1960 Tour de Romandie

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1960 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates 12–15 May 1960
Stages 4
Distance 722 [1]  km (448.6 mi)
Winning time 19h 21' 31"
Results
  WinnerFlag of France.svg  Louis Rostollan  (FRA)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Édouard Delberghe  (FRA)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Hoevenaers  (BEL)
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The 1960 Tour de Romandie was the 14th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 12 May to 15 May 1960. The race started and finished in Nyon. [2] The race was won by Louis Rostollan.

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.

Nyon Place in Vaud, Switzerland

Nyon[njɔ̃] is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and is the seat of the district of Nyon. The town has a population of 20,533 and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 Motorway and the railways of the Arc Lémanique.

Louis Rostollan is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1958 until 1967, winning the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1958 and the Tour de Romandie in 1960 and 1961.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of France.svg  Louis Rostollan  (FRA)19h 21' 31"
2Flag of France.svg  Édouard Delberghe  (FRA) + 2' 26"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Hoevenaers  (BEL) + 4' 20"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Ezio Pizzoglio  (ITA) + 10' 53"
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Attilio Moresi  (SUI) + 11' 54"
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Kurt Gimmi  (SUI) + 13' 54"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Conterno  (ITA) + 14' 28"
8Flag of France.svg  Jacques Anquetil  (FRA) + 15' 04"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Romeo Venturelli  (ITA) + 15' 18"
10Flag of France.svg  André Darrigade  (FRA) + 16' 26"

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References

  1. ↑ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "12ème Tour de Romandie 1960". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. ↑ "1960 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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