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Tour de Suisse 2011 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Levi Leipheimer wins the 2011 Tour de Suisse by erasing a 1:59 deficit to Damiano Cunego on the final day 32 km ITT. His 'biggest win ever' at the ripe racing age of 38.  Big Photos from all 9 Stages — sirotti/reuters |
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News and Updates for Tour de Suisse 2011
June 16 update:Overlapping the Tour de Suisse through Sunday is the
Route du Sud 2011 (2.1 French Pyrenees, June 16-19). Big photos and video highlights every day. Race info and official startlist now posted. Stage 9 results: Levi Leipheimer knocks off Damiano Cuengo beating him by 2:03 with a 3rd place ITT performance
10 Big Photos from Stage 9 — sirotti/reutersStage 8 results 1 Fabian CANCELLARA Team Leopard-Trek 41:01.170 2 Andreas KLÖDEN Team RadioShack + 0:09 3 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack + 0:13 4 Nelson OLIVEIRA Team RadioShack + 0:25 5 Tom DANIELSON Team Garmin - Cervelo + 0:38 6 Gustav LARSSON Saxo Bank SunGard + 0:41 7 Jakob FUGLSANG Team Leopard-Trek + 0:44 8 Thomas DE GENDT Vacansoleil - DCM + 0:48 9 Chris FROOME Sky Procycling + 1:02 10 Christian VANDEVELDE Garmin-Cervelo + 1:04 Final general classification 1 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack 31:45:02 2 Damiano CUNEGO Lampre - ISD + 0:04 3 Steven KRUIJSWIJK Rabobank + 1:02 4 Jakob FUGLSANG Team Leopard-Trek + 1:10 5 Bauke MOLLEMA Rabobank + 2:05 6 Mathias FRANK BMC Racing + 2:24 7 Frank SCHLECK Team Leopard-Trek + 2:35 8 Laurens TEN DAM Rabobank + 3:11 9 Tom DANIELSON Garmin - Cervelo + 3:17 10 Maxime MONFORT Leopard-Trek + 4:12
Full/Official Stage 9 Results — tds.ch
Leipheimer erases deficit to Cunego, wins overall
— cyclingnewsLeipheimer wins Tour de Suisse, as Cancellara takes final TT — velonewsLeipheimer wins Tour de Suisse with strong time trial effort — velonation 10 Big Photos from Stage 9 — sirotti/reutersKruijswijk calls Tour de Suisse [success] better than Giro d'Italia
— cyclingnewsLevi Leipheimer celebrates his ‘biggest win ever’ — velonewsJune 18 update: So we've reached the final day where it is usual for an individual time-trial to decide this year's race. This year we have a lumpy, somewhat technical 32 km course around Schaffhausen, yesterday's stage 8 finish. The course suits Levi Leipheimer well who sits 2 minutes back of race leader Damiano Cunego. Tune in to say whether Levi can leap onto the top step of the podium on the final day like Frank Schleck did last year. Update: Its windy, non-technical strong man's course. — Steve
Stage 9 Start Order and Times
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 8 results: Peter Sagan (Liquigas), the youngest rider in the race, wins his second stage this week
14 Big Photos from Stage 8 — sirotti/reutersStage 8 results 1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:52:00 2 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 3 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky 4 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo 6 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar 7 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep 8 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky 9 Simon Clarke (Aus) Astana 10 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad General classification after Stage 8 1 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 31:01:49 2 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank + 1:36 3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek + 1:41 4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) RadioShack + 1:59 5 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank + 2:11 6 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek + 2:38
Full/Official Stage 8 Results — tds.chSagan sprints to second stage win
— cyclingnewsCunego stringe il giallo
E adesso la crono decisiva — gazzetta.it 14 Big Photos from Stage 8 — sirotti/reutersJune 17 update: The flat finish in Schaffhausen will likely be the only field sprint of this year's race. It could be a little dodgy though if rain materializes as forecasted.
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 7 results: Thomas De Gendt solos the final climb to give Vacansoleil-DCM their second win this week; no changes at the top of the gc
14 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/reutersStage 7 results 1 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro 5:38:42 2 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek + 0:35 3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar + 0:48 4 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo + 0:51 5 Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team + 0:54 6 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM + 1:33 7 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto + 1:34 8 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM + 2:30 9 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing 10 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard General classification after Stage 7 1 Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) 27:09:49 2 Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) + 1:23 3 Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) + 1:36 4 Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek) + 1:41 5 Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) + 1:59 6 Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard-Trek) + 2:38 7 Mathias Frank (BMC) + 3:10 8 Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) 9 Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) 10 Tejay Van Garderen (HTC) + 3:22
Full/Official Stage 7 Results — tds.chDe Gendt caps long break with solo win
— cyclingnewsDe Gendt triomfeert in Ronde van Zwitserland
— sporza.beSchleck misses win at Tour de Suisse, but happy with mountain test — velonews
Verslag/Highlights Stage 7
(01:17 Flemish) — sporza.be 14 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/reutersMollema pledges revenge for Leopard Trek tactics after puncture — velonation
Michael Albasini won the strung finish at Serfaus in 2009
June 16 update: Stage 7 has the distinction of neither starting or finishing in Switzerland yet the majority of the route is in the homeland. Starting from Vaduz Liechtenstein, the peloton will head south back into Switzerland, do a west-to-east arc through well-known spots such as Chur and Davos before heading north across the border into Austria for the cat 1 ski resort finish at Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. So don't forget your passport!
