in my early works I thought this was necessary for people to overcome their inhibitions about art the social dimension of my work has become more important to me—what happens between the people experiencing my works and how I can inspire them to incorporate the ensuing dialogue the surprise effect still plays a major role; such a happy jolt is usually followed by a relieved laugh and this positive reaction triggers something in you that I am continually trying to harness.’ Jeppe Hein’s art serves as both an invitation and an obstacle always maintaining a connection to the human scale This quality allows the works to engage with viewers and serve as a point of interaction Hein’s work aims to spark curiosity in people of all ages and backgrounds Hein’s works capture their interest because they seemingly emerge from the ordinary world of everyday objects.Also the fact that many of his pieces are located in public spaces makes their accessibility easier as no museum doors need to be opened and no admission fees need to be paid.  Münchenstein 2023 Photo: Gina Folly © Kunsthaus Baselland Photo: Gina Folly © Kunsthaus Baselland  artist: Jeppe Hein | @jeppehein location: Freilager-Platz AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style The Mallorca firm isla architects (Marta Colón de Carvajal & Juan Palencia de Sarriá) won the bid to build the Basel Pavilion in the inaugural edition of Architekturwoche Basel It is located in the old Dreispitz industrial area of Münchenstein a municipality in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft and is open to visitors up to October 2022 Conceived as an open linear structure, an urban corridor and veranda, the building is a circular architecture whose components and materials are all reused elements which have been organized in a catalog The 50-meter-long pavilion is composed of porticoed modules combined in five different units The pitched roof has cuts at preset intervals to let daylight in stretching the entire 50-meter length of the pavilion and following the curve of its structure there arent any match using your search terms Australia (AP) — Roger Federer won the bragging rights over fellow tennis great Serena Williams as they faced each other on court for the first time on Tuesday with Federer spearheading Switzerland's 4-2 4-3 (3) victory in a mixed doubles decider at the Hopman Cup People talk about her serve so much and I see why it is such a wonderful serve because you just can't read it," Federer said Federer and playing partner Belinda Bencic overcame Williams and Frances Tiafoe in the Fast4 format in front of a 14,000 capacity crowd This is super cool that we get to do it at such a pinnacle point of our careers," Williams said Federer and Williams have won 43 Grand Slam singles titles between them Defending champion Switzerland will qualify for Saturday's final if it beats Greece on Thursday The much-hyped contest lived up to the billing immediately with Federer almost running down Williams' smash into the open court Williams and Federer both served well against each other but Federer's sublime touch at the net proved decisive Williams grabbed at her right shoulder on several occasions late in the second set but played the match out 6-1 in the men's singles before Williams leveled the tie with a comeback 4-6 EXPERT OPINION BY SUZANNE LUCAS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, EVIL HR LADY @REALEVILHRLADY Employment attorney Jeff Nowak works in Chicago–or, at least he did until the coronavirus hit. Now he works out of his suburban home. While his LinkedIn profile still says Chicago–since that’s where his office is located–LinkedIn recently asked him to change his location to the site of his suburban home office I recently moved from the Basel suburbs (which I would classify as Basel Area) to the middle of the city I figured they must be classifying people based on their IP addresses with Jeff’s experience and mine IP addresses were showing up as homes rather than offices which like LinkedIn is also owned by Microsoft I spoke with a LinkedIn spokesperson and learned that the locations field is far more complicated than I would have thought LinkedIn gets its list of possible locations from the search engine You want information on LinkedIn to be accurate so you want people to choose only existing places and not identify themselves as living on Mars The zip code on my LinkedIn was still my suburban town (Münchenstein) but some behind the scene changes at Bing meant that the default was no longer Basel Area but Basel-Town updating my zip code gave me the option using Basel Metropolitan area rather than the ridiculous Basel-Town but no one says that–in English or German) he’s lucky he got placed in the suburb he works in He can (and did) override it to keep his location as Chicago Bing’s data placed a whole bunch of people in Brisbane Everyone is working to improve the accuracy The LinkedIn spokesperson said they are working out the kinks With a half