Secure your spot now for an experience of lifetime at the Winter Olympic Games in the magical Italy Paraclimbing World Cup Villars will be the third stop for the para-athletes ahead of the highly anticipated World Championships in Bern, Switzerland. Located in the western Swiss Vaud Alps at an altitude of 1250m, Villars-sur-Ollon will welcome Paraclimbers from around the world for the second successive year to battle it out for World Cup medals. “Our Paraclimbing World Cup series is such an important part of the IFSC calendar and confirming another stop in 2023 is down to the commitment of everyone involved to keep Paraclimbing moving on up. “Our athletes want more high-quality events to show the world what they can do, and we want to make sure they have the platform to do that. We are in the running as an additional sport for LA28 and having successful events from organisers like Villars only strengthen our push for inclusion.” The first Paraclimbing World Cup will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on 16 and 17 May before moving on to Innsbruck, Austria, on 12 and 13 June. Villars will then host before the new world champions will be crowned at the Paraclimbing World Championships in Bern, Switzerland, on 8 and 9 August. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Watch the Olympic Qualifier and sprint race at the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 8 in Villars-sur-Ollon Teammates Yates and João Almeida cross the line side-by-side on final climb to Villars-sur-Ollon already lying first and second in the overall standings proved the strongest from the elite GC group on the concluding climb of the 118km stage going clear inside the final 2km and crossing the line side-by-side in a decisive victory Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech) came home in third place at 14 seconds down to continue his impressive week while Wilco Kelderman (Visma-Lease A Bike) led home a group of further GC men – including Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) at 16 seconds he’s such a nice guy,” Yates said of Almeida after the stage He’s such a nice guy and he’s in such great condition that he could easily win himself The stage result brings Yates’ GC lead over Almeida to 31 seconds ahead of the final stage on Sunday a largely uphill 15.7km time trial from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon Yates is expected to miss out on the overall win with Almeida the favourite to take over and score the big victory in Sunday’s time trial Yates said his teammate will likely take “almost a minute” on him during the 15.7km closer he’s going to put almost a minute into me so I’m sure you’ll see him on this chair tomorrow,” he said “I think he’s shown in the last few days how strong he is when he starts doing his crazy pace and then hopefully we can win again.” The penultimate stage of the 2024 Tour de Suisse would bring with it the final test for the riders and a high-mountain circuit race with four major climbs along the way including the first-category run to the finish at Villars-sur-Ollon (7.9km at 7.7%) came right at the start of the 118km stage and saw the day’s break get away after a flurry of attacks at the front of the peloton Sylvain Moniquet (Lotto-Dstny) led the way over the top and was joined in the move by seven other men – his teammate Maxim Van Gils plus Harold López (Astana Qazaqstan) Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Johannes Staune-Mittet (Visma-Lease A Bike) Ineos Grenadiers took charge of the pacemaking holding the break’s advantage to the two-minute mark on the long descent to Aigle and the valley roads Raúl García Pierna (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) was alone in the chase but he gave up the ghost just as the next climb of the day started it was the riders’ first chance to check out the closing first-category climb to Villars-sur-Ollon before continuing on uphill to the additional second-category climb of the Col de la Croix reducing the break’s advantage and ropping some major names along the way including Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease A Bike) it was Lotto-Dstny setting the pace with two men in the break before Christen and Paret-Peintre attacked with just over 60km to run with the peloton following at the top of the climb to Villars-sur-Ollon a minute back with Staune-Mittet quickly countering on the short flat section before the climbing began again on the road up the Col de la Croix the rest of the breakaway riders were getting dragged back by the peloton but Staune-Mittet was the only man left from the move by the top of the climb The 22-year-old led by 40 seconds at the top Ineos Grenadiers softened the pace and swung off the front UAE Team Emirates took up the slack as Staune-Mittet added another 30 seconds to his lead the gap between the solo survivor and the peloton lay at 1:30 with a total of 22km remaining before the finish line on the final run to the start of the climbing with Ineos Grenadiers heading to the front once more The British team chipped away at Staune-Mittet’s advantage over the following kilometres He’d keep battling on through the Tissot sprint points on the way up to win himself a watch while behind him Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) kicked off the attacks Staune-Mittet’s adventure came to an end at the 3km mark as Gall blew past while the upping of the pace shattered the chasing GC group even further An intra-team battle for the race lead at UAE Team Emirates got underway shortly afterwards as João made a move with 3km to go as well as Wilco Kelderman (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech) though the latter duo were dropped as the UAE pair caught and passed Gall would be a two-man fight between teammates Almeida and Yates with the Portuguese rider needing to make up 27 seconds before the closing of Sunday’s time trial to come away with the overall win Yates led the way into the final kilometre with Almeida glued to his wheel there was no sprint as Yates and Almeida came to the finish together the yellow jersey crossing the line just ahead of his teammate and adding four seconds to his lead ahead of the decisive 15.7km time trial on Sunday 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 The foundation of a pharmacy career that Ollon E Downing ’51P practiced with passion for nearly 70 years was established while he was busy fulfilling his military service during World War II and the Korean War He was initially called to serve in 1945, just after graduating from St. John’s Preparatory School in Brooklyn Downing was working at Mellor’s Drug Store in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn He temporarily left Mellor’s to report for duty with the US Maritime Service spending two years as a quartermaster on large oil tankers in the Caribbean and near the Panama Canal Originally hired while in high school to work at and later manage the soda fountain counter at the busy drug store Downing was introduced to the pharmaceutical industry when he was reassigned to work in the prescription department of Mellor’s It was there that he discovered his interest in becoming a pharmacist “I already knew I wanted to become a pharmacist by the time I enrolled at St but the University was instrumental in preparing me well for my chosen field,” Mr By the time he was called to military service for a second time Downing was continuing his assignment in the prescription department at Mellor’s and was close to completing the Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy that he started at St John’s College of Pharmacy in 1947 on the campus in Brooklyn John’s was the perfect location for me to earn my degree because I could take the subway to school and then take the subway to work at the drug store,” said Mr Downing wanted to serve his country as a professional pharmacist and was permitted to finish his pharmacy degree before reporting for the draft for the Korean War He became supervising pharmacist in the US Army General Hospital in Frankfurt He would serve in that capacity for two years before returning to Brooklyn He worked at Mellor’s full time for 30 years and then he went on to work at other pharmacies 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The Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, [email protected] has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies Villars-sur-Ollon might not top the list of world-famous Swiss ski towns but this quaint place packs a punch—particularly with its newish bar After tackling some of the region’s finest (and young skiers and friendly instructors head to the outer-space-inspired Moon Boot to get the party going Resident DJs spin the latest Euro pop hits while an extensive cocktail and shot menu keeps the revelry going well into the night Information on this page, including website, location, and opening hours, is subject to have changed since this page was last published. If you would like to report anything that’s inaccurate, let us know at notification@afar.com. AFAR participates in affiliate marketing programs which means we may earn a commission if you purchase an item featured on our site.