2025 Tour of Romandie Odds, Predictions, How To Watch

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On Tuesday, April 29, the sport of cycling transitions from the spring classics to stage racing like the 2025 Tour of Romandie, which is a six-day race throughout the region of Romandie, Switzerland.

With the Giro d’Italia beginning in less than two weeks, the majority of the top GC riders will skip this race. However, there are still plenty of stars lining up in Saint-Imier on Tuesday.

Defending Romandie champion Carlos Rodriguez looks to defend his win from last year. Joining him are betting favorites Remco Evenepoel and Joao Almeida. Last year’s runner up, Alexander Vlasov, will also participate along with GC contenders Lenny Martinez, Lennert Van Eetvelt, and Jay Vine.

With that said, let’s take a look at the latest cycling odds, courtesy of the top sports betting sites, and make our Tour of Romandie predictions.

How To Watch Tour of Romandie?

The 2025 Tour of Romandie can be seen internationally on Eurosport, L’Equipe, and FloSports in Canada and the United States.

Tour of Romandie Route

The six-day, five stage race runs from April 29 to May 4, and traverses 683.3 km across Romandie, Switzerland, from Sain-Imier to Geneva.

(April 29) Prologue: Saint-Imier to Saint-Imier

The opening day of Romandie’s annual race is a prologue that last 3.4km. It’s a day for the fast time trialists to put up some early time on other contenders.

(April 30) Stage 1: Munchenstein to Fribourg

Stage 1 can be described as a hilly day for the punchers as there are four categorized climbs with none higher than a Cat-2. At 194.4km, there’s definitely plenty of opportunities for a breakaway to succeed. We could also see the peloton coming together in the final portions of the race with a nasty kick in the final KM of the day.

(May 1) Stage 2:  La Grande Beroche to La Grande Beroche

Stage 2 (157km) is another hilly day, but slightly more difficult than Wednesday’s race. Although none of the climbs are more than a Cat-2, they’re still very punchy with some steep gradients like the Les Grattes to Chaumont that’s 3.2km at 11.4% average gradient.

With roughly 40km of flat grounds to close out the stage, this race should be one that ends in a bunch sprint as the sprinting teams take control and bring it all back together.

(May 2) Stage 3: Cossonay to Cossonay

Friday’s Stage 3 (183.1km) is easier than the two previous stages, which means we should see a sprint at the end. However, don’t rule out the possibility of a breakaway succeeding.

(May 3) Stage 4: Sion – Thyon 2000

Saturday’s race, known as the Queen Stage, is 127.4km of brutality as the peloton goes up and down climbs all day long. The finale is a brutal Cat-1 climb known as Thyon 2000. It’s over 20km long with an average gradient of 7.7%. This is a day for the best climbers and overall GC contender to put their stamp on the 2025 Tour of Romandie.

(May 4) Stage 5: Geneva to Geneva

The final stage of the race is a 17.1km Individual Time Trial that could be perfect for the top guys like Evenepoel and Almeida. With these two favorites, the race isn’t over until the final meters of Sunday’s ITT.

Tour of Romandie 2024

The 2024 Tour of Romandie winner, Carlos Rodriguez, never won a stage in the race but he did finish in the Top 5 for stages 3 and 4. It ultimately gave him a slight lead over the other contenders, which he held on to win the race by seven seconds over Aleksander Vlasov.

Tour of Romandie Odds

Check out the latest Tour of Romandie odds:

As you can see from the Tour of Romandie odds, Remco Evenepoel and Joao Almeida are the clear odds-on favorites to win this race. After Jay Vine and Lenny Martinez, the odds drop off as contenders see their race winning lines grow larger. The top handicappers have released their Tour of Romandie picks. Keep reading below to see how I think this race unfolds.