a billion people on LinkedIn worldwide getting locations correct and all zip codes up to date is complicated They are working on refining the process so that no one ends up assigned to a suburb they don’t work in this probably isn’t a huge deal–but it can cause business losses if would-be customers are searching for employment lawyers in Chicago and Jeff doesn’t show up because now LinkedIn says he’s in a suburb placing yourself in the metropolitan area rather than your tiny suburb may be the difference between catching a recruiter’s eye and not showing up in a search If your location is wrong, LinkedIn has a resource for you to correct it You won’t be forced to display a town you don’t work in for the rest of your career The opinions expressed here by Inc.com columnists are their own The super early-rate deadline for the 2025 Inc. 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Apply now Refreshed leadership advice from CEO Stephanie Mehta Learn More The Schaulager Satellite for the Laurenz Foundation is a temporary structure which was built on the occasion of Art Basel the premier international art fair held yearly in the city the pavilion stood alongside one of the existing buildings of the Messe Basel complex This ephemeral piece is an abstraction of the forecourt of the original Schaulager where the main facade is intended to create a public plaza conceived for the storage of contemporary art was completed by the Swiss architects in 2003 near Münchenstein The recognizable form of the Schaulager is duplicated in this temporary pavilion to address the multiple pedestrian entries that are located on either side of the Messeplatz The specific location of the pavilion aims to improve the quality of the public space during the construction of the adjacent Messe Basel New Hall Situated next to Hall 2 of the Messe Basel the Schaulager Satellite sits on a public wooden stage constructed to cover an existing fountain The base platform provides a venue for other areas of the building program such as a cafeteria a reception area and two commissioned art pieces These programmatic elements are contained within four ‘boxes’ in the familiar form of the archetypal house and which organize public circulation and access to Hall 2 In addition to containing program elements three of these boxes provide structural support to the floating mass above The volume is accessed through a grand stairway that occupies the core of the pavilion The hovering pavilion contains a 6-meter high faceted room the contents are displayed within thick walls finished with white fabric A mix of small and large panoramic niches embedded in the walls display artists’ artefacts while LED video monitors and speakers provide information in the more intimate pointed corners of the building A large opening to both below and above provides natural light air circulation and a connection to the public space below Arquitectos Architects: Herzog & de Meuron Equipo de proyecto Project team: Jason Frantzen (asociado associate) Christian Zerreis (mánager de proyecto project manager); Iwona Boguslawska Herzog & de Meuron (planeamiento arquitectura architect planning); Nüssli (estructura structural engineering); Edy Wirth Elektro (electricidad electrical engineering) DeBUE (estructura metálica steel structure); CTM-Solution (fachada de membrana membrane facade); iart (iluminación audio and video); New Identity (señalética signage); Chefs on Fire (consultor gastronómico gastronomy consulting) Nüssli (contratista general general contractor) Scores and Stats » Blog » 2025 Tour of Romandie Odds Rick Rockwell Cycling Handicapping MembershipFor More Cycling Picks On Tuesday, April 29, the sport of cycling transitions from the spring classics to stage racing like the 2025 Tour of Romandie which is a six-day race throughout the region of Romandie With the Giro d’Italia beginning in less than two weeks the majority of the top GC riders will skip this race there are still plenty of stars lining up in Saint-Imier on Tuesday Defending Romandie champion Carlos Rodriguez looks to defend his win from last year Joining him are betting favorites Remco Evenepoel and Joao Almeida will also participate along with GC contenders Lenny Martinez With that said, let’s take a look at the latest cycling odds, courtesy of the top sports betting sites The 2025 Tour of Romandie can be seen internationally on Eurosport and FloSports in Canada and the United States five stage race runs from April 29 to May 4 (April 29) Prologue: Saint-Imier to Saint-Imier The opening day of Romandie’s annual race is a prologue that last 3.4km It’s a day for the fast time trialists to put up some early time on other contenders (April 30) Stage 1: Munchenstein to Fribourg Stage 1 can be described as a hilly day for the punchers as there are four categorized climbs with none higher than a Cat-2 there’s definitely plenty of opportunities for a breakaway to succeed We could also see the peloton coming together in the final portions