1979 Tour de Suisse

1979 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates13–22 June 1979
Stages11 + Prologue
Distance1,622[1] km (1,008 mi)
Winning time42h 56' 59"
Results
  Winner  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)
  Second  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) (IJsboerke–Warncke Eis)
  Third  Leonardo Mazzantini (ITA) (Zonca)
  Points  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)
  Mountains  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) (Inoxpran)
  Combination  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)
  Team TI–Raleigh–McGregor
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The 1979 Tour de Suisse was the 43rd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 13 June to 22 June 1979. The race started in Zürich and finished in Hendschiken.[2] The race was won by Wilfried Wesemael of the TI–Raleigh team.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) TI–Raleigh–McGregor 42h 56' 59"
2  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) IJsboerke–Warncke Eis + 4' 43"
3  Leonardo Mazzantini (ITA) Zonca + 5' 11"
4  Josef Fuchs (SUI) Scic–Bottecchia + 6' 47"
5  Ennio Vanotti (ITA) Zonca + 6' 54"
6  Ueli Sutter (SUI) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 7' 01"
7  Sebastián Pozo (ESP) Transmallorca–Flavia–Gios [ca] + 7' 16"
8  Henk Lubberding (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 8' 32"
9  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) Inoxpran + 10' 00"
10  Paul Wellens (BEL) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 14' 29"

References

  1. ^ "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "43ème Tour de Suisse 1979". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
  3. ^ "1979 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Tour de Suisse Statistik" (PDF). Tour de Suisse. p. 132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Tour de Suisse 1979". TheSports.org. Retrieved 22 December 2017.