The 2025 Tour de Suisse concluded Sunday with stage 8 – a 10-kilometer individual time trial on an uphill route from Beckenried to Stockhütte. Look for the general classification favorites to fine-tune the GC to perfection while battling for important time gains, and for time trial experts and climbers to prove their worth in the final opportunity before this year’s Tour de France.

The start list for this year’s Tour de Suisse had included Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious), Felix Gall (Decathlon-AG2R), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious), Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek), Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), Geraint Thomas (Ineos-Grenadiers), and Tudor Pro Cycling Team’s Marc Hirschi and Julian Alaphilippe.

Belgian Jimmy Janssens set an early fastest time in the individual time trial and the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider entered the hot seat. He was later replaced by fellow countryman Sylvain Moniquet of Team Cofidis.

Swiss time trial expert Stefan Bissegger set the eighth-best time when he reached the finish line in Stockhütte.

Several riders left the start ramp at one-minute intervals, including Denmark’s Mikkel Bjerg, who is both a time trial expert and a great climber. The conditions in today’s stage were expected to suit the rider from UAE Team Emirates well. It appeared, however, Bjerg had chosen to take a relaxed day in the saddle as the Dane was not even in the top 10 at the Intermediate Timing Point.

Australia’s Harry Sweeny left the start ramp for his individual time trial and the EF Education-EasyPost rider set a new fastest time at the Intermediate Timing Point. The team was chasing its second stage win in this year’s Tour de Suisse.

Harry Sweeny continued delivering the fastest performance all the way to the finish line and replaced Moniquet in the hot seat. However, many riders were yet to start their time trials.

Bahrain-Victorious team captain Pello Bilbao started his time trial and set the second-fastest time at the Intermediate Timing Point. The Spanish rider had delivered disappointing performances in the race so far and was now chasing a stage win.

Swiss rider Stefan Küng was racing on home soil in the race, but despite being a time trial expert, the Groupama-FDJ rider would not be delivering a top result in today’s uphill time trial after a week of many strong breakaway efforts.

Bilbao clocked the second-fastest time when he reached the finish line. The Spanish rider would have to wait for future races to take his next victory.

Ion Izagirre started his time trial after a somewhat disappointing Tour de Suisse performance. Neilson Powless also left the start ramp, and the American rider had not achieved the results he had hoped for in this race but was still optimizing his form for the Tour de France.

19-year-old Andrew August of Ineos-Grenadiers set a new second-best time when he crossed the finish line. What an admirable performance from the young American rider.

Fellow American Neilson Powless was clearly aiming for a top result in the time trial and had set a second-best time at the Intermediate Timing Point.

The top ten of the general classification were next to start their time trials.

Movistar’s Pablo Castrillo started his time trial and was known for his climbing skills. Castrillo was eighth in the GC before the time trial.

Neilson Powless was the fifteenth-fastest rider when he reached the finish line after a disappointing second half of the stage.

Lennard Kämna (Lidl-Trek) started his time trial and was riding in defense of his sixth place in the GC after having dropped one spot in yesterday’s stage. Felix Gall (Decathlon-AG2R) also left the start ramp.

Oscar Onley (Team Picnic-PostNL) and Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) were the next riders to start the final stage of this year’s Tour de Suisse. Onley was hoping to advance to a podium spot, while Alaphilippe was looking to defend his podium position after having shown fine form in the final race before the Tour de France.

Joao Almeida was the second-last rider to start the time trial. The UAE Team Emirates rider was the favorite to claim the GC win in the Tour de Suisse, but he would have to finish the stage at least 33 seconds faster than GC leader Kevin Vauquelin, who left the start ramp two minutes later.

Romain Gregoire set a fifth-best time when he reached the finish line, but several riders would finish their time trials later than the Groupama-FDJ rider. It was, nevertheless, a fine result by the Frenchman.

Felix Gall set a new fastest time at the Intermediate Timing Point. The Austrian rider was sixteen seconds faster than Harry Sweeny. Gall was 26 seconds faster than Oscar Onley at this point.

Julian Alaphilippe was not within the top 20 when he reached the Intermediate Timing Point. It would be interesting to find out if Great Britain’s Oscar Onley would be able to finish on the podium instead of the Frenchman.

Joao Almeida improved the best time at the Intermediate Timing Point, while Kevin Vauquelin was almost 22 seconds behind the Portuguese rider. The situation was not looking good for Frenchman Vauquelin as it appeared he would not be able to defend his general classification lead in the time trial.

Ben O’Connor set a third-best time when he reached the finish line. He had delivered an impressive performance and could now relax and recover for a while, while watching the scenic views in the lush Swiss Alps.

Felix Gall blast across the finish line in a remarkable new fastest time and entered the hot seat as the new leader of the time trial stage.

Oscar Onley finished second best when he reached the finish line and had delivered an impressive performance in the mountain time trial. He looked set to replace Julian Alaphilippe on the third place of the podium as the Frenchman had faltered in the time trial.

Julian Alaphilippe lost almost four minutes in the time trial.

Joao Almeida reached the finish line and set a new fastest time in the stage 8 time trial. Defending GC leader Kevin Vauquelin proved unable to defend his GC lead in the time trial after a proud and admirable fight from the Arkea B & B Hotels rider, who finished fourth in the TT.

Joao Almeida won the final general classification of the 2025 Tour de Suisse. Kevin Vauquelin finished second, while Oscar Onley completed the GC podium. Felix Gall finished fourth in the GC and Julian Alaphilippe fifth. Lennard Kämna was sixth, while Ben O’Connor finished seventh in the final GC.

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