1941 Tour de Suisse

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1941 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates 23–24 August 1941
Stages 3
Distance 607 [1]  km (377.2 mi)
Winning time 16h 59' 19"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Switzerland.svg  Josef Wagner  (SUI)
  SecondFlag of Switzerland.svg  Werner Buchwalder  (it ) (SUI)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland.svg  Ferdinand Kübler  (SUI)
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1942  →

The 1941 Tour de Suisse was the eighth edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 23 August to 24 August 1941. The race started and finished in Zürich. [2] The race was won by Josef Wagner.

Tour de Suisse cycling road race held in Switzerland

The Tour de Suisse 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.

Zürich Place in Switzerland

Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 409,000 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.

Josef Wagner was a Swiss cyclist.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Josef Wagner  (SUI)16h 59' 19"
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Werner Buchwalder  (it ) (SUI) + 0"
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ferdinand Kübler  (SUI) + 11' 42"
4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Maag  (SUI) + 16' 22"
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Knecht  (SUI) + 20' 53"
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  André Hardegger  (SUI) + 24' 06"
7Flag of Switzerland.svg  Walter Diggelmann  (SUI) + 30' 05"
8Flag of Switzerland.svg  Robert Zimmermann  (SUI) + 30' 44"
9Flag of Switzerland.svg  Fritz Saladin  (SUI) + 37' 14"
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Karl Wyss  (SUI) + 38' 52"

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References

  1. ↑ "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "8ème Tour de Suisse 1941". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
  3. ↑ "1941 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tour de Suisse 1941". TheSports.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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