Tour of Romandie Favorites

Let’s take a look at the top contenders for the 78^th edition of the Tour of Romandie:

Remco Evenepoel (+120)

After seeing that he wasn’t going to be able to contend with the best in Liege-Bastogne-Liege last Sunday, Remco Evenepoel cruised the final KMs of the race and was mentally preparing for Romandie. Evenepoel finished 59^th, which was a dramatic drop from 9^th at La Fleche Wallone last Wednesday.  

With just nine days of racing acting under his belt, Evenepoel started off strong but fizzled in the final race at Liege. However, that’s not unexpected since he’s still finding his form from a crash last December.

Evenepoel won at Brabantse Pijl in his first race back as he outsprinted Wout van Aert. A strong chase in the final 40km of the Amstel Gold Race saw the Olympic Champion finish 3^rd on the day.

The 25-year-old star added the Tour of Romandie to his calendar in hopes that it will help him better prepare for the Tour de France in July. It’s a calculated risk considering this race won’t be a cakewalk for Evenepoel. If he has the legs, the Belgian will be the man to beat.

This marks Evenepoel’s second appearance in Romandie as he finished 76^th in 2019.

Joao Almeida (+150)

Evenepoel’s top challenger is his former teammate in UAE’s Joao Almeida. The Portuguese rider is coming off an impressive win at Tour of Basque Country earlier in April.

That came after a 6^th at Paris-Nice where it seemed that Almeida was still finding his form. He also finished 2^nd at Algarve and 2^nd at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

This year’s Tour of Romandie route not only suits Evenepoel, but it’s also the ideal course for Almeida as well. He’s a strong time trialist that will keep close to Evenepoel. However, the 26-year-old is climbing better than Remco at this point of the season which means he could find success on Stage 4 to give him a real shot at winning.

Jay Vine (+700)      

The Australian is one of the only favorites who is also scheduled to compete in the Giro d’Italia. He hasn’t raced since late March. His best result of the season came in the Tour Down Under where he finished 11^th.

I think the oddsmakers got this one wrong. More than likely, Vine is riding in support of Almeida who will be the clear leader. The only way Vine gets the captain spot is if something happens to Almeida.

Furthermore, Vine’s Tour of Romandie debut will be more of a preparation for the Giro than an all-out effort to win this race. I would avoid Vine for this Swiss race.

Lenny Martinez (+1400)

One rider that may be able to give Almeida and Evenepoel a run for the podium is Lenny Martinez. The French rider has had a solid six weeks of racing.

He finished in the Top 7 for the youth, mountains and points classifications of Paris-Nice. He then followed that up with a 5^th at the Volta a Catalunya and a 4^th at La Fleche Wallone.

This will be Martinez’s third appearance in the Tour of Romandie. He was 28^th in 2023, and 8^th last year where he finished 52 seconds behind the winner.

I like Martinez’s chances for success this week as he could be a Top 10 rider that challenges for the podium by time the peloton reaches Geneva. It will come down to his performance on Stage 4 and his ITT on Stage 5.

Carlos Rodriguez (+1600)

As mentioned above, Carlos Rodriguez is the defending race winner. However, the Spanish rider’s 2025 season hasn’t been anything to brag about.

He finished 6^th in the Volta a Comunitat Valencia and didn’t finish the UAE Tour in February. He took two months off before returning to Liege-Bastogne-Liege where he finished 33^rd.

I see Rodriguez using this race as preparation for the Tour of France in two months. Last year, when he won this event, Rodriguez had already competed in Paris-Nice and was runner up at Itzulia Basque Country.

I think we might see one of his teammates Lauren De Plus or Geraint Thomas have a better result in Romandie. Like Jay Vine, I would avoid the Spaniard as well.

The Best Tour of Romandie Betting Value

The following cyclists offer the best betting value based on their current Tour of Romandie odds, season to date, and past success in this race:

Alexander Vlasov (+2500)          

Let’s call a spade, a spade, as we can easily declare that Alexander Vlasov’s 2025 season has been a disappointment so far. The Russian cyclist has yet to even crack the Top 15 in any of his major appearances.

