65th Tour de Suisse - 2.HCSwitzerland, June 19 - 28, 20012000 results Stage list Preview Starting list Past winners The Stages
PreviewThis race, together with the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (June 21-28) are the last two remaining Hors Categorie stage races before the Tour de France starts on July 7. Most of the top Tour contenders do either one of these races, and they are also used to select which riders will be on the Tour teams. The Tour de Suisse has a rich tradition, and can probably lay claim to being the fourth most prestigious stage race in the world behind the three Grand Tours. Although another 23 day stage race in June would certainly not fit into the calendar at the moment, people have been discussing about elevating the Tour de Suisse to Grand Tour status. The field this year is interesting, with riders such as Raimondas Rumsas (Fassa Bortolo), Stefano Garzelli and Michele Bartoli (Mapei-Quick Step), Oscar Camenzind and Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Daikin), Lance Armstrong (US Postal), Alexander Vinokourov and Erik Zabel (Telekom), Laurent Dufaux and Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco), David Rebellin (Liquigas), Laurent Jalabert (CSC), and Alex Zülle (Coast) doing more than just making up the numbers. The first stage is a 7.9 kilometre time trial starting in Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. Stage 2 will take riders from Rust to Basle (179 km), then from Reinach to Baar (163 km), Baar to Wildhaus (144 km) with the longest stage on June 23 from Widnau to the Col du Gothard (220.6 km). A key stage will be the mountain time trial (stage 8, June 26) from Sion - Crans/Montana, 25.5 kilometres. Starting at an altitude of 509m, the stage is flat for 10 kilometres before climbing 1000m to Cras Montana in the final 15 kilometres. Several riders, notably Lance Armstrong, have targetted this stage for its similarity to the Grenoble-Chamrousse time trial in the Tour de France, and it should provide a good form guide. The Tour de Suisse finishes on June 28 in Lausanne, home of the UCI and the IOC. Starting ListLampre-Daikin Rabobank 1 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) 11 Beat Zberg (Swi) 2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) 12 Markus Zberg (Swi) 3 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) 13 Grischa Niermann (Ger) 4 Massimo Codol (Ita) 14 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) 5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) 15 Jan Boven (Ned) 6 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) 16 Marc Lotz (Ned) 7 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 17 Geert Verheyen (Bel) 8 Robert Hunter (RSA) 18 Marc Wauters (Bel) Fassa Bortolo Mapei-Quick Step 21 Wladimir Belli (Ita) 31 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) 22 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) 32 Michele Bartoli (Ita) 23 Marco Fincato (Ita) 33 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) 24 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) 34 Andrea Noé (Ita) 25 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) 35 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) 26 Dimitri Konychev (Rus) 36 Paolo Bettini (Ita) 27 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) 37 Scott Mcgrory (Aus) 28 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) 38 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Domo-Farm Frites Cofidis 41 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 51 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) 42 Servais Knaven (Ned) 52 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) 43 Wilfried Peeters (Bel) 53 Claude Lamour (Fra) 44 Robert Mc Ewen (Aus) 54 Peter Farazijn (Bel) 45 Tomas Konecny (Cze) 55 Robert Sassone (Fra) 46 Leif Hoste (Bel) 56 Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) 47 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) 57 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) 48 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) 58 Janek Tombak (Est) Team Deutsche