2011 Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse was first held in 1933 and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné it is an important lead up race to the Tour de France. The Tour de Suisse includes tough mountain climbs and at least one individual time trial. Famous winers include the likes of Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich.
The Stages Date Start Finish KM 11.06.11 Lugano Lugano 7.3 12.06.11 Airolo Crans-Montana 149 13.06.11 Brig-Glis Grindelwald 107.6 14.06.11 Grindelwald Huttwil 198.4 15.06.11 Huttwil Tobel-Tägerschen 204.2 16.06.11 Tobel-Tägerschen Triesenberg / Malbun (FL) 157.7 17.06.11 Vaduz (FL) Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis (AUT) 222.8 18.06.11 Tübach Schaffhausen 167.3 19.06.11 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 32.1
Previous Winners 2000 Oscar Camenzind (SUI) Lampre-Daikin 2001 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 2002 Alex Zülle (SUI) Team Coast 2003 Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Team Telekom 2004 Jan Ullrich (GER) T-Mobile Team 2005 Aitor González (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2006 Jan Ullrich (GER) T-Mobile Team 2007 Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 2008 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 2009 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team Saxo Bank 2010 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank
The Stages Date Start Finish KM 11.06.11 Lugano Lugano 7.3 12.06.11 Airolo Crans-Montana 149 13.06.11 Brig-Glis Grindelwald 107.6 14.06.11 Grindelwald Huttwil 198.4 15.06.11 Huttwil Tobel-Tägerschen 204.2 16.06.11 Tobel-Tägerschen Triesenberg / Malbun (FL) 157.7 17.06.11 Vaduz (FL) Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis (AUT) 222.8 18.06.11 Tübach Schaffhausen 167.3 19.06.11 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 32.1
Previous Winners 2000 Oscar Camenzind (SUI) Lampre-Daikin 2001 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 2002 Alex Zülle (SUI) Team Coast 2003 Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) Team Telekom 2004 Jan Ullrich (GER) T-Mobile Team 2005 Aitor González (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2006 Jan Ullrich (GER) T-Mobile Team 2007 Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 2008 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 2009 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team Saxo Bank 2010 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank