1974 Tour de Suisse

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1974 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates13–21 June 1974
Stages9 + Prologue
Distance1,559 [1]  km (968.7 mi)
Winning time45h 05' 56"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL) (Molteni)
  SecondFlag of Sweden.svg  Gösta Pettersson  (SWE) (Magniflex)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Louis Pfenninger  (SUI) (Zonca)

  PointsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL) (Molteni)
  MountainsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL) (Molteni)
  Team Kas–Kaskol
  1973
1975  

The 1974 Tour de Suisse was the 38th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 13 June to 21 June 1974. The race started in Gippingen and finished in Olten. [2] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3] [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL) Molteni 45h 05' 56"
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Gösta Pettersson  (SWE) Magniflex + 58"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Louis Pfenninger  (SUI) Zonca + 2' 25"
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Vicente López  (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 3' 01"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Costantino Conti  (ITA) Zonca + 3' 40"
6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Gonzalo Aja  (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 3' 50"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Bitossi  (ITA) Scic + 4' 23"
8Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Santiago Lazcano  (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 5' 59"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Battaglin  (ITA) Jollj Ceramica + 6' 00"
10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Erich Spahn  (SUI) Zonca + 8' 15"

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References

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  2. 1 2 "38ème Tour de Suisse 1974". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
  3. "1974 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. "Tour de Suisse 1974". TheSports.org. Retrieved 22 December 2017.