Tour de Suisse
Stage 7: Tübach - Weinfelden
Switzerland
Saturday 17 June 2023
179.8 km
Evenepoel takes an emotional win at the Tour de Suisse

Remco Evenepoel paid tribute to Gino Mäder at the end of stage seven, pointing his finger to the sky as he crossed the line in Weinfelden. It was a touching moment at the end of a sombre and emotionally wearing day in the saddle, which the peloton raced as one until with 25 kilometers to go, when the GC times were taken.
On the last climb, Ottenberg, some squads upped the pace and soon a small group took off, among those there being also the World Champion, who rode away with 17 kilometers to go and opened a solid gap over the others. Evenepoel kept pushing in the closing part of the stage, increasing his advantage, and arrived alone at the finish, where he took his 44th pro victory.
“Friday evening was a very difficult one for all of us, we didn’t know what we were going to do and how the race would continue. In the end, after talking between us, we decided to have a neutralized stage today until 25 kilometers to go, and from there on, whoever wanted to race was free to do that without any time gaps in the general classification.”
“In my opinion, this was the best way to honour Gino and who he was, to pay a tribute to him and show my respect to his family in these difficult moments. This win and this trophy are for them. It doesn’t change anything, but I want them to know that all of us in the peloton, in our small world, are thinking of them”, said after the stage Remco, who remains fourth overall going into the individual time trial in Abtwil.
Photo credit: ©Dario Belingheri / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:01:04 |
2 |
Wout van Aert Jumbo-Visma |
0:00 |
3 |
Bryan Coquard Cofidis |
0:00 |
4 |
Lorrenzo Manzin TotalEnergies |
0:00 |
5 |
Alex Aranburu Deba Movistar Team |
0:00 |
6 |
Kevin Vermaerke Team DSM |
0:00 |
7 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
8 |
Jonas Koch BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
9 |
Gonzalo Serrano Rodríguez Movistar Team |
0:00 |
10 |
Matthew Dinham Team DSM |
0:00 |
15 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
35 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
48 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
49 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
94 |
James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
DNS |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
-04:01:04 |
1 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
20:44:45 |
2 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
0:08 |
3 |
Juan Ayuso Pesquera UAE Team Emirates |
0:18 |
4 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:46 |
5 |
Wilco Kelderman Jumbo-Visma |
1:16 |
6 |
Romain Bardet Team DSM |
1:29 |
7 |
Rigoberto Urán Urán EF Education-EasyPost |
1:54 |
8 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
1:57 |
9 |
Dylan Teuns Israel - Premier Tech |
3:00 |
10 |
Harold Tejada Canacue Astana Qazaqstan Team |
3:48 |
31 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
31:50 |
69 |
James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step |
51:07 |
80 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
56:33 |
104 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:16:23 |
106 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:16:29 |
1 |
Wout van Aert Jumbo-Visma |
50 pt |
2 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
32 pt |
3 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
26 pt |
4 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
20 pt |
5 |
Juan Ayuso Pesquera UAE Team Emirates |
18 pt |
6 |
Quinten Hermans Alpecin-Deceuninck |
10 pt |
7 |
Stan Dewulf AG2R Citroën Team |
10 pt |
8 |
Kristian Sbaragli Alpecin-Deceuninck |
9 pt |
9 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
6 pt |
10 |
Michael Gogl Alpecin-Deceuninck |
6 pt |
17 |
James Knox
Soudal - Quick Step |
3 pt |
1 |
Pascal Eenkhoorn Lotto Dstny |
44 pt |
2 |
Sergio Higuita García BORA - hansgrohe |
28 pt |
3 |
Juan Ayuso Pesquera UAE Team Emirates |
26 pt |
4 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
24 pt |
5 |
Nickolas Zukowsky Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
17 pt |
6 |
Wout van Aert Jumbo-Visma |
16 pt |
7 |
Wilco Kelderman Jumbo-Visma |
14 pt |
8 |
Julien Bernard Trek - Segafredo |
13 pt |
9 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
12 pt |
10 |
Silvan Dillier Alpecin-Deceuninck |
12 pt |
15 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
7 pt |
24 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
2 pt |
1 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
20:44:45 |
2 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
0:08 |
3 |
Juan Ayuso Pesquera UAE Team Emirates |
0:18 |
4 |
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:46 |
5 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks BORA - hansgrohe |
1:57 |
6 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
7:56 |
7 |
Welay Hagos Berhe Team Jayco AlUla |
9:33 |
8 |
Thomas Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers |
20:27 |
9 |
Kevin Vermaerke Team DSM |
27:25 |
10 |
Ewen Costiou Team Arkéa Samsic |
32:14 |
1 | AG2R Citroën Team | 62:43:15 |
2 | Israel - Premier Tech | 4:34 |
3 | INEOS Grenadiers | 9:32 |
4 | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:38 |
5 | BORA - hansgrohe | 12:48 |
6 | Groupama - FDJ | 14:31 |
7 | EF Education-EasyPost | 20:36 |
8 | Trek - Segafredo | 24:37 |
9 | Soudal - Quick Step | 25:38 |
10 | Jumbo-Visma | 28:13 |