Telekom Liquigas-Pata 61 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) 71 Davide Rebellin (Ita) 62 Erik Zabel (Ger) 72 Fausto Dotti (Ita) 63 Udo Bölts (Ger) 73 Stefano Cattai (Ita) 64 Rolf Aldag (Ger) 74 Daniele Contrini (Ita) 65 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) 75 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) 66 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) 76 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) 67 Andreas Klier (Ger) 77 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) 68 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) 78 Fabio Malberti (Ita) US Postal Service Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola 81 Lance Armstrong (USA) 91 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) 82 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 92 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) 83 Tyler Hamilton (USA) 93 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) 84 George Hincapie (USA) 94 Massimo Donati (Ita) 85 Steffen Kjaergraard (Nor) 95 Nicola Minali (Ita) 86 Christian Vandevelde (USA) 96 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) 87 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) 97 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) 88 Matthew White (Aus) 98 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Saeco-Macchine Per Caffé CSC-World Online 101 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) 111 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 102 Armin Meier (Swi) 112 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) 103 Mirko Celestino (Ita) 113 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) 104 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) 114 Rolf Sörensen (Den) 105 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) 115 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) 106 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) 116 Arvis Piziks (Lat) 107 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) 117 Martin Rittsel (Swe) 108 Francesco Secchari (Ita) 118 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Coast La Francaise Des Jeux 121 Alex Zülle (Swi) 131 Daniel Schnider (Swi) 122 Niki Aebersold (Swi) 132 Frédérique Guesdon (Fra) 123 Sascha Henrix (Ger) 133 Yvon Ledanois (Fra) 124 Rolf Huser (Swi) 134 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) 125 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 135 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) 126 Anton Chantyr (Rus) 136 Christophe Mengin (Fra) 127 Jason Phillips (Aus) 137 Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) 128 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) 138 Franck Perque (Fra) Gerolsteiner Phonak-Hearing Systems 141 Georg Totschnig (Aut) 151 Matthias Buxhofer (Aut) 142 Uwe Peschel (Ger) 152 Bert Grabsch (Ger) 143 René Haselbacher (Aut) 153 Alexandre Moos (Swi) 144 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) 154 Cedric Fragniere (Swi) 145 Ronny Scholz (Ger) 155 Roger Beuchat (Swi) 146 Volker Ordowski (Ger) 156 René Stadelmann (Swi) 147 Marcel Strauss (Swi) 157 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) 148 Peter Wrolich (Aut) 158 Lukas Zumsteg (Swi) Post Swiss Team 161 Reto Bergmann (Swi) 162 Martin Cotar (Cro) 163 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) 164 Christian Heule (Swi) 165 Christian Poos (Lux) 166 Christian Sidler (Swi) 167 Steve Zampieri (Swi) 168 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Past WinnersWinner Second Third 2000 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Dario Frigo (Ita) Wladimir Belli (Ita) 1999 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Gilberto Simoni (Ita) 1998 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Beat Zberg (Swi) Wladimir Belli (Ita) 1997 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Jan Ullrich (Ger) 1996 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gianni Bugno (Ita) 1995 Pawel Tonkov (Rus) Alex Zülle (Swi) Zenon Jaskula (Pol) 1994 Pascal Richard (Swi) Wladimir Pulnikow (Rus) Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) 1993 Marco Saligari (Ita) Rolf Järmann (Swi) Fernando Escartin (Spa) 1992 Giorgio Furlan (Ita) Gianni Bugno (Ita) Fabian Jeker (Swi) 1991 Luc Roosen (Bel) Pascal Richard (Swi) Andrew Hampsten (USA) 1990 Sean Kelly (Irl) Robert Millar (Gb) Andrew Hampsten (USA) 1989 Beat Breu (Swi) Daniel Steiger (Swi) Jörg Müller (Swi) 1988 Helmut Wechselberger (Aut) Steve Bauer (Can) Acacio da Silva (Por) 1987 Andrew Hampsten (USA) Peter Winnen (Ned) Fabio Parra (Col) 1986 Andrew Hampsten (USA) Robert Millar (GB) Greg Lemond (USA) 1985 Phil Anderson (Aus) Niki Rüttimann (Swi) Guido Winterberg (Swi) 1984 Urs Zimmermann (Swi) Silva da Acacio (Por) Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut) 1983 Sean Kelly (Ire) Peter Winnen (Ned) Jean-Marie Grezet (Swi) 1982 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) Theo de Rooy (Ned) Guido van Calster (Bel) 1981 Beat Breu (Swi) Joseph Fuchs (Swi) Leonardo Natale (Ita) 1980 Mario Beggia (Ita) Josef Fuchs (Swi) Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1979 Wilfried Wesemael (Bel) Rudi Pevenage (Bel) Leonardo Mazzantini (Ita) 1978 Paul Wellens (Bel) Ueli Sutter (Swi) Josef Fuchs (Swi) 1977 Michel Pollentier (Bel) Lucien van Impe (Bel) Bert Pronk (Ned) 1976 Hennie Kuiper (Ned) Michel Pollentier (Bel) José Pesarradona (Spa) 1975 Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel) Eddy Merckx (Bel) Louis Pfenninger (Swi) 1974 Eddy Merckx (Bel) Gösta Pettersson (Swe) Louis Pfenninger (Swi) 1973 José-Manuel Fuente (Spa) Donato Giuliani (Ita) Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) 1972 Louis Pfenninger (Swi) Roger Pingeon (Fra) Michele Dancelli (Ita) 1971 Georges Pintens (Bel) Louis Pfenninger (Swi) Ugo Colombo (Ita) 1970 Roberto Poggiali (Ita) Louis Pfenninger (Swi) Primo Mori (Ita) 1969 Vittorio Adorni (Ita) Aurelio Gonzales (Spa) Bernard Vifian (Swi) 1968 Louis Pfenninger (Swi) Robert Hagmann (Swi) Hermann van Springel (Bel) 1967 Gianni Motta (Ita) Rolf Maurer (Swi) Luis-Pedro Santamarina (Spa) 1966 Ambrogio Portalupi (Ita) Carlo Chiappano (Ita) Ruedi Zollinger (Swi) 1965 Franco Bitossi (Ita) Joseph Huysmans (Bel) Marcello Mugnaini (Ita) 1964 Rolf Maurer (Swi) Franco Balmamion (Ita) Italo Zilioli (Ita) 1963 Giuseppe Fezzardi (Ita) Rolf Maurer (Swi) Attilio Moresi (Swi) 1962 Hans Junkermann (Ger) Franco Balmamion (Ita) Aldo Moser (Ita) 1961 Attilio Moresi (Swi) Hilaire Couvreur (Bel) Alfred Rüegg (Swi) 1960 Alfred Rüegg (Swi) Kurt Gimmi (Swi) René Strehler (Swi) 1959 Hans Junkermann (Ger) Henri Anglade (Fra) Federico Bahamontes (Spa) 1958 Pasquale Fornara (Ita) Hans Junkermann (Ger) Nino Catalano (Ita) 1957 Pasquale Fornara (Ita) Edgar Sorgeloos (Bel) Attilio Moresi (Swi) 1956 Rolf Graf (Swi) Fritz Schär (Swi) Joseph Planckaert (Bel) 1955 Hugo Koblet (Swi) Stan Ockers (Bel) Carlo Clerici (Swi) 1954 Pasquale Fornara (Ita) Agostino Coletto (Ita) Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) 1953 Hugo Koblet (Swi) Fritz Schär (Swi) Danilo Barozzi (Ita) 1952 Pasquale Fornara (Ita) Ferdinand Kübler (Swi) Carlo Clerici (Swi) 1951 Ferdinand Kübler (Swi) Hugo Koblet (Swi) Alfredo Martini (Ita) 1950 Hugo Koblet (Swi) Jean Goldschmit (Lux) Aldo Ronconi (Ita) 1949 Gottfried Weilenmann (Swi) Georges Aeschlimann (Swi) Ernst Stettler (Swi) 1948 Ferdinand Kübler (Swi) Giulio Bresci (Ita) Hans Sommer (Swi) 1947 Gino Bartali (Ita) Giulio Bresci (Ita) Stan Ockers (Bel) 1946 Gino Bartali (Ita) Josef Wagner (Swi) Aldo Ronconi (Ita) 1942 Ferdinand Kübler (Swi) Willi Kern (Swi) Fritz Stocker (Swi) 1941 Josef Wagner (Swi) Werner Buchwalder (Swi) Ferdinand Kübler (Swi) 1939 Robert Zimmermann (Swi) Max Bolliger (Swi) Christophe Didier (Lux) 1938 Giovanni Valetti (Ita) Arsène Mersch (Lux) Severino Canavesi (Ita) 1937 Karl Litschi (Swi) Leo Amberg (Swi) Walter Blattmann (Swi) 1936 Henri Garnier (Bel) Gustave Deloor (Bel) Leo Amberg (Swi) 1935 Gaspard Rinaldi (Fra) Leo Amberg (Swi) Henri Garnier (Bel) 1934 Ludwig Geyer (Ger) Léon Level (Fra) Francesco Camusso (Ita) 1933 Max Bulla (Aut) Albert Büchi (Swi) Gaspard Rinaldi (Fra) Past winners from Mario Stiehl, Berlin |