1938 Tour de Suisse

1938 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates6–14 August 1938
Stages8
Distance1,683[1] km (1,046 mi)
Winning time48h 12' 16"
Results
  Winner  Giovanni Valetti (ITA)
  Second  Arsène Mersch (LUX)
  Third  Severino Canavesi (ITA)
← 1937
1939 →

The 1938 Tour de Suisse was the sixth edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 6 August to 14 August 1938. The race started and finished in Bern.[2] The race was won by Giovanni Valetti.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Giovanni Valetti (ITA) 48h 12' 16"
2  Arsène Mersch (LUX) + 12' 44"
3  Severino Canavesi (ITA) + 16' 20"
4  Werner Buchwalder [it] (SUI) + 17' 07"
5  Leo Amberg (SUI) + 18' 10"
6  Robert Zimmermann (SUI) + 20' 07"
7  Cesare Del Cancia (ITA) + 20' 58"
8  Ezio Cecchi (ITA) + 26' 39"
9  Albert Hendrickx (BEL) + 33' 26"
10  Edgar Buchwalder (SUI) + 34' 29"

References

  1. ^ "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "6ème Tour de Suisse 1938". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
  3. ^ "1938 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Tour de Suisse 1938". TheSports.org. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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