© 2025 AFAR LLC Dutchwoman beats Realini and Chabbey in Villars-sur-Ollon a short but challenging 58.6km stage starting and finishing in Villars-sur-Ollon Vollering and Realini went on the pursuit and came up to Chabbey just before the QOM with 1.3km to go Vollering put in another acceleration to rid herself of Realini and solo to victory and the first leader's jersey It was a strange race because it was so short with a lot of climbing so you felt a little bit confusion in the bunch Her teammate and last year's winner Marlen Reusser had to miss her home race due to illness and Vollering hopes to win the Tour de Suisse Women in her stead "It's really sad that we don't have Marlen here and I really hope we can have another win here with the team for sure," Vollering paid compliments to her teammate The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018. Print GENEVA — Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in much of Europe is allowing grass to blanket mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white Patches of grass, rock and dirt were visible Monday in some of Europe’s skiing meccas — such as Innsbruck in Austria, Villars-sur-Ollon and Crans-Montana in Switzerland, and Germany’s Lenggries and far beyond. The dearth of snow has revived concerns about temperature upheaval linked to climate change On a swath stretching from France to Poland many parts of Europe were enjoying short-sleeve weather A weather map showed Poland racking up daily highs of more than 50 degrees in recent days It’s a sharp contrast to the frigid weather and blizzards in parts of the United States lately — and to ski slopes in California, with Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain reporting as much as 42 inches of new snow in a weekend storm. Swiss state forecaster MeteoSwiss pointed to some of the hottest temperatures ever this time of year. A weather station in Delemont, in the Jura range on the French border, hit a record average daily temperature of nearly 65 degrees on the first day of the year, well over 30 degrees more than the previous record high for January. Other cities and towns followed suit with records. MeteoSwiss quipped on its blog: “... this turn of the new year could almost make you forget that it’s the height of winter.” World & Nation The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent In France, national weather agency Météo France said 2022 ended with some of the warmest weather the country has ever experienced at this time of year — capping an exceptionally warm year that saw temperature records broken and rampant forest fires and drought conditions. Météo France said the southern Alps — as well as northern Alps slopes above about 7,200 feet — have seen close to normal snowfalls. But snow is notably lacking at lower altitudes in the northern Alps and across the Pyrenees, it said. To be sure, the Alps cover a lot of territory and not all of it is bereft of snow: Perhaps counterintuitively, some of the best snowfall has been reported in the Italian Dolomites to the south of the Swiss Alps. Germany too has seen unusually springlike temperatures, with temperatures as high as 61 degrees in parts of the country Monday. New Year’s Eve is believed to have been the warmest Dec. 31 since reliable records began. The German Weather Service reported readings of 68 degrees and just above at four weather stations in southern Germany, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported. Wim Thiery, a professor of climate science at the University of Brussels, said the same jet stream that pulled down cold air from the Arctic into the U.S. has fanned warm air from subtropical zones into Europe. He warned that climate change hasn’t finished its work — unless people cut use of fuels that trap heat in the atmosphere. ”By the end of the century [it’s] just going to be over ... skiing in the Alps as we know it,” he said, adding that lower-altitude mountain areas already feel the effect. “In the future, these problems will get worse, because the snow will continue to melt as long as the climate warms.” Politics California Hollywood Inc. Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map who has been the General Manager of The Chedi Andermatt for many years has assumed full responsibility for the Villars Alpine Resort properties as the Group Managing Director starting from November 6 He will also take on the role of General Manager of the five-star Villars Palace hotel as of the same date he will be joined in early December by Tim Martin Weber with whom he has worked for the past six years who will oversee the operations of Villars Palace consisting of the luxurious Villars Palace hotel offers unforgettable stays in the heart of the Vaud Alps One of Switzerland's most accomplished hotel directors after successfully leading The Chedi Andermatt hotel since 2015 which has consistently achieved success and received awards under his leadership is preparing to take on a new professional challenge He will also become the General Manager of VAR's historical luxury gem under the operational guidance of Tim Martin Weber which has been completely renovated between 2019 and 2022 Gaia Realini takes on Tour de Suisse women stage 2 ITT Mark Cavendish completes the Tour de Suisse stage 8 ITT Stefan Bissegger on stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse Felix Engelhardt during stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse João Almeida wins stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and his dog Zoe João Almeida takes final stage ahead of Adam Yates but Brit takes overall victory in Villars-sur-Ollon Tour de Suisse 2024 - the complete guide Tour de Suisse 2024 - the route Tour de Suisse 2024 - analysing the contenders Tour de Suisse 2024 - Another 1-2 for UAE Team Emirates as Adam Yates takes stage 7 victory Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse The final stage of the 2024 Tour de Suisse has a brutally tough 15.7km mountain ITT up to Villars-sur-Ollon on the menu Adam Yates is the current race leader but he will be defending his lead against teammate João Almeida who has been on equally flying form to the Brit.  They've finished 1-2 on the last three stages with Almeida sat closest to Yates overall Almeida is likely the better TT rider based on past history the uphill nature plays in Yates' hands.  What's certain is that UAE Team Emirates should finish 1-2 overall with third place Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) sat 1:51 of the lead and 1:21 off second.  The first rider off the start ramp will be Elia Blum (Swiss Cycling) who is due to get going in just under 20 minutes at 13:46 CEST The route for today's stage has already had some action on it with stage 2 of the women's Tour de Suisse also taking in the 15.7km course: Tour de Suisse Women: Demi Vollering wins again in stage 2 time trial It's also one year since Gino Mäder tragically lost his life at the Tour de Suisse An important day to remember the great person and great rider he was In loving memory. Today and every day, we ride for you, Gino! #rideforGino pic.twitter.com/qBOtiq0Dh9June 16, 2024 A wonderful video on Gino from the Tour de Suisse #rideforgino always and forever🖤 Thank you Gino for what you've done for our sport and especially for the Tour de Suisse👏.