of the race with a nasty kick in the final KM of the day (May 1) Stage 2:  La Grande Beroche to La Grande Beroche but slightly more difficult than Wednesday’s race Although none of the climbs are more than a Cat-2 they’re still very punchy with some steep gradients like the Les Grattes to Chaumont that’s 3.2km at 11.4% average gradient With roughly 40km of flat grounds to close out the stage this race should be one that ends in a bunch sprint as the sprinting teams take control and bring it all back together Friday’s Stage 3 (183.1km) is easier than the two previous stages which means we should see a sprint at the end don’t rule out the possibility of a breakaway succeeding is 127.4km of brutality as the peloton goes up and down climbs all day long The finale is a brutal Cat-1 climb known as Thyon 2000 It’s over 20km long with an average gradient of 7.7% This is a day for the best climbers and overall GC contender to put their stamp on the 2025 Tour of Romandie The final stage of the race is a 17.1km Individual Time Trial that could be perfect for the top guys like Evenepoel and Almeida the race isn’t over until the final meters of Sunday’s ITT never won a stage in the race but he did finish in the Top 5 for stages 3 and 4 It ultimately gave him a slight lead over the other contenders which he held on to win the race by seven seconds over Aleksander Vlasov Check out the latest Tour of Romandie odds: As you can see from the Tour of Romandie odds, Remco Evenepoel and Joao Almeida are the clear odds-on favorites to win this race. After Jay Vine and Lenny Martinez, the odds drop off as contenders see their race winning lines grow larger. The top handicappers have released their Tour of Romandie picks Keep reading below to see how I think this race unfolds Let’s take a look at the top contenders for the 78th edition of the Tour of Romandie: After seeing that he wasn’t going to be able to contend with the best in Liege-Bastogne-Liege last Sunday, Remco Evenepoel cruised the final KMs of the race and was mentally preparing for Romandie. Evenepoel finished 59th, which was a dramatic drop from 9th at La Fleche Wallone last Wednesday With just nine days of racing acting under his belt Evenepoel started off strong but fizzled in the final race at Liege that’s not unexpected since he’s still finding his form from a crash last December Evenepoel won at Brabantse Pijl in his first race back as he outsprinted Wout van Aert. A strong chase in the final 40km of the Amstel Gold Race saw the Olympic Champion finish 3rd on the day The 25-year-old star added the Tour of Romandie to his calendar in hopes that it will help him better prepare for the Tour de France in July It’s a calculated risk considering this race won’t be a cakewalk for Evenepoel This marks Evenepoel’s second appearance in Romandie as he finished 76th in 2019 Evenepoel’s top challenger is his former teammate in UAE’s Joao Almeida. The Portuguese rider is coming off an impressive win at Tour of Basque Country earlier in April That came after a 6th at Paris-Nice where it seemed that Almeida was still finding his form He also finished 2nd at Algarve and 2nd at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana This year’s Tour of Romandie route not only suits Evenepoel but it’s also the ideal course for Almeida as well He’s a strong time trialist that will keep close to Evenepoel the 26-year-old is climbing better than Remco at this point of the season which means he could find success on Stage 4 to give him a real shot at winning The Australian is one of the only favorites who is also scheduled to compete in the Giro d’Italia. He hasn’t raced since late March. His best result of the season came in the Tour Down Under where he finished 11th Vine is riding in support of Almeida who will be the clear leader The only way Vine gets the captain spot is if something happens to Almeida Vine’s Tour of Romandie debut will be more of a preparation for the Giro than an all-out effort to win this race One rider that may be able to give Almeida and Evenepoel a run for the podium is Lenny Martinez The French rider has had a solid six weeks of racing He finished in the Top 7 for the youth, mountains and points classifications of Paris-Nice. He then followed that up with a 5th at the Volta a Catalunya and a 4th at La Fleche Wallone This will be Martinez’s third appearance in the Tour of Romandie and 8th last year where he finished 52 seconds behind the winner I like Martinez’s chances for success this week as he could be a Top 10 rider that challenges for the podium by time the peloton reaches Geneva It will come down to his performance on Stage 4 and his ITT on Stage 5 Carlos Rodriguez is the defending race winner the Spanish rider’s 2025 season hasn’t been anything to brag about He finished 6th in the Volta a Comunitat Valencia and didn’t finish the UAE Tour in February He took two months off before returning to Liege-Bastogne-Liege where he finished 33rd I see Rodriguez using this race as