In fact, he looks to have regressed with a 35^th at Paris-Nice and then a 47^th at Basque Country. With that said, I think Vlasov steps up his performance this week as it’s his last race before training camp and the Tour of France.

Vlasov finished second in this race last year, just seven seconds behind Rodriguez. Now, Almeida and Evenepoel are at another level above Rodriguez, but that doesn’t mean that Vlasov can’t challenge for the podium if he rides to his full potential in Switzerland this week.

Lennert Van Eetvelt (+2500)

I really like Lennert Van Eetvelt’s value for this race. The 23-year-old has had a respectable season so far. He was 11^th in the UAE Tour, 9^th at Strade-Bianche, 8^th at Catalunya, 41^st at La Fleche Wallone and 16^th at Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

The most notable performances are the UAE Tour and Catalunya because they both were stage races like Romandie. At Catalunya, LVE had three Top 5s and five Top 10s on stages in that seven-stage race.

He has a strong time trial and should be able to hang with the favorites on the Prologue and Stage 5. The key will be how the Belgian performs on Stage 4.

With that said, I think he could be a Top 10 rider with a shot at the Top 5. From there, a bad day by any of the favorites could give LVE a shot at the podium.

Top Tour of Romandie Longshots

There are so many Liege-Bastogne-Liege longshots to choose from, but let’s stick with the following cyclists who have actually won races over the last 18 months:

Tao Geoghegan-Hart (+15000)

Tao Geoghegan-Hart suffered from an illness that took him out of Catalunya. So, his team decided to get him back to action with the Tour of the Alps and Romandie. Hart made the following comments about this change to his schedule:

“It’s good to adjust, certainly the first part went all to plan and the winter was super good, and it was just unfortunate timing to have this stomach bug twenty four hours before Catalunya… It’s not a big change now, I was originally hoping to do Liège, so it’s just a few days extra racing and then I will go from here almost directly to Romandie. So we’ll have a nice block now before we enter a big team camp in May.”

Hart withdrew before the start of Stage 2 at Catalunya. Prior to that, his best result was 9^th at Algarve against a solid field of riders.

His return at the Tour of the Alps saw a 32^nd result but he wasn’t the clear-cut leader for that race. I see Hart being a co-leader at the very least in Romandie. If he has the legs then he certainly can compete for a Top 10 finish. Last year, he was 9^th in this race.

If he improves on his time trial and the Queen Stage, then we could see Geoghegan-Hart fight for a Top 5 spot and who knows after that.

Geraint Thomas (+20000)

As mentioned above, I think Geraint Thomas could have a decent showing at Romandie if he’s let off the leash. The Brit is retiring at the end of this season and has been used as a support rider for the 2025 season so far.

I expect that to be the plan in the beginning of this race, but I don’t see Rodriguez having the legs to compete with the favorites. So, anything can happen after that point with INEOS.

Let’s not forget that Thomas won the Tour of Romandie in 2021 and was third in 2019, He also has 10 Top 10 stage results in this stage race and could be a surprise this week depending how his teammates look in the opening stages.

Tour of Romandie Predictions

This race comes down to Evenepoel vs. Almeida. The latter has a much better supporting cast with UAE Emirates than the former does.

With the 2025 Romandie route being ideal for both riders, it’s hard to give either man the clear edge. I think Evenepoel can put time on the field in the prologue and ITT on the final day. However, Stage 4 has me concerned as Evenepoel struggled in his last two races up the final climbs.

As much as I would like to take Evenepoel to win, and a healthy Remco would win this race, I have to be sensible and go with Almeida who’s in better form at this point of the season than Evenepoel.

Bet: Joao Almeida (+150)

Tour of Romandie Results

Stephen Roche holds the record for the most Tour of Romandie wins with three. There 12 cyclists tied with two wins apiece. Primoz Roglic and Chris Froome are the only active cyclists with more than one win in this race.

The following is a list of the recent Tour of Romandie winners: