1954 Tour de Suisse

The 1954 Tour de Suisse was the 18th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 7 August to 14 August 1954. The race started and finished in Zürich.[2] The race was won by Pasquale Fornara.

1954 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates7–14 August 1954
Stages7
Distance1,477[1] km (917.8 mi)
Winning time41h 28' 37"
Results
  Winner  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
  Second  Agostino Coletto (ITA)
  Third  Giancarlo Astrua (ITA)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) 41h 28' 37"
2  Agostino Coletto (ITA) + 2' 54"
3  Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) + 3' 36"
4  Bruno Monti (ITA) + 5' 21"
5  Fausto Coppi (ITA) + 5' 32"
6  Marcel Huber (SUI) + 7' 40"
7  Primo Volpi (ITA) + 16' 38"
8  Gilbert Vermotte (BEL) + 17' 52"
9  Armin Russenberger (SUI) + 17' 58"
10  Walter Serena (ITA) + 18' 15"

References
  1. "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "18ème Tour de Suisse 1954". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
  3. "1954 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. "Tour de Suisse 1954". TheSports.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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