Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse (English: Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calendar approximately 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.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | Switzerland |
| English name | Tour of Switzerland |
| Local name(s) | Tour de Suisse (in French) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI World Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | IMG |
| Race director | Olivier Senn |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1933 |
| Editions | 85 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Max Bulla (AUT) |
| Most wins |  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
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 Geraint Thomas, who won for the first time in 2022.
Winners
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Multiple winners
| Rider | Country | Titles | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasquale Fornara | Italy | 4 | 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958 |
| Ferdinand Kübler | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 3 | 1942, 1948, 1951 |
| Hugo Koblet | Switzerland | 3 | 1950, 1953, 1955 |
| Rui Costa |  Portugal | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Gino Bartali | Italy | 2 | 1946, 1947 |
| Hans Junkermann |  West Germany | 2 | 1959, 1962 |
| Louis Pfenninger | Switzerland | 2 | 1968, 1972 |
| Beat Breu | Switzerland | 2 | 1981, 1989 |
| Sean Kelly |  Ireland | 2 | 1983, 1990 |
| Andrew Hampsten |  United States | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
| Simon Špilak |  Slovenia | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
By country
| Country | Times won |
|---|---|
| Switzerland |
23 |
| Italy |
20 |
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8 |
| Germany/ West Germany |
4 |
Portugal Austria  Spain United States |
3 |
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2 |
 Netherlands  Kazakhstan  Czech Republic  Luxembourg  Ecuador Great Britain |
1 |
Notes
- The race was initially won by Lance Armstrong,[2] but he was stripped of this victory in October 2012.[3]
- The race was initially won by Jan Ullrich, but he was stripped of this victory in February 2012.[4]
References
- TdS 2020, pp. 8–9.
- TdS 2020, p. 8.
- "Lance Armstrong: Governing body strips American of Tour wins". BBC News. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- TdS 2020, p. 9.
- Goddard, Ben (13 June 2021). "Richard Carapaz wins Tour de Suisse". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Geraint Thomas storms home as first British winner of Tour de Suisse". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. PA Media. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- TdS 2020, p. 12.
- TdS 2020, p. 10.
Sources
- Statistik-Dokument Tour de Suisse [Tour of Switzerland Statistical Document] (PDF). Tour de Suisse (in German). IMG. December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Tour de Suisse palmares at Cycling Archives