Tour de Suisse| Race details |
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| Date | June |
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| Region | Switzerland |
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| English name | Tour of Switzerland |
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| Local name(s) | Tour de Suisse (French) |
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| Discipline | Road race |
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| Competition | UCI ProTour |
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| Type | Stage race |
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| Race director | Christian Pirzer |
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| History |
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| First edition | 1933 |
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| Editions | 71 (as of 2007) |
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| First winner |  Max Bulla |
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| Most wins |  Pasquale Fornara (4 wins) |
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| Most recent |  Vladimir Karpets |
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The Tour de Suisse (English: Tour of Switzerland) is a UCI ProTour stage race held annually in June. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union ( UCI) Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship since then. Along with the Dauphiné Libéré, it is seen as a warm-up and proving ground to the longer Tour de France, which is held every year in July. The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual Cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Like the Tour de France and the Dauphiné Libéré, the Tour de Suisse offers grueling mountain climbs and at least one individual time trial, the type of stages that often determine the winner of the general classification in the Tour de France. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual Cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first An individual time trial (ITT is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French contre la montre - literally "against History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Several recent winners of the Tour de France have also won the Tour de Suisse, including Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. In 2005 the organizers moved the race to an earlier date in June, perhaps to make it more attractive as an alternative to the Dauphiné Libéré. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual Cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first
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