Tour de Suisse

Tour de Suisse
Race details

Date	June
Region	Switzerland
English name	Tour of Switzerland
Local name(s)	Tour de Suisse (French)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI World Tour
Type	Stage race
Organiser	IMG
Race director	Olivier Senn
History
First edition	1933 (1933)
Editions	80 (as of 2016)
First winner	Max Bulla (AUT)
Most wins	Pasquale Fornara (ITA) (4 wins)
Most recent	Miguel Ángel López (COL)

The Tour de Suisse (English: Tour of Switzerland) is an annual cycling stage race in Switzerland. Raced over nine days, the event covers two weekends in the latter half of June. Along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calendar two weeks after the end of the Tour de Suisse. Since 2011 the event is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest level of professional races.

History

The race was first held in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. Like the Tour de France and the Dauphiné, the Tour de Suisse has several stages with significant mountain climbs in the Swiss Alps and at least one individual time trial. Several winners of the Tour de Suisse have also won the Tour de France, including Eddy Merckx and Jan Ullrich. In 2005 the Tour de Suisse was included in the inaugural UCI Pro Tour and organizers moved the race to earlier in June.

The first winner of the race was Austrian Max Bulla in the 1933 edition. The rider with most wins is Italian Pasquale Fornara with 4 wins in the 1950s. The most recent winner is Slovenian Simon Špilak, who gained the lead with a second place ride in the final time trial.

