News for December 7, 1996


61th Tour de Suisse Route Announced

Stages: June 17th to 26th 1997
                                                                    
June 17 - Prologue  Romanshorn (ITT)	  	  7,2 km
June 18 - Stage 1 - Romanshorn-Basel	  	  190 km
June 19 - Stage 2 - Basel - La Chaux-de-Fonds     193 km
June 20 - Stage 3 - La Chaux-de-Fonds-Kandersteg  185 km (Over the Gurnigel-Pass) 
June 21 - Stage 4 - Spiez-Spiez (ITT)              32 km
June 22 - Stage 5 - Spiez-Bosco Gurin             254 km (Over the passes: Grimsel and Nufenen) 
June 23 - Stage 6 - Locarno-Zug                   193 km (Over the Gotthard-Pass)
June 24 - Stage 7 - Zug-Wetzikon                  164 km
June 25 - Stage 8 - Wetzikon-Davos                189 km
June 26 - Stage 9 - Davos-Zurich                  194 km
                                                  
Total                          			 1601 km