#tds2024 #tourdesuisse @BHRVictorious pic.twitter.com/TFgclVYPgsJune 16, 2024 Five minutes from the start of the final stage Elia Blum (Swiss Cycling) is gone from the start ramp and stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse is officially underway Riders will be starting an one minute intervals from Aigle home to the headquarters of cycling's governing body - the UCI Recently knighted Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) has started Mark Cavendish knighted in King's Birthday Honours ahead of final Tour de France There are two intermediate time checkpoints along the 15.7km route: Cavendish has set the fastest time at the first checkpoint with a 6:16 ahead of Christoph Janssen (Swiss Cycling) and Alexis Renard (Cofidis) Here's a preview of some of the stunning views that will be taken in on today's stage as showed during the women's race earlier today Here's some of the key start times to look out for today between the best TT riders and GC riders who will be looking to move up or secure their positions overall in the TT: Just a few kilometres until the opening few riders make it to the finish line in Villars-sur-Ollon and set the benchmark for the stage he was quite sure that Almeida would be the man going into the race lead on today's stage so I’m sure you’ll see him on this chair tomorrow,” Yates said post-race It is yet to be seen how the Brit will go in his 15.7km effort but if his teammates are so sure Almeida is flying then the Portuguese rider will certainly be on top form Sam Watson (Groupama-FDJ) has overtaken Cavendish's previous best time at T1 with a 6:13 Cees Bol (Astana Qazaqstan) has set the best time at the second checkpoint with a 29:16 and the first few riders are close to finishing the stage now The day's first starter Blum has no finished in a time of 39:05 but obviously we can expect much faster times than that once the favourites get underway.  Former U23 ITT World Champion Johan Price-Pejtersen has set a new fastest time at the 12.5km intermediate time check: 29:12 A few very strong TT riders are now underway in Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step) and Stefan Bissegger (EF) They are more pure TT riders suited to a flatter effort so the climb will not be in their favour.  Another look at the stunning views around Aigle in Switzerland as Cavendish completes his TT He's been at the Tour de Suisse training and getting some climbing in the legs ahead of his final Tour de France.  Bissegger has overtaken Kim Heiduk for the fastest time at T1 but this is just about where the course starts to go out of his favour.  There's also a new best time at T2 for Oscar Riesebeek and at the finish for Cees Bol But each timecheck is quickly seeing new bests being set with the strongest riders still to come Luca Jenni (Swiss Cycling) takes over the lead at the finish with a 38:28 Stan Dewulf and Cedrid Beullens are now 1-2 in the timings Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has set a new benchmark at the finish line and overtaken the next best by over a minute.  Bissegger showing off the Swiss national champion's colours beautifully on stage 8 Riesebeek has been outdone by Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan) by over 30 seconds with a new best time of 36:22 at the finish Still over 70 riders to take the start in Aigle Important to note that Bissegger is the only rider I've seen as of yet actually riding a TT bike with most riders opting for their road bike due to the difficulty of the climb Stefan Küng is about to start and he also looks like he'll be riding his TT bike at least for the starting part of the stage.  Just as Küng gets underway and flies off the start ramp Felix Engelhardt (Jayco AlUla) has set the new fastest time at the finish with a 36:01 Bike change for Lutsenko who was 17 seconds down at the first time check He's now onto the road bike for the hardest part of the climb.  Here's stage leader Felix Engelhardt during his effort Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) takes over the hot seat despite his nonchalant crossing of the line Top ITT rider Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) has got his effort underway Hayter has set a new best time at T1 with 5:38 10 seconds faster than the previous best set by Beullens.  Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) has flown up the climb and smashed Stevie Williams' time by 41 seconds with a 35:16 Make sure to catch up with all the other results on a busy day of racing Here's what happened in the final stage of the Tour of Slovenia: Giovanni Aleotti wins Tour of Slovenia as Ben Healy attacks to win final stage Here's curret stage leader Damiano Caruso navigating the stunning course in and around Aigle Under 30 riders left to start with the GC favourites about to come thick and fast in the next half an hour.  Marc Hirschi just confirmed in his post-effort interview that Yates and Almeida will both start on TT bikes for the opening few flat kilometres before changing onto to road bikes for the hardest part of the climb Final 20 riders left to start incoming.  We're getting a preview of how the bike changes could go for the leaders with Jan Christen and UAE Team Emirates getting it very wrong The Swiss rider was forced to wait just standing still for at least 7 seconds as he waited for his road bike They'll want to have that timing sorted for Almeida and Yates.  T1 - Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) - 5:38 T2 - Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) - 26:35 Finish - Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) - 35:16 James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost) has gone through T2 with a nice time just 12 seconds off that set by Caruso with 3.2km to go until he reaches the finish.  Raul Garcia Pierna (Arké-B&B Hotels) has come through the finish line in second with a 35:40 but he is quickly beaten by teammate Kevin Vauquelin in a 35:30 Lenny Martinez has flown up the starting slopes of the climb and has reached T2 in 26:02 33 seconds faster than Caruso managed.  We're into the top 10 on GC taking the start now as Kelderman Onley and Pidcock all make their way from the start ramp Lenny Martinez has absolutely flown up the climb to Villars-sur-Ollon and sets a blistering new best time of 34:19 It hasn't been his best week but he's showed just what he's made of on stage 8 Here's Martinez during his stunning ITT effort How close will his time be to that of Yates and Almeida Riccitello and Skjelmose have now started with only the podium sitters Bernal Yates and Almeida are just finishing the last parts of their warm up before getting underway and battling out the overall GC win.  Bernal is underway and just the UAE Team Emirates duo remains He's the big favourite for the stage but can he take back the 31 seconds on his teammate to take overall victory The latest few finishers haven't got near enough to Martinez to challenge him with the Frenchman's blistering time up the final climb only looking threatened by the  best GC riders who have just started.  Adam Yates has bolted off the start ramp and every rider at the Tour de Suisse is either finished or on the course Can he hang onto his GC lead over teammate Almeida We'll find out in around 34 minutes.  Important to note that most of the GC favourites have started on a TT bike so the bike changes could become very important if the time gaps are narrow.  The Lidl-Trek mechanic was hanging out of an open door as he prepared to get Skjelmose's bike off the roof Not sure how safe or legal that was particularly so expect a fine for them after the day.  Almeida and Bernal have gone through T1 around the 6:00 mark but the differences will all be made on the final climb.  Yates was seven seconds down on Almeida and nine on Bernal at T1 Work to be done on the final climb for the race leader.  Martinez maintains the lead despite a strong effort by David De La Cruz (Q36.5) after the Spanish rider overtook him for the best time at T2 Bike change for Yates now and it is much smoother than that of Christen earlier in the day with UAE learning their lesson.  Lots to be revealed when the GC favourites and more importantly come through the second intermediate time check.  Tom Pidcock is going brilliantly lower down on the climb and he's set the best time at the second intermediate time check with a 25:44 He's some 18 seconds ahead of where Martinez was but he has work to do if he is to take the stage win Tom Pidcock in full flight at the Tour de Suisse Almeida looks strong in his effort and he's grinding away up this climb in his typical style.  Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech) is continuing to impress and he's set a great time at the second time check - 25:35 He'll want to overtake Skjelmose and come fourth overall alongside taking the white jersey but last year's Tour de Suisse winner is no mug in a ITT Skjelmose responds brilliantly in this ITT and sets a new best time at T2 with a 25:26 nine seconds ahead of the young American in a great battle for the white jersey.  