Winners

		Rider	Team
1933	AUT !	Bulla, MaxMax Bulla (AUT)
1934	GER !	Geyer, LudwigLudwig Geyer (GER)
1935	FRA !	Rinaldi, GaspardGaspard Rinaldi (FRA)
1936	BEL !	Garnier, HenriHenri Garnier (BEL)
1937	SUI !	Litschi, KarlKarl Litschi (SUI)
1938	ITA !	Valetti, GiovanniGiovanni Valetti (ITA)
1939	SUI !	Zimmermann, RobertRobert Zimmermann (SUI)
1940	~ !No race
1941	SUI !	Wagner, JosefJosef Wagner (SUI)
1942	SUI !	Kubler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler (SUI)
1943	~ !No race
1944	~ !No race
1945	~ !No race
1946	ITA !	Bartali, GinoGino Bartali (ITA)
1947	ITA !	Bartali, GinoGino Bartali (ITA)
1948	SUI !	Kubler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler (SUI)
1949	SUI !	Weilenmann, Jr., GottfriedGottfried Weilenmann, Jr. (SUI)
1950	SUI !	Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet (SUI)
1951	SUI !	Kubler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler (SUI)
1952	ITA !	Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA)
1953	SUI !	Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet (SUI)
1954	ITA !	Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA)
1955	SUI !	Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet (SUI)
1956	SUI !	Graf, RolfRolf Graf (SUI)
1957	ITA !	Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA)
1958	ITA !	Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA)
1959	GER !	Junkermann, HansHans Junkermann (GER)
1960	SUI !	Ruegg, AlfredAlfred Ruegg (SUI)
1961	SUI !	Moresi, AttilioAttilio Moresi (SUI)
1962	GER !	Junkermann, HansHans Junkermann (GER)
1963	ITA !	Fezzardi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Fezzardi (ITA)
1964	SUI !	Maurer, RolfRolf Maurer (SUI)
1965	ITA !	Bitossi, FrancoFranco Bitossi (ITA)
1966	ITA !	Portalupi, AmbrogioAmbrogio Portalupi (ITA)
1967	ITA !	Motta, GianniGianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni
1968	SUI !	Pfenninger, LouisLouis Pfenninger (SUI)
1969	ITA !	Adorni, VittorioVittorio Adorni (ITA)
1970	ITA !	Poggiali, RobertoRoberto Poggiali (ITA)
1971	BEL !	Pintens, GeorgesGeorges Pintens (BEL)
1972	SUI !	Pfenninger, LouisLouis Pfenninger (SUI)
1973	ESP !	Fuente, Jose ManuelJosé-Manuel Fuente (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1974	BEL !	Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni
1975	BEL !	De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Perfetti Van Melle
1976	NED !	Kuiper, HennieHennie Kuiper (NED)	TI-Raleigh
1977	BEL !	Pollentier, MichelMichel Pollentier (BEL)	Flandria–Velda
1978	BEL !	Wellens, PaulPaul Wellens (BEL)	TI-Raleigh
1979	BEL !	Wesemael, WilfriedWilfried Wesemael (BEL)	TI-Raleigh
1980	ITA !	Beccia, MarioMario Beccia (ITA)	Hoonved
1981	SUI !	Breu, BeatBeat Breu (SUI)	Cilo-Aufina
1982	ITA !	Saronni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Saronni (ITA)	Del Tongo
1983	IRL !	Kelly, SeanSean Kelly (IRL)	Sem-France Loire
1984	SUI !	Zimmermann, UrsUrs Zimmermann (SUI)	Cilo-Aufina
1985	AUS !	Anderson, PhilPhil Anderson (AUS)	Panasonic
1986	USA !	Hampsten, AndyAndy Hampsten (USA)	La Vie Claire
1987	USA !	Hampsten, AndyAndy Hampsten (USA)	7 Eleven Progetto Sunrise
1988	AUT !	Wechselberger, HelmutHelmut Wechselberger (AUT)	Malvor-Bottecchia-Sidi
1989	SUI !	Breu, BeatBeat Breu (SUI)	Domex-Weinmann
1990	IRL !	Kelly, SeanSean Kelly (IRL)	PDM-Concorde
1991	BEL !	Roosen, LucLuc Roosen (BEL)	Tulip Computers
1992	ITA !	Furlan, GiorgioGiorgio Furlan (ITA)	Ceramiche Ariostea
1993	ITA !	Saligari, MarcoMarco Saligari (ITA)	Ceramiche Ariostea
1994	SUI !	Richard, PascalPascal Richard (SUI)	GB-MG Maglificio
1995	RUS !	Tonkov, PavelPavel Tonkov (RUS)	Lampre-Ceramiche Panaria
1996	AUT !	Luttenberger, PeterPeter Luttenberger (AUT)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1997	FRA !	Agnolutto, ChristopheChristophe Agnolutto (FRA)	Casino
1998	ITA !	Garzelli, StefanoStefano Garzelli (ITA)	Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
1999	ITA !	Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA)	Vini Caldirola
2000	SUI !	Camenzind, OscarOscar Camenzind (SUI)	Lampre–Daikin
2001	USA !	~~Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong^[1]^[2] (USA)~~	US Postal-Berryfloor
2002	SUI !	Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI)	Team Coast
2003	KAZ !	Vinokourov, AlexandreAlexandre Vinokourov (KAZ)	Team Telekom
2004	GER !	Ullrich, JanJan Ullrich (GER)	T-Mobile Team
2005	ESP !	Gonzalez, AitorAitor González (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi
2006	ESP !	Gil, KoldoKoldo Gil (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2007	RUS !	Karpets, VladimirVladimir Karpets (RUS)	Caisse d'Epargne
2008	CZE !	Kreuziger, RomanRoman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas
2009	SUI !	Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team Saxo Bank
2010	LUX !	Schleck, FränkFränk Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank
2011	USA !	Leipheimer, LeviLevi Leipheimer (USA)	Team RadioShack
2012	POR !	Costa, RuiRui Costa (POR)	Movistar Team
2013	POR !	Costa, RuiRui Costa (POR)	Movistar Team
2014	POR !	Costa, RuiRui Costa (POR)	Lampre–Merida
2015	SLO !	Špilak, SimonSimon Špilak (SLO)	Team Katusha
2016	COL !	López, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel López (COL)	Astana

By riders

Rider	Country	Titles	Year
Pasquale Fornara	ITA	4	1952, 1954, 1957, 1958
Ferdinand Kübler	SUI	3	1942, 1948, 1951
Hugo Koblet	SUI	3	1950, 1953, 1955
Rui Costa	POR	3	2012, 2013, 2014
Gino Bartali	ITA	2	1946, 1947
Hans Junkermann	GER	2	1959, 1962
Louis Pfenninger	SUI	2	1968, 1972
Andy Hampsten	USA	2	1986, 1987
Sean Kelly	IRL	2	1983, 1990

Victories per country

Country	Times won
Switzerland	23
Italy	19
Belgium	8
Germany	4
Portugal Austria Spain United States	3
Ireland France Russia Australia	2
Netherlands Kazakhstan Czech Republic Luxembourg Slovenia Colombia	1

References

↑ "Lance Armstrong: Governing body strips American of Tour wins". BBC News. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
↑ "Union Cycliste Internationale".

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