1956 Tour de Romandie

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1956 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates 10–13 May 1956
Stages 4
Distance 819 [1]  km (508.9 mi)
Winning time 21h 52' 18"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Pasquale Fornara  (ITA)
  SecondFlag of Switzerland.svg  Carlo Clerici  (SUI)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland.svg  René Strehler  (SUI)
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The 1956 Tour de Romandie was the tenth edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 10 May to 13 May 1956. The race started and finished in Geneva. [2] The race was won by Pasquale Fornara.

Tour de Romandie cycling road race held in Romandie, Switzerland

The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling.

Geneva Place in Switzerland

Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.

Pasquale Fornara was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that still stands to this day.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Italy.svg  Pasquale Fornara  (ITA)21h 52' 18"
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Carlo Clerici  (SUI) + 54"
3Flag of Switzerland.svg  René Strehler  (SUI) + 1' 11"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Bruno Monti  (ITA) + 1' 16"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Adolfo Grosso  (ITA) + 3' 16"
6Flag of France.svg  Ugo Anzile  (FRA) + 3' 17"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Giudici  (ITA) + 4' 23"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fantini  (ITA) + 4' 27"
9Flag of France.svg  Raymond Reisser  (FRA) + 6' 11"
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Hollenstein  (SUI) + 6' 12"

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References

  1. ↑ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "10ème Tour de Romandie 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. ↑ "1956 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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