Almeida and Yates left to come through the second time check We don't have a live clock on the pair so nothing will be revealed until they reach that timing point at the 12.5km mark.  Pidcock takes the lead from Martinez with a 34:14 but those behind him are closing quickly Bernal has come through T2 and it's not great He's 33 seconds off the pace of Skjelmose but started the day 59 seconds ahead of him on GC so he has some room to slip.  Almeida is closing in on T2 and the clock was green But you can assure he will have something left for the finale.  Yates looks like he is going better than even he expected as he approaches the second time check Very is the answer and he's actually ahead of his teammate He's only four tenths of second down on Skjelmose and 3 seconds in front of Almeida.  Riccitello rounds off a brilliant week and moves into the lead of the stage with a 34:01 even if Skjelmose beats him for the stage victory Fantastic ride by the 22-year-old and what an enormous talent he is Skjelmose is closing in on the finish line and he's giving absolutely everything The clock is green but he has 350 metres to go.  Skjelmose takes the lead and he's the first to break the 34-minute mark New leading time of 33:44 for the Dane at the line But will it be enough to beat Yates and Almeida Bernal has 1km to go to finish off a strong week for him and he could confirm 3rd overall if he is quick enough Every race is a continued step up for the Colombian.  Almeida is burying himself in pursuit of the stage win with the contrasting styles between him and Yates so apparent The Portuguese rider is bobbing around and pushing the power down in the saddle while Yates turns a big gear and dances on the pedals out of the saddle Bernal is at the finish line now and he's lost 1:07 to the Dane He wasn't ahead at T2 but Almeida has flown up the final 3.2km of the effort What an effort from the Portuguese rider and it's a new best of 33:23 Yates needs to beat a 33:54 but he's entered the final kilometre with the clock in the green and it looks as though the yellow jersey is safe 200 metres to go for Yates and the clock will go read for the stage win But a stunning effort from his teammate Adam Yates means he takes the overall and wins the 2024 Tour de Suisse A great battle between teammates in a fantastic week for UAE Team Emirates Here's the winner João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) making his way up the finish Another stunning performance from him to win UAE's fourth stage in a row and their fourth 1-2 in a row with him and Yates having two each Tadej Pogačar's support squad for the Tour de France is looking fairly ominous just 13 days from the Grand Départ in Florence Here's the top 10 on stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse with UAE Team Emirates continuing to dominate Pidcock and Martinez who put in great rides and held the lead of the stage at some point But also Skjelmose who moved himself onto the podium ahead of Bernal with an assault of the climb Here's what João Almeida had to say after winning his second stage of the week and closing out a dominant win for UAE Team Emirates: I'm really happy with the time trial stage victory I think my first TT victory except nationals so that's pretty good," said Almeida.  I knew it was quite impossible to win the GC against Adam He's quite strong and it's not a flat TT so I'm super happy with the win and the second place behind him "We'll never know [if he would have beat Yates without pacing for him] There's so many ifs in the way but we did a perfect team work so it was a great week." Here's a look at the final GC courtesy of FirstCycling with Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) the biggest mover on GC today He leapfrogged Egan Bernal for third after a strong 15.7km ITT that saw him also take third on the stage.  Adam Yates the winner in Switzerland after a great and respectful internal battle with João Almeida Here's what overall winner Adam Yates had to say after the stage: I had the two time check with João in front of me and I knew he was going to accelerate a little bit there in the end I was already over the limit so I just tried to hold the pace and thankfully it was enough," said Yates as tried to catch his breath "I'm still out of breath because it was such a hard climb but one thing I had in the back of my mind for a while was the 2019 Tirreno-Adriatioc where I lost the TT on the last day by one second and this had lived rent-free in my head for many years so it's finally good to win a race and win it with a TT like this." adding to overall successes from Catalunya but after a heavy crash and concussion at this year's UAE Tour he wasn't sure if he'd be in this kind of shape already ahead of the Tour "I wouldn't say sweeter but when I crashed at the time I didn't know how long it would take me to come back and luckily it wasn't a super long time and I'm grateful for that," Yates said "To win any big bike race is a big privilege and to share the podium with Joao as well 2024 Tour de Suisse winner Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) with the very large trophy Make sure to read our full stage report and check out our gallery from a stunning stage in Switzerland: Adam Yates wins Tour de Suisse, UAE Team Emirates teammate João Almeida victorious in stage 8 time trial That wraps things up for Cyclingnews' live coverage of the men's Tour de Suisse but make sure to catch up with the women's race in Switzerland with two stages still to come in that race.  I'll leave you with a picture of overall winner Adam Yates and his dog Zoe who will both be headed to the Tour de France later this month Men's WorldTour racing will resume at the Tour as cycling in 2024 reaches its pinnacle with the biggest race of the season and these just 13 days of preparation left to come Mattias Skjelmose third in the race against the clock at Villars-sur-Ollon run on a largely uphill 15.7km course to Villars-sur-Ollon the Briton defying even his own expectations to hold off his teammate’s challenge He had predicted after stage 7 that Almeida would take “almost a minute” on him and wrest the yellow jersey from his shoulders at the last Yates had only shed seven seconds to Almeida a deficit he turned into a lead on the way up crossing the second checkpoint three seconds ahead That would be good enough for the stage win But it wouldn’t be enough to overhaul stage 5 and 7 victor Yates who crossed the line just over two minutes later ceding a mere eight seconds at the finish and securing the second WorldTour stage race of his career 2023 champion Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) rounded out the stage podium at 21 seconds down in the process leapfrogging Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) to take the final spot on the GC podium at 3:02 down on Yates I wasn’t sure if I could do it,” Yates said after the stage I had the two time checks with João in front of me and I knew he was going to accelerate a little bit there in the end I was already over the limit so I just tried to hold the pace and thankfully it was enough,” said Yates as tried to catch his breath “I’m still out of breath because it was such a hard climb but one thing I had in the back of my mind for a while was the 2019 Tirreno-Adriatioc where I lost the TT on the last day by one second and this had lived rent-free in my head for many years so it’s finally good to win a race and win it with a TT like this.” As was the case earlier in the day on stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse Women the concluding stage of the men’s race would see riders tackle a mountain time trial as they faced a 15.7km run from Aigle uphill to stage 7 finish town Villars-sur-Ollon 10.2km of the climb would be run at an 8% average with the day set to decide the final general classification and the battle for the win between UAE Team Emirates riders Adam Yates and João Almeida There would be two-and-a-half hours of riders between the start of the stage and that final showdown with those lying at the bottom of the general classification setting off first and setting the early pace Cees Bol (Astana Qazaqstan) and Luca Jenni (Switzerland) were the quickest of the very early starters the pair posting times of 