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Winnipeg Free Press
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian rider Mike Woods drops out of Tour de Suisse due to illness
PIURO – Canadian rider Mike Woods was forced to abandon the Tour de Suisse on Stage 4 Wednesday due to illness. The 38-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was 22nd in the general classification rankings after finishing 12th in Stage 3. Portugal's João Almeida, riding for UAE Team Emirates XRG, won Wednesday's 171-kilometre stage, the first major mountain stage of the race. France's Romain Grégoire, with Groupama-FDJ, remains in the overall general classification lead. The eight-stage race covers 1,300 kilometres and more than 20,000 metres in altitude between the start in Küssnacht and Stockhütte, which are just 16 kilometres apart. The 88th edition of the race, which wraps up Sunday, also features a foray into northern Italy for the first time. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2025.
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Welshman Thomas out of Tour of Switzerland as 'precautionary measure'
Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the rest of the Tour of Switzerland, his Ineos Grenadiers teams announced on Wednesday. Thomas fell on the third stage of racing in Switzerland on Tuesday and complained of a dead leg afterwards, less than three weeks out from the start of this season's Tour de France. Advertisement The 39-year-old finished more than 15 minutes behind stage winner Quinn Simmons. The Welshman will end his career this season and is set to feature on this year's Tour de France, which he won in 2018. "Following a crash during stage three of the #TourdeSuisse, @GeraintThomas86 will not take the start today as a precautionary measure," Ineos said on social media. The eight-day Tour of Switzerland is the final significant stage race before the start of the Tour de France on July 5 in Lille. iwd/bsp
France 24
19 hours ago
- Sport
- France 24
Welshman Thomas out of Tour of Switzerland as 'precautionary measure'
Thomas fell on the third stage of racing in Switzerland on Tuesday and complained of a dead leg afterwards, less than three weeks out from the start of this season's Tour de France. The 39-year-old finished more than 15 minutes behind stage winner Quinn Simmons. The Welshman will end his career this season and is set to feature on this year's Tour de France, which he won in 2018. "Following a crash during stage three of the #TourdeSuisse, @GeraintThomas86 will not take the start today as a precautionary measure," Ineos said on social media. The eight-day Tour of Switzerland is the final significant stage race before the start of the Tour de France on July 5 in Lille. © 2025 AFP
Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Sport
- Tom's Guide
How to watch Tour de Suisse cycling for FREE online from anywhere
You can watch the Tour de Suisse 2025 live on SRF2 (German Commentary) / RTS2 (French Commentary) / RSI LA2 (Italian Commentary) streaming for free from June 15 to June 22. The stream includes a variety of different languages for commentary but you will need to be a Swiss resident to catch the week's action. The Swiss platforms will show every twist and turn in what promises to be a thrilling build-up to the major grand tour that is the Tour de Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Pogačar all opting for a stint in the French Alps at the Dauphiné, that leaves this year's Tour de Suisse ripe for the taking. Can you access free streams in the U.S., U.K. and Canada? Read on and we'll show you how to watch Tour de Suisse 2025 live streams from anywhere with a VPN for FREE. Cycling fans in Switzerland can watch the 2025 Tour de Suisse live for FREE across SRF2, RTS2 and RSI LA2. To access these platforms you don't even need to sign in. Just find the Tour de Suisse stream and you're good to go! Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Switzerland. We watched the Tour de Suisse féminin and the coverage was superb. Although SRF2, RTS2 and RSI LA2 are only available to Swiss residents, those who are from Playground of Europe but visiting the likes of Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. can stream it through the use of VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software sets your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So, it's ideal for sports fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market: There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 7,000 servers, across 110 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend. For a limited time only, new subscribers in the US and Canada can also get up to $50 of Amazon vouchers. Get up to 70% off now! It is really easy to watch, here's how. Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view SRF2, you'd select Switzerland from the list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SRF2 or another streaming service and watch the action. SRF2, RTS2 and RSI LA2's will being show coverage of the action, with start times varying between 2:35 pm and 2:55pm(CEST) each day on all channels. Looking for a specific language, here's what dialect each channel will be broadcast in. Remember. Use NordVPN if you're outside Switzerland on vacation. We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
Global News
28-05-2025
- Climate
- Global News
Video shows Swiss village being flattened by glacier collapse
The small Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed by fragments of a collapsed glacier. Footage of the natural disaster shows the tiny mountain town, home to only 300 people, becoming engulfed in debris after a 1.5 million cubic metre glacier collapsed and hurtled into the Loetschental valley. Aside from its picturesque, snowcapped surroundings, Blatten is known for being along the route to the Tour de Suisse, a multi-stage bike race often used by participants as a warm-up to the Tour de France. Story continues below advertisement On Wednesday, Matthias Bellwald, Blatten's mayor, said 'the unimaginable' had happened before promising that the village would make it through. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Meanwhile, Stephane Ganzer, the head of security in the southern Valais region, said on the local TV channel Canal9, 'What I can tell you at the moment is that about 90 per cent of the village is covered or destroyed, so it's a major catastrophe that has happened here in Blatten,' adding that it wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was injured, and that the army had been mobilized after earlier indications that the movement of the glacier was accelerating. 'There's a risk that the situation could get worse,' he told Canal9. Despite the scale of the disaster, no deaths have been reported. The village was evacuated on May 19 as experts had anticipated the collapse. According to Reuters, an assessment of the rock movement on the mountainside led authorities to believe that an unprecedented volume was poised to tumble down the mountainside. The loosening rock sat above the glacier and authorities warned that it could pull down the ice mass with it. Local authorities have called in the Swiss army's disaster relief unit, as well as search and rescue helicopters charged with assessing the scale of the damage. Members of the government are also on their way to the scene, according to the BBC. Story continues below advertisement Following the disaster, Bellwald, appearing to hold back tears, said, 'We have lost our village, but not our heart. We will support each other and console each other. After a long night, it will be morning again.' The Swiss government has already promised funding to ensure residents can return to their homes, or at the very least, remain in the area. Drone footage showed a large section of the Birch glacier collapsing at about 3:30 p.m. local time, causing a bellowing roar as masses of debris and ice tumbled across the valley. For years, glaciologists who monitor the thaw have warned that some alpine towns could be at risk from the collapse seen in Blatten, the BBC said. Two years ago, people living in the village of Brienz in eastern Switzerland were evacuated because the mountainside above the town was at risk of imminent collapse. Its residents have not been allowed to return full time. — With files from Reuters and The Associated Press
