1949 Tour de Romandie explained

1949 Tour de Romandie
Date:12–15 May 1949
Stages:4
Distance:858[1]
Unit:km
Time:25h 00' 41"
First:Gino Bartali
First Nat:ITA
Second:Ferdinand Kübler
Second Nat:SUI
Third:Settimio Simonini
Third Nat:ITA
Previous:1948
Next:1950

The 1949 Tour de Romandie was the third edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 12 May to 15 May 1949. The race started and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Gino Bartali.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 1' 24"
3+ 4' 55"
4+ 5' 39"
5+ 9' 06"
6+ 11' 14"
7+ 11' 57"
8+ 13' 39"
9+ 13' 46"
10+ 14' 14"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 8 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 3ème Tour de Romandie 1949. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050328120620/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_romandie/romandie1949.php. 28 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1949 Tour de Romandie. First Cycling. 8 January 2018.