38:32 and 38:27 before Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took over the hot seat blowing the pair away with a far superior time of 37:09 Astana would be back in the provisional stage lead before long becoming the first man to break the 37-minute barrier with a time of 36:22 Felix Engelhardt (Jayco-AlUla) went 21 seconds quicker Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) broke into the 35s with a time of 35:57 He’d only last around a quarter of an hour in the hot seat as the game of musical chairs continued with Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) coming through to shatter that mark flying across the line in a time of 35:16 and an average speed of 26.7kph Caruso’s ride marked near-enough the halfway point of the time trial meaning around 70 more men stood a chance of toppling his effort The likes of Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) and Damien Howson (Q36.5) all came home with provisional top-10 placings but no riders seemed able to get close to Caruso until Arkéa-B&B Hotels pair Raúl García Pierna and Kévin Vauquelin crossed the line 50 seconds apart The Spaniard went provisional second with a time of 35:40 before Vauquelin shaved 10 seconds off that to go second himself though still 14 seconds short of the leader When those riders on the fringes of the top 40 set out to start their runs among them was Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) the talented young climber lying far lower in the standings than would’ve been expected of him at the end of this mountainous race Despite several below-par showings during the week Martinez clearly had something left to give on the final uphill blast He’d put 33 seconds into Caruso’s leading time partway up the climb an advantage he’d only grow on the run towards the line – eventually ending his race a mammoth 57 seconds up on the Italian veteran with a time of 34:19 As Almeida and Yates warmed up side-by-side close to the start house ahead of their final showdown a series of other riders put in strong efforts Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) and Frank van den Broek (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) all hitting the top five while the GC cream of the crop set out back in Aigle David de la Cruz (Q36.5) was another to put on an impressive showing recording the quickest time at the second checkpoint but fading on the final run to finish 30 seconds down on Martinez with Almeida needing 32 seconds on his teammate Yates to snatch the overall win He’d make up seven seconds of that over the opening flat 5km meaning the 2024 Tour de Suisse would be decided on the race’s final climb 2023 champion Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) set the quickest time of anyone to the second checkpoint at 25:26 Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) dislodged Martinez at the top of the timesheets going five seconds quicker than the Frenchman The ever-impressive Matthew Riccitello (Israel-Premier Tech) – with a time of 34:01 – and Skjelmose – at 33:44 – would go quicker still all eyes were on the two UAE riders still out on course and on the live timing Almeida duly crossed the line the quickest of anyone scoring the stage win to round out the race though missing out on the biggest prize soon after as Yates came home well within the time needed to hang on for the race win taking place from 24 August to 1 September athletes are competing across four disciplines: Speed and the combined Boulder & Lead events Adding to the excitement, this year marks the first time para-athletes will compete for medals at the European Championships, making Villars 2024 a truly historic event. Here’s a look at the full results and medal winners from the competition. ExclusiveHighlights | Sport Climbing | Olympic Games Paris 2024Relive the thrilling moments of the Sport Climbing events at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 the competition will feature four competitions: Speed For the first time, para-athletes will also be competing for medals at the European Championships. Check out the competition schedule, and how to watch the IFSC European Championships Villars 2024 live below. Each round will be available to watch for free on the Olympic Channel 24 hours later The young Dane proved just what great shape he is on the slopes of the final climb to Villars-sur-Ollon dropping all of his General Classification to take a solo victory I always trusted myself and after the team worked like this I gave it everything That's also my first WorldTour win so it’s incomparable Trek-Segafredo started the day with one clear goal: setting Skjelmose up for the final climb keeping him well-protected in the bunch right from the start of the stage and making sure that before the descent of the first climb Remco Evenepoel (Soudal – Quick-Step) with the pair also joined by Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën Team) going into the final five kilometers A move from Gall saw the World Champion put under pressure but Skjelmose’s grit and determination (not mention talent!) saw him push on to catch the leader before eventually making his own impressive attack to ride into the home stretch solo and punch the air with delight as he crossed the line #tds2023 #TourdeSuisse A show of brains and brawn from @skjelmose_ 💪🧠 pic.twitter.com/AFUguVo5Mb — Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) June 13, 2023 I had a really big question mark about my climbing ability Ok this is maybe not the hardest mountain stage but it’s still a long climb and I did really good so I think we can make it a bit of a smaller question mark It’s also my first WorldTour win so it’s incomparable Quickstep put a really hard pace in the bottom of the climb and I think everybody was suffering a lot I thought Remco was trying to play a bit worse than he actually was but in the end he was not on a super day or is still finding the legs after the Giro then straight to work on this for the Tour and this race I think it worked out pretty good but we will have to see until Sunday how my recovery is working but for now we definitely did a really good job I was more worried about Felix Gall (than Remco) because when he attacked he went really fast and I wasn’t sure if Remco was playing games or he was on the limit There are a lot of strong teams and it can be difficult Hopefully we can defend it until the last TT and then it will be all up to me How Taylor Knibb and Sam Long overcame pressure to dominate their fields Trek-Segafredo rider moves into the overall lead 10-kilometre climb to Villars-sur-Ollon and accelerated again with 600 metres left to drop his remaining companion The 22-year-old Dane moved into the race lead after a wet 143.8km third stage with a sting in its tail that shook up the general classification at the eight-day race The peloton caught the day’s breakaway quartet inside the final 30 kilometres There was a gradual wearing-down process on the last ascent Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) started the fireworks who is in his first race back from a COVID-19 positive that took him out of the Giro d’Italia Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) attacked from the group of chasers to take third place This is the first WorldTour victory as a professional for promising stage racer Skjelmose who finished runner-up at the Flèche Wallonne in April He described the milestone as “incomparable” after the finish “I had a big question mark about my climbing abilities this maybe isn’t the hardest mountain stage “I think we can make it a little bit of a smaller question mark he responded that he was more worried about Gall’s late attack than the Belgian star: “I wasn’t sure if Remco was playing games or if he was on the limit and especially when the team works like this A few kilometres after the start in Tafers four riders formed the escape of the day: Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies) and Nickolas Zukowsky (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) It was a second day up the road for Zukowsky who extended his lead in the mountains competition after 100km of flat roads the Canadian crossed the first-category Col des Mosses behind the rapid Calmejane the break was kept at arm’s length all day its advantage never topping four minutes on a stage through the Swiss greenery Soudal-QuickStep and Groupama-FDJ were the principal pursuers racing vigilantly for contenders Remco