1947 Tour de Romandie

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.

1947 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates15–18 May 1947
Stages4
Distance771[1] km (479.1 mi)
Winning time20h 55' 27"
Results
  Winner  Désiré Keteleer (BEL)
  Second  Gino Bartali (ITA)
  Third  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Désiré Keteleer (BEL) 20h 55' 27"
2  Gino Bartali (ITA) + 1' 41"
3  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) + 2' 51"
4  Walter Diggelmann (SUI) + 3' 10"
5  Hans Schütz (SUI) + 3' 29"
6  Renzo Zanazzi (ITA) + 3' 35"
7  Prosper Depredomme (ITA) + 3' 54"
8  Gottfried Weilenmann (SUI) + 5' 34"
9  Jean Goldschmit (LUX) + 6' 22"
10  Pierre Brambilla (ITA) + 6' 32"

References
  1. "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. "1er Tour de Romandie 1947". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. "1947 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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