{"id":50210,"date":"2025-06-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenedgecycling.com\/2024\/?p=50210"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:12:33","slug":"swiss-champion-schmid-oconnor-set-to-lead-team-jayco-alula-at-the-tour-de-suisse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenedgecycling.com\/2026\/swiss-champion-schmid-oconnor-set-to-lead-team-jayco-alula-at-the-tour-de-suisse\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss champion Schmid & O\u2019Connor set to lead Team Jayco AlUla at the Tour de Suisse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Team Jayco AlUla<\/strong> are ready for the 2025 Tour de Suisse<\/strong> with a stellar team that boast Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a podium finisher Ben O\u2019Connor<\/strong>, who is set to make his debut appearance at the UCI WorldTour event, and Swiss champion Mauro Schmid<\/strong>, hoping for a strong showing in his home race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eight-day event\u00a0<\/strong>kicks off next Sunday, 15th<\/sup>\u00a0June, this year with fewer big mountains and more short but steep climbs on the menu.

Alongside the leading duo will be Australian champion Luke Durbridge<\/strong> and Italian rider Filippo Zana<\/strong>, the latter coming off the back of a solid Giro d\u2019Italia. Three very experienced domestic riders in Austrian Patrick Gamper<\/strong> and German rider Jasha S\u00fctterlin<\/strong>, plus young German Felix Engelhardt<\/strong> who rounds out the team and have the task of protecting the team\u2019s leaders during the demanding race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Jayco AlUla at the 2025 Tour de Suisse:<\/span>
Luke Durbridge (AUS)
Felix Engelhardt (GER)
Patrick Gamper (AUT)
Ben O\u2019Connor (AUS)
Mauro Schmid (SWI)
Jasha S\u00fctterlin (GER)
Filippo Zana (ITA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mauro Schmid:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously, Tour de Suisse is one of the highlights of my season and means a lot to me. This year will also very special because I will be at the start wearing the national championship jersey and this is one more reason to get good results. My shape is good and I think I had a good training camp recently. Of course, I haven\u2019t raced for quite a long period so I imagine it will take some time to get back into the right race pace. I am looking forward to Tour de Suisse it\u2019s an ideal preparation for the Tour de France but first, I hope that I can already perform well on my home roads<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathew Hayman – Sport Director:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI expect a very close race between the GC contenders, and, at the same time, I think it will offer opportunities for those riders who have the strength and courage to attack. Our team will have two points of reference: Ben O’Connor and Mauro Schmid. Ben will be leading the Tour de Suisse for a good result in the final ranking but also as preparation for the Tour de France. Mauro for sure will try to show off that Swiss national jersey back in Switzerland<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paris – Nice 2025 – 83th Edition – 8th stage Nice – Nice 119,9km – 16\/03\/2025 – Ben O’Connor (AUS – Team Jayco AlUla) – photo Massimo Fulgenzi\/SprintCyclingAgency\u00a92025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n



Photo: Sprint Cycling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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