Evenepoel and race leader Stefan Küng Despite a brief bunch split on the slippery descent a large group tackled the 9.7-kilometre climb to Villars-sur-Ollon Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) led through the sprint at its foot and pushed the pace before Soudal-QuickStep took over The high speed and gradient exposed the lack of condition of several would-be contenders Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) and Sergio Higuita (Bora-hansgrohe) were not among the 30-strong lead group with seven kilometres to go Race leader Stefan Küng soon joined them off the back after putting up a fight As Remco Evenepoel’s team-mate James Knox finished his turn He was joined by Austrian rider Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën Team) and Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) The pair let the world champion set the pace It was not the denouement or the eviscerating Evenepoel we’re used to seeing in such a scenario The chasing quintet of Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bora-hansgrohe) and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-EasyPost) kept them in sight and gradually rode back up to them Ayuso hit the afterburners in the last kilometre but finished in no man’s land the Dane turned the screw with 600 metres to go Skjelmose’s bravura race-opening time-trial means the man from Copenhagen moves into the lead of the Tour de Suisse it was a day for young hopefuls: 25-year-old Gall was the oldest man in the top five Skjelmose will look to defend his leader’s jersey all the way to the race finish Stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse sees another mountain stage including three tough climbs in the finale It covers 152.5km between Monthy and Leukerbad 1) 0ms;transition:background-color 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4 1) 0ms;transition:fill 120ms cubic-bezier(0.4 1) 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His talent, dedication and passion for the sport has inspired us all." We just stood together with all the teams and riders in memory of Gino and that's all that counts for us at the moment "Gino was a fantastic rider and an excellent human he was really a good person and he doesn't deserve to leave the world like this." Mäder began his career as a track cyclist before transitioning to the road and turning professional in 2019 Mäder won a stage in the 2021 Giro d'Italia and finished fifth overall in the 2021 Vuelta a España earning him the young rider classification Mäder also finished second overall in the Tour de Romandie last year and fifth overall in the Paris-Nice race this year The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse was canceled Friday but cyclists will ride the final 20 kilometers of the stage in Mäder's honor Canyon-SRAM teammates Neve Bradbury and Kasia Niewiadoma finished third and fourth with Bradbury holding on to second overall and the youth classification Stage 3: Neve Bradbury and Katarzyna Niewiadoma dominate stage 3 for Canyon-SRAM Stage 2: Demi Vollering wins time trial One day after winning the opening road stage in Villars-sur-Olon, Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) repeated the trick on the stage 2 time trial in the same mountain town with a strong performance on the final kilometres to stop the clock at 39:47 minutes and extend her lead in the overall classification ahead of the penultimate day of racing Stage 1: Demi Vollering wins mountainous opener Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) won stage 1 of the Tour de Suisse Women The Dutch champion distanced runner-up Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) in the last kilometre while Élise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM) finished third Vollering leads the overall classification by 26 seconds Taking place in Switzerland,  the fourth edition of the Tour de Suisse Women is a four-day race the 327.4km event starts in Villars-sur-Ollon and finishes in Champagne; the route will be held in the Cantons of Thurgau and St The Tour de Suisse Women held its inaugural edition in 2021 and it joined the Women's WorldTour in 2023 the highest level of women's professional racing The Tour de Suisse Women made its long-awaited return to the calendar as a two-stage event four years ago It was not the first Tour de Suisse for women as a five-day event was held in 2001 and won by American all-rounder Kim Baldwin the 2.1 ranked women's race took place on the opening weekend of the men’s eight-day WorldTour Tour de Suisse its first foray onto the Women's WorldTour calendar Marlen Reusser (SD Worx-Protime) secured the overall victory with her team winning three of the four stages Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2024 Tour de Suisse Women with race reports See the full route details for the 2024 Tour de Suisse Women A total of 18 teams will line-up to race at the 2024 Tour de Suisse Cadzow third against the clock from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon Her effort beat the time of Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) by 18 seconds Kim Cadzow (EF Education-Cannondale) finished third at 25 seconds Vollering has now extended her advantage to 1:26  over Longo Borghini and 1:28 minutes over Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) but I knew that I can push the limits on the last part and really empty myself completely so I’m really happy with that,” said Vollering after the stage actually I’m surprised and really happy with my shape so I hope I can even continue this for my biggest goals a bit later in the season." The stage 2 time trial started in the Rhône Valley at the UCI’s Centre Mondial du Cyclisme in Aigle and covered 15.7km to the ski resort of Villars-sur-Ollon at an altitude of 1,249 metres The first timing point came after 5.2 flat kilometres before the climb began A second intermediate time was taken in Huémoz Early starter Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Deceuninck) was fastest on the first part with 6:34 minutes but she did not climb as well as Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale) Becky Storrie (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) took 17 seconds off Faulkner’s time and stayed in the hot seat for almost half an hour until Brodie Chapman (Lidl-Trek) bested Storrie’s time by two minutes Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-Sram) turned out to be her team’s best finisher stopping the clock at 40:48 minutes and taking the lead from Chapman Her teammates Kasia Niewiadoma and Elise Chabbey weren’t as good Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) posted a time 28 seconds faster than Niedermaier at the intermediate time halfway up the climb but lost half of her advantage on the way to the finish 40:34 wass still the new best time – however Cadzow soon took 21 seconds off that to take the lead Longo Borghini was the only rider to come close to Schweinberger’s time on the flat section and continued to impress on the climb Her intermediate time of 29:48 minutes was 20 seconds faster than Cadzow Longo Borghini was still eight seconds faster than the New Zealander to take the lead with 40:05 minutes Realini did a good time trial to finish in sixth place so it all came down to Vollering who was riding in the yellow leader’s jersey the Dutch superstar was 24 seconds behind Longo Borghini she took an astonishing 42 seconds from the Italian finishing in 39:47 minutes – the only rider to break the 40-minute barrier – and extending her GC lead Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018 Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times Profile for stage 2 of Tour de Suisse 2023 The eight-day stage race in Switzerland features two time trials and almost 18,000 metres of climbing The Tour de Suisse returns in 2024 with the shortest edition in the race's history in terms of distance but as tough as ever with nearly the same amount of climbing as last year packed into eight stages A year after the tragic death of Gino Mäder, who crashed on the descent from the Albula pass, the entire region around the site of his fall is absent from the route. Instead, the race begins in Vaduz and traverses the centre of Switzerland from north to south before a trip west for the final two stages around Villars-sur-Ollon. The race will include two time trials and four mountain summit stage finishes, making for a tough week covering 948.9 kilometres