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
Editions	79 (as of 2015)
First winner	Max Bulla (AUT)
Most wins	Pasquale Fornara (ITA) (4 wins)
Most recent	Simon Špilak (SLO)

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.

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

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	1

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Switzerland

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Tour de Suisse Palmares at Cycling Archives