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| Dates | 8–13 May 2001 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 719.3 [1] km (447.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 59' 54" | ||||||||||||
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The 2001 Tour de Romandie was the 55th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 8 May to 13 May 2001. The race started in Pfaffnau and finished in Geneva. [2] The race was won by Dario Frigo of the Fassa Bortolo team.
Final general classification [2] [3] [4]
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The 1992 Tour de Romandie was the 46th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 5 May to 10 May 1992. The race started in Fribourg and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Andrew Hampsten of the Motorola team.
The 1983 Tour de Romandie was the 37th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 3 May to 8 May 1983. The race started in Bulle and finished in Vernier. The race was won by Stephen Roche of the Peugeot team.
The 1987 Tour de Romandie was the 41st edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 5 May to 10 May 1987. The race started in Bernex and finished in Chandolin. The race was won by Stephen Roche of the Carrera team.
The 1980 Tour de Romandie was the 34th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 6 May to 11 May 1980. The race started in Meyrin and finished in Fribourg. The race was won by Bernard Hinault of the Renault team.
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The 2003 Tour de Romandie was the 57th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 29 April to 4 May 2003. The race started in Geneva and finished in Lausanne. The race was won by Tyler Hamilton of the CSC team.
The 1999 Tour de Romandie was the 53rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 4 May to 9 May 1999. The race started in Bernex and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.
The 1988 Tour de Romandie was the 42nd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 10 May to 15 May 1988. The race started in La Chaux-de-Fonds and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Gerard Veldscholten of the Weinmann team.
The 1989 Tour de Romandie was the 43rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 9 May to 14 May 1989. The race started in Plan-les-Ouates and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Phil Anderson of the TVM team.
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The 1996 Tour de Romandie was the 50th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 6 May to 12 May 1996. The race started in Basel and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the Mapei team.
The 1997 Tour de Romandie was the 51st edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 6 May to 11 May 1997. The race started in Kriegstetten and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Pavel Tonkov of the Mapei team.
The 1982 Tour de Romandie was the 36th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 4 May to 9 May 1982. The race started in Meyrin and finished in Neuchâtel. The race was won by Jostein Wilmann of the Capri Sonne team.
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