The 1979 Tour de Suisse was the 43rd edition of the
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
cycle race and was held from 13 June to 22 June 1979. The race started in
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
and finished in
Hendschiken
Hendschiken is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lenzburg (district), Lenzburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
Hendschiken is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Hentschikon''. Dur ...
.
The race was won by
Wilfried Wesemael
Wilfried Wesemael (born 31 January 1950) is a former Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the 1979 Tour de Suisse. He also competed in the Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit, individual and Cycling at the 1972 ...
of the
TI–Raleigh
TI–Raleigh was a Dutch professional track cycling and road bicycle racing cycling team, team between 1972 and 1983. In that decade the team won over 900 races. The team was created and led by Peter Post. In his own cycling career, his nickname w ...
team.
General classification
References
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
1979 Super Prestige Pernod
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