Race details | |
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Date | Late March |
Region | Aargau, Switzerland |
English name | Tour of Stausee Klingnau |
Local name(s) | Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau (in German) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | VC Klingnau |
History | |
First edition | 1949 |
Editions | 55 (as of 2005) |
First winner | Fritz Zbinden (SUI) |
Most wins | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) (4 wins) |
Most recent | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) |
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