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 - 10:28
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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