1979 Tour de Romandie explained

1979 Tour de Romandie
Date:8–13 May 1979
Stages:5 + Prologue
Distance:853.8[1]
Unit:km
Time:21h 49' 26"
First:Giuseppe Saronni
First Nat:ITA
Second:Gianbattista Baronchelli
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Henk Lubberding
Third Nat:NED
Previous:1978
Next:1980

The 1979 Tour de Romandie was the 33rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 8 May to 13 May 1979. The race started in Neuchâtel and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Giuseppe Saronni.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 1' 04"
3+ 1' 08"
4+ 1' 20"
5+ 2' 03"
6+ 2' 27"
7+ 2' 28"
8+ 2' 52"
=9+ 3' 15"
=9+ 3' 15"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 8 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 33ème Tour de Romandie 1979. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050328120828/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_romandie/romandie1979.php. 28 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1979 Tour de Romandie. First Cycling. 8 January 2018.