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{{Infobox Cycling race
| name          = Tour de Suisse
| image         = 
| date          = June
| region        = Switzerland
| english       = Tour of Switzerland
| localnames    = Tour de Suisse {{fr icon}}
| nickname      = 
| discipline    = Road race
| competition   = UCI ProTour
| type          = Stage race
| organiser     = 
| director      = Christian Pirzer
| first         = 1933
| number        = 72 (as of 2008)
| last          = 
| firstwinner   = {{flagiconAUT}} Max Bulla
| mostwins      = {{flagiconITA}} Pasquale Fornara (4 wins)
| mostrecent    = {{flagiconCZE}} Roman Kreuziger
|}


The '''Tour de Suisse''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Tour of Switzerland'') is a [[UCI ProTour]] [[road bicycle racing|stage race]] held annually in June.  The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship.  With the [[Dauphiné Libéré]], it is a proving ground for the [[Tour de France]].  Like the [[Tour de France]] and the [[Dauphiné Libéré]], the Tour de Suisse offers mountain climbs and at least one [[individual time trial]], stages that often determine the winner of the [[Tour de France]]. Several recent winners of the [[Tour de France]] have also won the Tour de Suisse, including [[Eddy Merckx]], [[Lance Armstrong]] and [[Jan Ullrich]].  In [[2005]] the organizers moved the race to earlier in June. 
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==Past winners==
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1933|name=[[Max Bulla]]|nat=AUT|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1934|name=[[Ludwig Geyer (cyclist)|Ludwig Geyer]]|nat=GER|natvar=Nazi|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1935|name=[[Gaspard Rinaldi]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1936|name=[[Henri Garnier]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1937|name=[[Karl Litschi]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1938|name=[[Giovanni Valetti]]|nat=ITA|natvar=1861|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1939|name=[[Robert Zimmermann (cyclist)|Robert Zimmermann]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1940}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1941|name=[[Josef Wagner (bicyclist)|Josef Wagner]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1942|name=[[Ferdi Kübler]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1943}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1944}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1945}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1946|name=[[Gino Bartali]]|nat=ITA|natvar=1861|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1947|name=[[Gino Bartali]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1948|name=[[Ferdi Kübler]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1949|name=[[Gottfried Weilenmann]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1950|name=[[Hugo Koblet]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1951|name=[[Ferdi Kübler]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1952|name=[[Pasquale Fornara]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1953|name=[[Hugo Koblet]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1954|name=[[Pasquale Fornara]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1955|name=[[Hugo Koblet]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1956|name=[[Rolf Graf]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1957|name=[[Pasquale Fornara]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1958|name=[[Pasquale Fornara]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1959|name=[[Hans Junkermann]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1960|name=[[Alfred Ruegg]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1961|name=[[Attilio Moresi]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1962|name=[[Hans Junkermann]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1963|name=[[Giuseppe Fezzardi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1964|name=[[Rolf Maurer]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1965|name=[[Franco Botossi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1966|name=[[Ambrogio Portalupi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1967|name=[[Gianni Motta]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1968|name=[[Louis Pfenninger]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1969|name=[[Vittorio Adorni]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1970|name=[[Roberto Poggiali]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1971|name=[[Georges Pintens]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1972|name=[[Louis Pfenninger]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1973|name=[[José-Manuel Fuente]]|nat=ESP|natvar=1939|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1974|name=[[Eddy Merckx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Molteni]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1975|name=[[Roger De Vlaeminck]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Perfetti Van Melle|Perfetti Van Melle]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1976|name=[[Hennie Kuiper]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[TI-Raleigh]]|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1977|name=[[Michel Pollentier]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Flandria-Velda]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1978|name=[[Paul Wellens (cyclist)|Paul Wellens]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1979|name=[[Wilfried Wesemael]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1980|name=[[Mario Beccia]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1981|name=[[Beat Breu]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1982|name=[[Giuseppe Saronni]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=Del Tongo|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1983|name=[[Seán Kelly (cyclist)|Seán Kelly]]|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=Sem-France Lore|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1984|name=[[Urs Zimmermann]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1985|name=[[Phil Anderson]]|nat=AUS|natvar=|team=Panasonic|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1986|name=[[Andy Hampsten]]|nat=USA|natvar=|team=[[La Vie Claire]]|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1987|name=[[Andy Hampsten]]|nat=USA|natvar=|team=[[7-Eleven Cycling Team|7 Eleven Progetto Sunrise]]|teamnat=USA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1988|name=[[Helmut Wechselberger]]|nat=AUT|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1989|name=[[Beat Breu]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1990|name=[[Seán Kelly (cyclist)|Seán Kelly]]|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[PDM-Concorde]]|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1991|name=[[Luc Roosen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1992|name=[[Giorgio Furlan]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1993|name=[[Marco Saligari]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1994|name=[[Pascal Richard]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1995|name=[[Pavel Tonkov]]|nat=RUS|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1996|name=[[Peter Luttenberger]]|nat=AUT|natvar=|team=[[Carrera (cycling team)|Carrera Jeans]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1997|name=[[Christophe Agnolutto]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Casino (cycling team)|Casino]]|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1998|name=[[Stefano Garzelli]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Mercatone Uno]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1999|name=[[Francesco Casagrande]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Vini Caldirola]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2000|name=[[Oscar Camenzind]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[Lampre-Daikin]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2001|name=[[Lance Armstrong]]|nat=USA|natvar=|team=[[U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team|U.S. Postal]]|teamnat=USA|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2002|name=[[Alex Zülle]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[Team Coast]]|teamnat=GER|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2003|name=[[Alexandre Vinokourov]]|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team=[[Team Telekom]]|teamnat=GER|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2004|name=[[Jan Ullrich]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=[[T-Mobile Team]]|teamnat=GER|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2005 Tour de Suisse|2005]]|name=[[Aitor González]]|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[Euskaltel-Euskadi]]|teamnat=ESP|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2006 Tour de Suisse|2006]]|name=[[Jan Ullrich]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=[[T-Mobile Team]]|teamnat=GER|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2007 Tour de Suisse|2007]]|name=[[Vladimir Karpets]]|nat=RUS|natvar=|team=[[Caisse d'Epargne]]|teamnat=ESP|teamnatvar=}}
{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2008 Tour de Suisse|2008]]|name=[[Roman Kreuziger]]|nat=CZE|natvar=|team=[[Liquigas]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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== External links ==
* [http://www.tds.ch Official Tour de Suisse site (in French and German)]
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/etapes/tour_de_suisse.php Complete Tour de Suisse results (in French)]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/765760@N20/ Flickr Group with photos related to the Tour de Suisse]
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