preparation for the Tour of France in two months Rodriguez had already competed in Paris-Nice and was runner up at Itzulia Basque Country I think we might see one of his teammates Lauren De Plus or Geraint Thomas have a better result in Romandie The following cyclists offer the best betting value based on their current Tour of Romandie odds as we can easily declare that Alexander Vlasov’s 2025 season has been a disappointment so far The Russian cyclist has yet to even crack the Top 15 in any of his major appearances he looks to have regressed with a 35th at Paris-Nice and then a 47th at Basque Country I think Vlasov steps up his performance this week as it’s his last race before training camp and the Tour of France Vlasov finished second in this race last year Almeida and Evenepoel are at another level above Rodriguez but that doesn’t mean that Vlasov can’t challenge for the podium if he rides to his full potential in Switzerland this week I really like Lennert Van Eetvelt’s value for this race. The 23-year-old has had a respectable season so far. He was 11th in the UAE Tour, 9th at Strade-Bianche 41st at La Fleche Wallone and 16th at Liege-Bastogne-Liege The most notable performances are the UAE Tour and Catalunya because they both were stage races like Romandie LVE had three Top 5s and five Top 10s on stages in that seven-stage race He has a strong time trial and should be able to hang with the favorites on the Prologue and Stage 5 The key will be how the Belgian performs on Stage 4 I think he could be a Top 10 rider with a shot at the Top 5 a bad day by any of the favorites could give LVE a shot at the podium There are so many Liege-Bastogne-Liege longshots to choose from but let’s stick with the following cyclists who have actually won races over the last 18 months: Tao Geoghegan-Hart suffered from an illness that took him out of Catalunya. So, his team decided to get him back to action with the Tour of the Alps and Romandie. Hart made the following comments about this change to his schedule: certainly the first part went all to plan and the winter was super good and it was just unfortunate timing to have this stomach bug twenty four hours before Catalunya… It’s not a big change now so it’s just a few days extra racing and then I will go from here almost directly to Romandie So we’ll have a nice block now before we enter a big team camp in May.” Hart withdrew before the start of Stage 2 at Catalunya his best result was 9th at Algarve against a solid field of riders His return at the Tour of the Alps saw a 32nd result but he wasn’t the clear-cut leader for that race I see Hart being a co-leader at the very least in Romandie If he has the legs then he certainly can compete for a Top 10 finish If he improves on his time trial and the Queen Stage then we could see Geoghegan-Hart fight for a Top 5 spot and who knows after that I think Geraint Thomas could have a decent showing at Romandie if he’s let off the leash The Brit is retiring at the end of this season and has been used as a support rider for the 2025 season so far I expect that to be the plan in the beginning of this race but I don’t see Rodriguez having the legs to compete with the favorites anything can happen after that point with INEOS Let’s not forget that Thomas won the Tour of Romandie in 2021 and was third in 2019 He also has 10 Top 10 stage results in this stage race and could be a surprise this week depending how his teammates look in the opening stages The latter has a much better supporting cast with UAE Emirates than the former does With the 2025 Romandie route being ideal for both riders it’s hard to give either man the clear edge I think Evenepoel can put time on the field in the prologue and ITT on the final day Stage 4 has me concerned as Evenepoel struggled in his last two races up the final climbs As much as I would like to take Evenepoel to win I have to be sensible and go with Almeida who’s in better form at this point of the season than Evenepoel Stephen Roche holds the record for the most Tour of Romandie wins with three There 12 cyclists tied with two wins apiece Primoz Roglic and Chris Froome are the only active cyclists with more than one win in this race The following is a list of the recent Tour of Romandie winners: Kyle Buchman Dominates the MLB Leaderboard Despite the unpredictable nature of the MLB Kyle Buchman made betting look easy during this previous week of action 4 Teams Move to Conf. Semifinals, NBA Handicappers Score 91% Win Rate It’s been a wild series so far in the NBA Playoffs and four teams have advanced to the Conference Semifinals Hurricanes Move to Round 2, NHL Handicappers Keep a 75% Win Rate We’re nearing the end of the first Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Email: [email protected] ScoresAndStats (SAS) is dedicated to providing valuable insights and predictions for beginner and expert sports handicappers Our expert team analyzes various sports markets daily offering free picks and premium predictions for