2002 Tour de Suisse

The 2002 Tour de Suisse was the 66th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 18 June to 27 June 2002. The race started in Lucerne and finished in Biel.[2] The race was won by Alex Zülle of the Coast team.

2002 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates18–27 June 2002
Stages9 + Prologue
Distance1,451[1] km (901.6 mi)
Winning time37h 15' 09"
Results
 Winner Alex Zülle (SUI)(Team Coast)
 Second Piotr Wadecki (POL)(Domo–Farm Frites)
 Third Nicolas Fritsch (FRA)(Française des Jeux)
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Teams

Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:[2][3]


Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2][4][5]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P18 JuneLucerne5.7 km (3.5 mi) Individual time trial  Alex Zülle (SUI)
119 JuneLucerne to Schaffhausen171.9 km (106.8 mi)  Eddy Lembo (FRA)
220 JuneSchaffhausen to Domat/Ems191 km (118.7 mi)  Erik Zabel (GER)
321 JuneDomat/Ems to Samnaun158 km (98.2 mi)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
422 JuneChur to Ambrì160 km (99.4 mi)  Léon van Bon (NED)
523 JuneMeiringen to Meiringen148 km (92.0 mi)  Francesco Casagrande (ITA)
624 JuneInterlaken to Verbier177 km (110 mi)  Alexandre Moos (SUI)
725 JuneMartigny to Vevey170.9 km (106.2 mi)  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP)
826 JuneVevey to Lyss228.9 km (142.2 mi)  Erik Zabel (GER)
927 JuneLyss to Biel34.9 km (21.7 mi) Individual time trial  Tobias Steinhauser (GER)

General classification

Final general classification[2][6][7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1  Alex Zülle (SUI)Team Coast37h 15' 09"
2  Piotr Wadecki (POL)Domo–Farm Frites+ 1' 27"
3  Nicolas Fritsch (FRA)Française des Jeux+ 1' 38"
4  Laurent Dufaux (SUI)Alessio+ 2' 07"
5  Georg Totschnig (AUT)Gerolsteiner+ 2' 26"
6  Pavel Tonkov (RUS)Lampre–Daikin+ 2' 53"
7  Peter Luttenberger (AUT)Tacconi Sport+ 3' 11"
8  Giuseppe Di Grande (ITA)Index–Alexia Alluminio+ 4' 06"
9  Francesco Casagrande (ITA)Fassa Bortolo+ 4' 17"
10  Tadej Valjavec (SLO)Fassa Bortolo+ 4' 19"

References