Stage 3 Preview and Results

Stage 3: Sierre → Schwarzenburg
Date: Monday, June 14
Distance: 196 km

Stage 3 start time: Monday 13:10 CET (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sierre
Earliest live video: 16:45 CET (2:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live video, audio and text options
Approximate finish: 18:45 CET (4:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Schwarzenburg

Stage 3 preview: Sierre → Schwarzenburg, 196 km (hilly)

Quintessential Switzerland. Stage 3 will descend this road down to Chateau d Oex after climbing the category 1 Col des Mosses

June 14 update: Stage 3 moves into the old Romandie (French) part of Switzerland. From yesterday's finish and today's start in Sierre, the peloton will continue through the valley following it west and then north. At Aigle, home to the UCI headquarters, the race will head east, up and over the cat 1 Col des Mosses which gains about 1000m in 15km.

Like yesterday, the big climb is in the first half of the race so it will not be a big factor. After a long descent down to Chateau d'Oex, there is about 60 km of lumpy cycling with a category 3 climb positioned 25 km from the finish in Schwarzenburg. There will be a stiff 1 km climb with an average grade of 11% just 1 km from the line. The last km is pretty much flat. — Steve

Stage 3 photo preview using a classic nearby Swiss ride that overlaps the course