NFL While we strive for accuracy and reliability remember that sports betting involves risks and there are no guarantees of success Best Sportsbooks Reviews Best Pay Per Head Reviews Handicappers Site Reviews Best Handicappers Advertise with Us Work with Us Contact Us Frequently Asked Questions NFL Picks MLB Picks NHL Picks NBA Picks NCAA FB Picks NCAA BK Picks UFC Picks Soccer Picks Golf Picks Tennis Picks Nascar Picks WNBA Picks Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Matthew Brennan's stage win saw him take over the overall lead and go into the yellow jersey Ben Zwiehoff and Gerben Kuybers in the day's breakaway Ineos Grenadiers and Visma-Lease a Bike led the peloton for much of the stage Brennan celebrates winning the sprint in Fribourg Young Brit powers away from everyone into Fribourg to continue stunning run of results in neo-pro season Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) sped to victory on stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie coming out on top in a mass sprint finish on the uphill run to the line in Fribourg The British neo-pro scored the third WorldTour win of his career with ease jumping from second wheel inside the closing 200 metres and crossing the line several bike lengths ahead of second place Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) took second place some way behind Brennan while Artem Shmidt (Ineos Grenadiers) rounded out the podium seven seconds down on stage winner Sam Watson (Ineos Grenadiers) now vaults into the race lead thanks to the 10-second time bonus for the stage 1 victory He now leads his countryman by three seconds heading into stage 2 Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) lies third overall with the same time as Watson while Shmidt moves up to fourth overall at five seconds down I think the guys did a really nice position pulling me into the early parts and keeping me out of trouble," Brennan said after the finish It was quite chaotic and a pretty tricky finish and when you really are fighting to find that wheel and I actually got a little bit further ahead than I maybe thought I would you have to react to the situation and keep going we really wanted to achieve something and to finally come out with it "Winning another stage would always be nice and hopefully we’ll support Jørgen [Nordhagen] into the GC battle on the hilly stages I am really looking forward to the next few days." The first road stage of the 2025 Tour de Romandie would take the riders on the first major climbs of the race bringing them on a 194km ride from Münchenstein to Fribourg including the second-category Col de Pontins (4.5km at 7.2%) though the final 60km was run over largely flat roads Attacks from the start saw the break form early on as Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Gerben Kuypers (Intermarché-Wanty) jumped off the front a counter by Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek) and Enzo Paleni (Groupama-FDJ) brought the number of riders out front to five and Visma-Lease A Bike settled in to lead the pacemaking at the head of the peloton the breakaway built their lead up over four minutes Kuypers led Zwiehoff over the day’s first climb the third-category test at Grindel (2.3km at 6.5%) after 28km He’d do the same at Mont-Crosin (2.3km at 7.2%) 63km later to build a four-point (10 to 6) lead at the top of the mountain classification would follow just past the midway mark of the stage while Zwiehoff led solo at the front with Ghebreigzabhier and Kuypers following The order across the top shifted the mountain classification rankings 16 to 14 in Zwiehoff’s favour On that third-category climb of Chaumont (3km at 11.9%) which peaked with 76km to go Zwiehoff once again went solo at the front The German put 30 seconds into Kuypers on the way up extending his mountain classification lead with 26 points to the Belgian’s 20 the remainder of the breakaway riders lay over two minutes down Kuypers would rejoin Zwiehoff on the flat following the descent The pair raced into the final 60km of the day with a 1:30 advantage on the Ineos- and Visma-led peloton as the pace behind went up as the finish line neared though that margin was swept away swiftly afterwards as Kuypers and Zwiehoff were brought back 25km from home a sprint for the finish was assured as the teams hoping to contest the final flowed to the front It was Soudal-QuickStep who took charge heading into Fribourg leading the way down the 2km descent heading into the closing kilometres before the final run to the line lining up with a concerted team effort in the final 2km No single team controlled the situation in the final kilometre although the red jerseys of Ineos and Arkéa-B&B Hotels were present He surfed an Arkéa wheel before launching into the wind The 19-year-old had few rivals in the dash to the line as his initial acceleration separated himself from the rest with ease Results powered by FirstCycling Dani has reported from the world's top races