The Tour de Suisse has had to make a quick change to stage 6, shortening the stage with a move of start locations from La Punt to Chur because of a rock avalanche in Brienz.
The stage was set to be the longest of the race at 215.3km, starting with the category 1 climb of the Albula Pass and then moving on to the category 2 Lantsch on the way through Lenzerheide and onto Chur at 66.7km into the day of racing. That, however, all changed when the village Brienz – which was last month evacuated due to the threat of a rockslide – had the warning level shifted to Phase Blue, the highest on the scale of danger levels.
“Phase Blue was declared in Brienz during the night,” said Tour de Suisse organisers in a statement. “The route over the Albula Pass cannot be travelled. The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse will therefore start in Chur instead of La Punt.
“The entire Tour convoy with the 23 teams will be moved in the morning from the Engadine via the Flüela Pass as a first priority. The infrastructure and signalling are being set up.”
More to come …
⚠️START 6. ETAPPE IN CHUR⚠️Official Statement of TdS Organisation regarding rock avalanche in Brienz (GR) pic.twitter.com/2aUjo6VCgWJune 16, 2023
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