The 2004 Tour de Suisse was the 68th 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 12 June to 20 June 2004. The race started in

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and finished in

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. The race was won by

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of the

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team.

Teams

Eighteen teams of eight riders started the race: * * * * Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

12 June 2004 -

Beromünster Beromünster is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.Dürrenroth Dürrenroth is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Trachselwald (district), Trachselwald in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern. History Dürrenroth is first mentioned in 1275 ...

to Rheinfelden,

Stage 3

14 June 2004 - Rheinfelden to Juraparc-Vallorbe,

Stage 4

15 June 2004 -

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Bätterkinden Bätterkinden is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Emmental (administrative district), Emmental in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. It is about north of Bern. ...

Stage 5

16 June 2004 - Bätterkinden to

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Stage 6

17 June 2004 -

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to Linthal,

Stage 7

18 June 2004 - Linthal to

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Stage 8

19 June 2004 - Buchs to Bellinzone,

Stage 9

20 June 2004 -

to Lugano, (

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)

General classification

References

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