1979 Tour de Romandie
| Race details | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 8–13 May 1979 | |||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | |||||||||
| Distance | 853.8[1] km (530.5 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 49' 26" | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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The 1979 Tour de Romandie was the 33rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 8 May to 13 May 1979. The race started in Neuchâtel and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Giuseppe Saronni.
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) |
21h 49' 26" | |
| 2 | Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) |
+ 1' 04" | |
| 3 |  Henk Lubberding (NED) |
+ 1' 08" | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Stefan Mutter (SUI) |
+ 1' 20" | |
| 5 |  Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) |
+ 2' 03" | |
| 6 | Silvano Contini (ITA) |
+ 2' 27" | |
| 7 |  Michel Laurent (FRA) |
+ 2' 28" | |
| 8 | Wladimiro Panizza (ITA) |
+ 2' 52" | |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Claude Criquielion (BEL) |
+ 3' 15" | |
| 10 |  Knut Knudsen (NOR) |
+ 3' 15" | |
| Source: [2][3] | |||
References
- ↑ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- 1 2 "33ème Tour de Romandie 1979". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
- ↑ "1979 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 8 January 2018.