GP Suisse, Switzerland

August 25

Preview

The Championship of Zurich is now called GRAND PRIX SUISSE and is raced over a distance this year of 235.2 km. The race will:

Start:    Basel     9.40           (Swiss Time)
Arrival:  Zuerich   15.30/16.15

Strategic points (means more or less climbing):

Location km Approx. Time Approx. Altitude metres Basel 0 9.40 300 Challhoehe 29.1 10.33/10.50 800 Sissach 71.5 11.33/11.53 380 Saalhoehe 89.3 12.17/12.41 780 Aarau 97.7 12.26/12.50 380 Staffelegg 104.4 12.37/13.02 620 Boezen 116.0 12.46/13.11 340 Bueresteighoehe 124.2 13.00/13.27 600 Etzgen 131.6 13.08/13.34 300 Loorholz 150.2 13.40/14.06 510 Tegerfelden 172.9 14.11/14.44 320 Zurzacherberg 175.1 14.15/14.49 530 Fisibach 189.8 14.37/15.14 380 Siglistorf Hoehe 192.2 14.43/15.20 530 Dielsdorf 204.9 14.58/15.43 430 Regensberg Hoehe 208.8 15.08/15.40 620 Huettikon 214.7 15.14/15.44 430 Huettiker 215.6 15.16/15.46 510 Regensdorf 224.6 15.23/15.54 440 Anhoehe Gsteig 230.1 15.28/15.59 510 Zuerich-Oerlikon 235.2 15.33/16.05 440

                	       

Teams and Principal Participants with Starting Numbers:
All 22 world's best teams will participate. 
Not starting: Olano, Rominger, Cipollini, Zabel, probably Rijs 38   

MAPEI-GB:        Museeuw 1 (Leader of Worldcup and Winner of this race last year)
                 Tafi 2, Vandenbroucke 3, Olano 4 ?, Bortolami 6, Ballerini 8
ONCE:            Jalabert 14, Zuelle 18
MG-TECHNOGYM :   Baldato 21, Bartoli 22, Bugno 23, Richard 28
TELEKOM:         Ullrich 37
FESTINA:         Boscardin 41, Brochard 42, Dufaux 43, Vienque 48
GAN:             Heulot 51
GEWISS:          Colombo 64, Zanini 68
POLTI:           Gianetti 72, Leblanc 75, D. Rebellin 77
RABOBANK:        Soerensen 81, Ekimov 82, Bruyneel 83, Breukink 87
PANARIA:         Camenzind 91, Tonkov 97
SAECO:           Fr. Casagrande 101, 
MOTOROLA:        Armstrong 111, Merckx 114, Sciandri 116
TVM:             Hamburger 122, Pulnikov 123
ROSLOTTO:        Fondriest 131, Ferrigato 135, Ugrumov 137
CARRERA:         B.Zberg 141, Chiapucci 141, Zaina 142, Luttenberger 145
BANESTO:         M.Alonso 151, Indurain ?
REFIN:           Colage 161, Puttini 164, Imboden 165
LOTTO:           Sunderland 175, Tschmil 176
KELME:           Escartin 181, Buenahora 183
AKI-GIPEMME:     Konischew 191, Faustini 192
BRESCIALAT:      F.Bontempi 201, Gelfi 203
GLACIAL-SELLE:   Caruso 211, Jolidon 217
MX-ONDA          Wuest 221, Cordes 222
PMU ROMAND       A. Meier 235, R. Meier 236
PETIT CASINO     De las Cuevas 241


Podium since 1981

- 1981:
 1. Breu (Sch)
 2. Rinklin (Ger)
 3. Willems (Bel)

- 1982:
 1.Van der Poel (Ned)
 2. Seiz (Sch)
 3. Prim (Swe)
Winner McKenzie (Nzl) disqualified for failing the drugs test.

- 1983:
 1. Van de Velde (Ned)
 2. Glaus (Sch)
 3. Pirard (Ned)

- 1984:
 1. Anderson (Aus)
 2. Seiz (Sch)
 3. Gavazzi (Ita)

- 1985:
 1. L. Peeters (Bel)
 2. Beccia (Ita)
 3. Bauer (Can)

- 1986:
 1. Da Silva (Por)
 2. Bauer (Can)
 3. Van der Poel (Ned)

- 1987:
 1. Golz (Ger)
 2. Alcala (Mex).
 3. Passera (Ita)

- 1988:
 1. Rooks (Ned)
 2. Sorensen (Den)
 3. Rominger (Sch)

- 1989:
 1. Bauer (Can)
 2. Da Silva (Por)
 3. Golz (Ger)

- 1990:
 1. Mottet (Fra)
 2. LeMond (USA)
 3. Chiappucci (Ita)

- 1991:
 1. Museeuw (Bel)
 2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
 3. Sciandri (Gbr)

- 1992:
 1. Ekimov (Rus)
 2. Armstrong (USA)
 3. Nevens (Bel).

- 1993:
 1. Fondriest (Ita)
 2. Mottet (Fra)
 3. Cenghialta (Ita)

- 1994:
 1. Bortolami (Ita)
 2. Museeuw (Bel)
 3. Fondriest (Ita)

- 1995:
 1. Museeuw (Bel)
 2. Bugno (Ita)
 3. Furlan (Ita)