1947 Tour de Romandie explained

1947 Tour de Romandie
Date:15–18 May 1947
Stages:4
Distance:771[1]
Unit:km
Time:20h 55' 27"
First:Désiré Keteleer
First Nat:BEL
Second:Gino Bartali
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Ferdinand Kübler
Third Nat:SUI
Next:1948

The 1947 Tour de Romandie was the inaugural edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 15 May to 18 May 1947. The race started and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Désiré Keteleer.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 1' 41"
3+ 2' 51"
4+ 3' 10"
5+ 3' 29"
6+ 3' 35"
7+ 3' 54"
8+ 5' 34"
9+ 6' 22"
10+ 6' 32"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 8 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 1er Tour de Romandie 1947. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050328120612/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_romandie/romandie1947.php. 28 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1947 Tour de Romandie. First Cycling. 8 January 2018.