In addition to the cat 1 finish, there is the hors categorie Flüelapass (13 km @ 6.3% - profile) at the midpoint of the stage. The finishing climb to Serfaus (profile) averages 9% for 5 km before leveling out for the final 4 to 5 km. The Tour de Suisse visited Serfus just two years ago when Michael Albasini won ahead of Fabian Cancellara and Damiano Cunego. Riders were strung out at the finish (see photo above), but the top 15 received the same time so expect Friday's Stage 7 to come back together during the final 4-5 km when it flattens out at the top. — Steve
Serfaus Host Site — serfaus-fiss-ladis.at
2009 Big Photos from the TdS St 5 Finish at Serfaus — sirotti
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 results: Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) leaps clear in the final 3 km of the 14 km Malbun climb for his first pro win
20 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/reutersStage 6 results 1 Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) 4:12:03 2 Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) + 0:09 3 Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) + 0:18 4 Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) + 0:21 5 Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) 6 Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek) + 0:30 7 Mathias Frank (BMC) 8 Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) + 1:19 9 Jacob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) + 1:27 10 Tom Danielson (Garmin-Cervelo) + 1:42 General classification after Stage 6 1 Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) 2 Bauke MOLLEMA (Rabobank) + 1:23 3 Steven KRUIJSWIJK (Rabobank) + 1:36 4 Frank SCHLECK Team (Leopard-Trek) + 1:41 5 Levi LEIPHEIMER (RadioShack) + 1:59
Full/Official Stage 6 Results — tds.chKruijswijk climbs to stage win — cyclingnewsRitzege Kruijswijk in Zwitserland — nos.nlSoler airlifted from Tour de Suisse after crash
— cyclingnews 20 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/reutersAndy Schleck dropped in Tour de Suisse mountains
— cyclingnewsKruijswijk confirms climbing talent in Tour de Suisse
— cyclingnewsJune 16 update: Stage 6 is a rolling stage until we get to the hardest climb at this year's Tour de Suisse, the HC summit finish at Triesenberg/Malbun (14.4 km at 8.6%) in Liechtenstein. The last km is 12.5%. The Tour de Suisse last finished in Malbun in 2004, here's the cyclingnews race report: Totschnig wins; Jeker in gold after Ullrich falters on final climb. Look to last year's overall winner, Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek), to finally leap into action on Thursday. The finishing climb suits him and he finished 3rd in Malbun in 2004 so he'll know it well. — Steve
Malbun Finish Climb Profile (14.4 km at 8.6%) — cyclingcols
3D Google Earth Tour of the Triesenberg Malbun (HC) — cyclingthealps
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 results: Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil-DCM) edges Oscar Freire after a narrow sprint finish with a lot of bumping
11 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/reutersStage 5 results 1 Borut BOZIC SLO/VCD 4:04:48 2 Oscar FREIRE GOMEZ ESP/RAB 3 Peter SAGAN SVK/LIQ 4 Tejay VAN GARDEREN USA/THR 5 Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL ESP/MOV 6 Marco MARCATO ITA/VCD 7 Anthony RAVARD FRA/ALM 8 Linus GERDEMANN GER/LEO 9 Greg VAN AVERMAET BEL/BMC 10 Ben SWIFT GBR/SKY General classification after Stage 5 1. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) 2 Juan Mauricio SOLER Movistar Team + 00:54 3 Bauke MOLLEMA Rabobank + 01:16
Full/Official Stage 5 Results — tds.chTight teamwork nets Bozic a stage win
— cyclingnewsSlovenia's Borut Bozic breaks down in tears after Swiss stage win — guardian.co.uk 11 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/reutersMark Cavendish in shock move to join Bradley Wiggins at Team Sky in 2012 — dailymail.co.ukJune 15 update: It's true, even the sprint stages at the Tour de Suisse aren't easy. Yesterday's "sprint stage" unhitched a bunch of sprinters before they could strut their stuff. It's just not the lumps that take their toll, its the narrow twisty roads that string out the nervous field. Stage 5 has its fair share of lumps too including four cat 3 or cat 4 climbs on the way to Tobel-Tägerschen, a tiny village in the far north part of Switzerland in the Zurich area. Yesterday's stage 4 finish averaged 2% for 2 km, but stage 5 will be slightly easier averaging just under 2% (1.8%) for the final km so expect more sprinters to keep in the fold today. Like Stage 4, there will be a finishing circuit. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 results: The World Champ, Thor Hushovd (Garmin), gets his first win of the year ahead of yesterday's mountain stage winner, Peter Sagan
17 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/reutersStage 4 results 1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Garmin-Cervelo 4:46:05 2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 3 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM + 0:02 4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar 5 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 6 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana 7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing 9 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling 10 Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp General classification after Stage 4 1. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) 2 Juan Mauricio SOLER Movistar Team + 00:54 3 Bauke MOLLEMA Rabobank + 01:16