She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia you will then be prompted to enter your display name The kind you buy at the hardware store to cut wood That's what the play-group teacher dumped on the ground for 3- and 4-year-old kids to play with fired and most likely charged with child endangerment I had visions of emergency room trips and severed limbs dancing through my mind where they believe children are capable of handling saws at age 3 and where kindergarten teachers counsel parents to let their 4- and 5-year-olds walk to school alone "Children have pride when they can walk by themselves," the head of the Münchenstein Kindergartens said last week at a parents meeting reminding those in attendance that after the first few weeks of school children should be walking with friends I tried to hide my American-bred fear and casually asked the teacher about her procedures in case of emergencies She rattled them off to me in perfect English (that's another thing the Swiss believe -- that anyone is capable of learning multiple languages) "I've been a forest play-group teacher for 10 years and I've never had to call a parent because of injury." that 's not a typo or pre-school name.) That alludes to a tradition here that we signed our 3-year-old up for he goes into the forest for four hours with 10 other children In addition to playing with saws and files they roast their own hot dogs over an open fire and so far the only injury has been one two millimeter long cut received from a pocket knife The teacher slapped a cartoon band-aid on it and all was well No trip to the doctor for an extra tetanus booster she didn't even think it necessary to mention the incident to me Does this mean that Swiss children are capable of handling saws and crossing roads at the same age that American parents are still cutting their children's food and getting arrested for letting them go to the park I looked around me and saw 4-year-olds walking to school by themselves and teenagers also traveling alone across Europe handling transactions with different currency and in different languages American children will become more crippled in their ability to make their own decisions (mom is always around) manage risk (at what age do you become magically able to use a saw?) or overcome a setback (you learn nothing when mom and dad sue the school district to get your grade changed) my son learns about risk management every week He'll be in a school system that has no qualms about holding a child back if he doesn't understand the material Not tolerated by the schools or the other mothers at the playground while he's 4 and generally covered in dirt I suspect he'll be more prepared for leadership when we move back to the U.S than will children who have no freedom and responsibility and face no consequences if he doesn't cut off his own hand with the saw francis alÿs’s collection of over 370 portraits of saint fabiola ‘fabiola’, by belgian-born, mexico-based artist francis alÿs opens march 12th as the 2011 public exhibition of switzerland’s schaulager museum the foundation has chosen to hold the exhibition in a space outside of the münchenstein’ schaulager building selecting instead the haus zum kirschgarten in basel ‘fabiola’ is alÿs’s collection of over 370 reproduced renditions of jean-jacques henner’s 1885 portrait of saint fabiola most of the pieces are paintings on canvas but others are needlework or painted on velvet or other materials collected by alÿs over the course of fifteen years from flea markets a patrician house still furnished in 18th century bourgeois style the site of the haus zum kirschgarten provides an interesting setting for the installation of the many-hundred inexpensive reproductions of the saint who is incidentally the patron of difficult marriages and abuse victims alÿs’s collection currently consists of over 370 reproductions closer view of a needlepoint and painted portrait in the collection to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of its subject’s creation Helvetica is a feature length documentary film about graphic design visual culture and the impact of design’s favourite typeface First time director Gary Hustwit has assembled an array of graphic talent to discuss the ubiquity of the typeface that was designed by Max Miedinger in 1957 for the Haas Type Foundry in Munchenstein Porto Rocha has created a bright and confident brand for the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) that references its striking architecture The Paddington director has shot a trio of black and white shorts asking cinemagoers to put their phones on silent We talk to ad agency Joan about expanding the US shop into the UK and its focus on creating idea-first work that creates talkability moments on social Brands are treading a delicate path in an age of increasing protectionism where having a strong national identity can be a blessing or a curse Copyright © 2025 Centaur Media plc and / or its subsidiaries and licensors Built by Standfirst