Tour de Suisse at 75
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August 10, 1939: on the Gotthard Pass, stage Lucerne to Lugano. Keystone -
July 1, 1950: near Walenstadt. Keystone -
August 28, 1934: at the station on the Brünig Pass, stage Lucerne to Lausanne. Keystone -
August 31, 1934: in canton Solothurn, stage Bern to Basel. Keystone -
June 22, 1956: ascent at San Bernardino, stage Bellinzona to Chur. Keystone -
August 31, 1934: stage Bern to Basel. Keystone -
August 16, 1947: transit during the stage Siebnen to Vaduz. Keystone -
June 17, 1952: Swiss cyclist Walter Bucher falls during the stage Adelboden to Monthey. Keystone -
August 9, 1939: stage Thun to Lucerne. Keystone -
June 24, 1950: information board giving an udpate on the race at Huttwil, canton Bern, stage Zurich to Winterthur. Keystone -
July 1, 1950: the Swiss Max Meier on the Flüela Pass. Keystone -
June 15, 1959: the German Hennes Junkermann on the ascent to the Lukmanier Pass, stage Siebnen to Bellinzona. Keystone -
August 6, 1938: stage Bern to Schaffhausen. Keystone -
August 8, 1939: the Swiss Robert Zimmermann, the later Tour winner, on the stage Sion to Thun. Keystone -
June 29, 1953: the Swiss Ferdi Kübler on the stage Lucerne to Bellinzona. Keystone
Looking back at the legendary cycling race.
This content was published on June 8, 2011
The Tour de Suisse is Switzerland's biggest sporting event and a cycling classic. It is taking place for the 75th time in 2011. (All pictures: Keystone/Photopress-Archiv)
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