and 19,000 metres of climbing. "Only the best mountain riders will be able to have their say for the overall victory. However, different types of riders will be possible for stage victories," says Tour director Olivier Senn. 2024 Tour de Suisse stagesStageStart-FinishDateDistanceStage 1Vaduz - Vaduz (ITT)2024-06-094.8kmStage 2Vaduz - Regensdorf2024-06-10177.9kmStage 3Steinmaur - Rüschlikon2024-06-11161.9kmStage 4Rüschlikon - San Gottardo2024-06-12170.5kmStage 5Ambri - Cari2024-06-13148.8kmStage 6Locarno - Blatten Belalp2024-06-14151.2kmStage 7Villars-sur-Ollon - Villars-sur-Ollon2024-06-15118.7kmStage 8Aigle - Villars-sur-Ollon2024-06-1615.7kmStage 1: Vaduz - Vaduz, 4.8km The Tour de Suisse starts with a short time trial in Vaduz, just 4.8 kilometres long and pan-flat. The stage will most likely not be a major factor for the general classification but instead, gives the sprinters and power riders a chance to take the lead before the race heads into the high mountains. The second day of racing is a punchy course, leaving Vaduz and heading to Regensdorf. Although it's just 177.9 kilometres, it's the longest stage of the 2024 Tour de Suisse. With three classified ascents and 2,400 metres of climbing, it will give the mountain goats a chance to warm up their legs after the explosive effort on the opening stage but ultimately could end up in a bunch sprint. Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de Suisse heads from Steinmaur to Rüschlikon and, aside from stage 1, is the flattest of the week and one suited to the sprinters even if it climbs almost 2,000 metres. There is a short climb ending with 10km to go and a quick descent and an uphill drag to the line. The roads begin to reach into the thousands of metres in altitude on stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de Suisse. After a relatively flat first 140 kilometres, the race heads up the only climb of the day, the undulating Gotthard Pass from the Schöllenen gorge side to the north, a 13.2km test at an average of 7% grade. Stage 5 gives riders an out-and-back route of 148.8km from Ambri to Cari, starting with a loop around Ambri that takes in the Altanca ascent almost from the flag drop and offers little respite before the first ascent of the mountain to Cari, coming from the western side. Riders then descend past the finish line and race toward Biasca and complete a flat loop through Gorduno before coming back the way they came to summit Cari from the eastern side. With double-digit gradients and an average of 8%, it's a major test for the GC contenders, especially at the end of a short stage with 3,200 metres of climbing. More mountains meet the riders on stage 6 with the highest point of the 2024 Tour de Suisse coming on the mid-stage Nufenenpass from Airolo and ascending to over 2,400 metres in altitude. Also known as the Passo della Novenà, it's a beast of a climb - 24.1km long and averaging 5.5% - but only the warm up for the 7km final ascent to Blatten at the end of the 151.2km stage. Stage 7 is very short and will be a free-for-all starting on the Col de la Croix out of the gates, and covering the climb a second time mid-stage before ending at Villars-sur-Ollon partway up the third ascent. The climb itself is 18.5km long and averages 6.8% and makes up most of the day. The riders will be very familiar with each switchback by the time they reach the finish after 118.7 kilometres and 3,070 metres of climbing. As if the riders hadn't gone up the Croix enough, the final stage time trial uses a piece of the course from stage 7, heading from the UCI headquarters in Aigle back up to Villars-sur-Ollon covering 15.7km and 879 metres of climbing. It's a sting in the tail after a week packed with ascending. Watch 1m 16sAn artists has used chalk and charcoal to paint two giant frescos of children drawing on the mountain slopes in the Swiss village of Villars-sur-Ollon. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A relatively unknown artist until very recently Canvas has already begun to cause a stir in the art world attracting attention from many of the big galleries in London Working under the alias Frank Canvas the artist has Galleries scrambling for his signature before his notoriety reaches unattainable levels Even at this stage of his burgeoning career Canvas has already been featured in two exhibitions firstly at one of London's fastest growing galleries alongside a second at Grove Gallery in Villars-Sur-Ollon attracts high-end clientele such as Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall as well as wealthy visitors with a penchant for artwork For Frank Canvas to feature prominently in locations such as these the solid foundations have been laid to springboard him to the next stage in his career "Socially Awkward Elephant" follows a classic Penguin Book cover design made famous by artists such as Harland Miller and the Connor brothers Using comical and witty meme-like statements the artist brings the nostalgic style to a wide contemporary audience The Frank Canvas pieces use stunning colours applied with intricate layered brushwork of acrylic on canvas with a resin finish The mix of classic and modern mean the art wouldn't look out of place in any home Initial reports suggest that most of Canvas' work has already been snapped up as art collectors and investors see this phase as the start of a long and illustrious career The ability to acquire an original piece of Canvas' work at the current price is believed to be a bargain when it is considered where he could be in ten years' time market prices are in fact determined by demand and there is no doubt that there is serious interest from the market at the moment Following the success of series one, the highly anticipated second series is due out at the end of January 2023. For further information on Frank Canvas and his artwork please visit www.frankcanvas.com. Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1975830/Frank_Canvas.jpg Do not sell or share my personal information: triumphed on Tuesday’s first summit finish of the 86th Tour de Suisse to take over the race lead from Stage 1 winner Stefan Küng After earning his first WorldTour win Skjelmose now leads Remco Evenepoel by 17 seconds although his compatriot Nick Zukowsky was in the spotlight again First came Col des Mosses peaking 33 km from the finish line Time for the GC men and climbers to shine at the #TourdeSuisse2023, which takes the riders today atop Villars-sur-Olon. pic.twitter.com/VNFf6yJO8b — Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team (@soudalquickstep) June 13, 2023 Nick Zukowsky obviously wasn’t satisfied with his big day out on Monday as the KOM leader got into Tuesday’s breakaway quartet as well If his merry band could survive to the top of Col des Mosses and he could bag some more points he would reinforce his slender mountains classification lead “I’m still looking to be aggressive and hopefully you’ll see me up there again today.” Our KOM leader @NickolasZukows2 in pre start interview? pic.twitter.com/AZBCKOeqNS — Tour de Suisse (@tds) June 13, 2023 The foursome started up Col des Mosses with only a 2:00 lead and 13.5 km to climb in the rain and Zukowsky added eight KOM points to his nine but tipping over second The Canadian was the last escapee standing on the way to the valley Van Aert was interested in the intermediate sprint in Ollon Evenepoel’s teammate set a fast pace Alexey Lutsenko and Sergio Higuita also dropped away Skjelmose and Felix Gall were able to go with the world champion first Gall and then Skjelmose skipped away Pello Bilbao and Rigoberto Uran finally ran down Evenepoel Skjelmose then dumped Gall and took the win and the yellow jersey with an uncategorized rise to the line in Leukerbad Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Italy and the south-east Mediterranean didn't have record highs - ITV News' Sejal Karia has the latest Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe’s central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region rock and dirt were visible in some of Europe’s skiing meccas - like Innsbruck in Austria Villars-sur-Ollon and Crans-Montana in Switzerland The lack of snow has revived concerns about temperature upheaval linked to climate change A weather map showed Poland racking up daily highs in the double digits Celsius - or more than 10 degrees Celsius - in recent days It’s a sharp contrast to the frigid weather and blizzards in parts of the United States late