1938 Tour de Suisse

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1938 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates6–14 August 1938
Stages8
Distance1,683 [1]  km (1,046 mi)
Winning time48h 12' 16"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Valetti  (ITA)
  SecondFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Arsène Mersch  (LUX)
  ThirdFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Severino Canavesi  (ITA)
  1937
1939  

The 1938 Tour de Suisse was the sixth edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 6 August to 14 August 1938. The race started and finished in Bern. [2] The race was won by Giovanni Valetti.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3] [4]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Valetti  (ITA)48h 12' 16"
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Arsène Mersch  (LUX)+ 12' 44"
3Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Severino Canavesi  (ITA)+ 16' 20"
4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Werner Buchwalder  [ it ] (SUI)+ 17' 07"
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Leo Amberg  (SUI)+ 18' 10"
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Robert Zimmermann  (SUI)+ 20' 07"
7Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Cesare Del Cancia  (ITA)+ 20' 58"
8Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Ezio Cecchi  (ITA)+ 26' 39"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Hendrickx  (BEL)+ 33' 26"
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Edgar Buchwalder  (SUI)+ 34' 29"

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References

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