last year. Swiss state forecaster MeteoSuisse pointed to some of the hottest temperatures ever this time of year already hit a record average daily temperature of 18.1 degrees Celsius on the first day of the year over 2.5 degrees Celsius higher than the previous record high for January Other cities and towns followed suit with records this turn of the new year could almost make you forget that it's the height of winter.” Forecaster Anick Haldimann of MeteoSuisse said a persistent weather system that brought in warmer air from the west and southwest has lingered locking in warmer temperatures expected to last through the week While slopes above 2,000 metres have gotten snow “the order of the day is patience” for skiing buffs The shortage has been particularly burdensome around Switzerland’s Adelboden which is set to host World Cup skiing on Saturday and generally draws around 25,000 fans for a single day of racing Resorts like these look for such races to offer up bucolic wintertime images to draw amateur skiers brown sides to the course can mar the landscape - and dampen the appeal Course director Toni Hadi acknowledged that the race will be run on 100% artificial snow this year “The climate is a bit changing but what should we do here Shall we stop with life?” he said by phone noting that other challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and war show “life is not easy” these days “Everything is difficult - not only to prepare a ski slope,” Hadi said The start to 2023 picked up where many countries had already left off: Last year was the hottest on record in both Switzerland and France the United Nations' World Meteorological Organisation says the past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record national weather agency Meteo France said 2022 ended with some of the warmest weather the country has ever experienced at this time of year - capping an exceptionally warm year that saw temperature records broken and rampant forest fires and drought conditions But snow is notably lacking at lower altitudes in the northern Alps and across the Pyrenees fortunes looked bright for snow lovers: In France freezing weather into mid-December raised hopes that ski resorts in the Alps the Pyrenees and elsewhere might see plenty of early snow and the lasting subzero temperatures needed to keep runs open prompting some resorts at lower altitudes to close down as snow cover melted away Germany too has seen unusually spring like temperatures - as high as 16 degrees Celsius in parts of the country on Monday New Year’s Eve is believed to have been the warmest since reliable records began Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden the canton of Vaud’s land and environment minister said on Tuesday that she asked the public prosecutor to investigate the situation after a halt to building on the site was ordered 15 days earlier Media reports have highlighted the ostentatious nature of the unfinished hillside complex in the Vaud Alps which includes six underground levels beneath a three-storey home Swiss broadcaster RTS reported earlier this month that the property a naturalized Swiss woman originally from Moscow and her husband swimming pool and a series of vast terraces Around 50 million francs ($56 million) has been spent on the site over the past nine years But the problem with the construction lies not in its size or budget but in the fact that cantonal and municipal laws have been violated Citizens from Latvia have worked on the site without being declared proper permits were not obtained and the worksite is impinging on forest land A couple of local contractors told RTS they have not been paid for 1.3 million francs’ worth of work De Quattro said in a statement that her department was passing onto the prosecutor’s office “the facts to our knowledge because we think the regulations have been violated.” But it will be up to the prosecutor to decide on the case adding that “we are not accusing or judging anybody” She noted that various professionals have been involved on the site representatives of municipal services and the owners Rybak told the 24heures newspaper that the couple has acted on the basis of authorizations given by the municipality but had had difficulties with contractors “We are not cynical oligarch villains,” she earlier told the newspaper noting that the couple’s dream home had turned into a nightmare It was originally expected to take two and a half years to complete and was designed to house their six children and two grand-children She said reports of the value of the chalet were exaggerated and that it had been valued at 20 million francs noting there were plenty of other large chalets in the municipality The work stoppage came as the final stages of the project were set to finish with the completion of walls and landscaping — two or three weeks’ work admitted to making errors with the Latvian workers but said these were corrected After news of the criminal investigation she told 24heures she hoped “it would re-establish the truth in basing itself on the reality and not on biased reporting where the facts were inflated.” Please log in here to leave a comment. SaveSave this storySaveRex1/11Native ShareAll black and cinched in at the waist? Fonda knows how to satiate our sartorial skiing needs. Rex2/11Native ShareMariel Hemingway proves knitwear as outerwear with hints of powder-pink is the go-to sunny-day skiing solution. Rex3/11Native ShareForget technical fabrics and thoughts of scratchy salopettes, stay warm with Marianne Faithfull's outfit of choice: an oversized fur coat (faux, of course), teamed with slimline ski trousers. Rex4/11Native ShareMittens don't just have to be for kids. Opt for Kim Novak's choice of hand-warmer in sleek black for an adult upgrade. Getty5/11Native ShareThis 1963 snap of Princess Grace and her two children in Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland, is straight out of a snow globe. Yes, it doesn't get any more idyllic than this. She wears elegant sunnies, a beanie and chunky Aran knit (as do they). Rex6/11Native ShareWhen it comes to keeping your ears warm, it's hard to top Sophia Loren's festive yarn. Her rule on accessorising for the slopes: add Seventies-style aviators to any borderline-daft hat situation, then look purposeful. PA7/11Native ShareHepburn adored Switzerland's mountains - setting up home there, far away from the hubbub of Hollywood with husband, Mel Ferrer. Her outerwear of choice? A cosy his 'n' hers shearling coat. Splash8/11Native ShareThe supermodel and Vogue contributing editor set the ski style bar pretty high back in Aspen in 2005, sticking to a trusty all-black uniform of slimline black trousers and fur jacket. While her advancing pregnancy meant Princess Marie of Denmark decided to forgo any piste action this year have been having a ball on the slopes of Switzerland's Villars-sur-Ollon The picturesque Swiss Alp resort is a favourite with the Danish royals who larked about playing games in the snow with the youngsters In 2007 it was the setting for one of the first public sightings of Marie with Joachim's sons an event which signalled how close their dad had become to the former resident of nearby Geneva Also enjoying a break in the Swiss Alps was Formula One supremo Flavio Briatore and his young TV presenter and model wife Elisabetta Gregoraci The pair made a cool duo when they hit the piste in Saint Moritz wearing snazzy ski outfits in matching blue By entering your details, you are agreeing to HELLO! Magazine User Data Protection Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information please click here FISHERMAN'S FRIEND StrongmanRun Winter Edition with the extra strong DownhillRun premiere in Villars-sur-Ollon Around 1200 participants took up the challenge of the FISHERMAN'S FRIEND StrongmanRun Winter Edition 2018 and started on Saturday January 27 for the 1st downhill obstacle run in Switzerland in Villars-sur-Ollon (VD) At the subsequent recovery party at the Centre des Sports the 2018 finishers were able to recharge their batteries and celebrate in style At the after parties in the Moonboot Lounge and El Gringo people danced until the early hours of the morning until even the strongest "Strong(wo)men" ran out of energy dann unterstützen Sie unsere journalistische Arbeit mit einer Spende!Did you like our article then support our journalistic work with a donation Copyrights: Rolf Fleckenstein Media 2024 – all rights reserved – by Webklar.ch