Full/Official Stage 4 Results — tds.chHushovd thunders to first win of the year in Huttwil
— cyclingnewsHushovd wint voor het eerst in regenboogtrui
— sporza.beThor Hushovd finally shows his colours — velonation 17 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/reuters Verslag:
Hushovd Is De Snelste In De Vierde Rit Ronde Van Zwitserland (01:02 Flemish) — sporza.beJune 14 update: Stage 4 is the first opportunity for the sprinters as we make our way to the northern part of Switzerland. There is however a cat 2 climb in the first half of the stage after leaving yesterday's finish in Grindelwald and a cat 3 climb on the finishing circuit in Huttwil ridden twice. The last 2 km are slighly uphill averaging 2%. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 results: Amazing Stage. Damiano Cunego nipped at the line by Peter Sagan after a heroic effort; Cunego now in Yellow
25 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/reutersStage 3 results 1 Peter SAGAN Liquigas-Cannondale 3:09:47 2 Damiano CUNEGO Lampre - ISD 3 Jakob FUGLSANG Team Leopard-Trek + 00:21 4 Laurens TEN DAM Rabobank 5 Giampaolo CARUSO Katusha Team + 00:48 6 Tejay VAN GARDEREN HTC - Highroad + 01:04 7 Frank SCHLECK Team Leopard-Trek 8 Bauke MOLLEMA Rabobank 9 Juan Mauricio SOLER Movistar Team 10 Francis DE GREEF Omega Pharma - Lotto 11 Steven KRUIJSWIJK Rabobank 12 Danilo DI LUCA Katusha Team + 01:24 13 Tom DANIELSON Team Garmin - Cervelo + 01:26 14 Linus GERDEMANN Team Leopard-Trek + 01:28 15 Jan BAKELANTS Omega Pharma - Lotto + 01:42 16 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack 17 Mathias FRANK BMC Racing Team + 02:02 18 Maxime MONFORT Team Leopard-Trek 19 Johann TSCHOPP BMC Racing Team 20 Branislau SAMOILAU Movistar Team + 02:49 General classification after Stage 3 1. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) 7:43:16 2 Juan Mauricio SOLER Movistar Team + 00:54 3 Bauke MOLLEMA Rabobank + 01:16 4 Laurens TEN DAM Rabobank + 01:19 5 Tejay VAN GARDEREN HTC - Highroad + 01:21
Full/Official Stage 3 Results — tds.chSagan tops Cunego in Grindelwald
— cyclingnewsSvizzera, Cunego in giallo
La terza tappa è di Sagan — gazzetta.itSagan klopt Cunego, de nieuwe leider in Zwitersland
— sporza.beFreire to abandon Tour de Suisse for sinus surgery
— cyclingnewsSagan schlägt Cunego ein Schnippchen
— tourdesuisse.chRubens Bertogliati: “That’s [Grosse Scheidegg] the hardest climb in Switzerland”
— velonationShorter stages provoke better racing? — neilbrowne Winner's Interview (01:27 Italian) — tds.ch Yellow Jersey Interview (00:57 Italian) — tds.ch 25 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/reuters
The steephill.tv webmaster has fond memories of the Grimselpass from a gorgeous July day in 2002
(photos courtesy of Skip Lauderbaugh)
June 13 update: Stage 2 is another short mountain stage with a HC and a Cat 1 climb in store, but this time we'll have a descending finish into Grindelwald, a pictureque tourist and adventure village in the Bernese Alps. The stage is just 108 km long.
Yours truly has fond memories of the first big climb, the Grimselpass at km 50. Back in July 2002 on a simply gorgeous day, I cycled this area (along with the Furkapass). Definitely, one of the best days I ever spent on a bike. Amazing scenery and switchbacks in perfect weather. — Steve
3D Google Earth Tour of the Grimselpass (Cat 1) — cyclingthealps
3D Google Earth Tour of Grosse Scheidegg (HC) — cyclingthealps
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 results: Juan Mauricio Soler (Movistar) wins his first race in four years
17 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added) — sirotti/reutersStage 2 results 1 Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar Team 4:23:20 2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD + 0:12 3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team + 0:16 5 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank + 0:18 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack + 0:34 7 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad + 0:36 8 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team + 0:39 9 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale + 0:47 10 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank General classification after Stage 2 1 Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar Team 4:33:19 2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD + 0:16 3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team + 0:22 4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad + 0:27 5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek + 0:31
Full/Official Stage 2 Results — tds.chSoler climbs to stage win atop Crans-Montana
— cyclingnewsJuan Mauricio Soler takes over Tour de Suisse lead — velonewsSoler dedicates his Suisse win to Tondo
— cyclingnews 17 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added) — sirotti/reutersJune 11 update: Stage 1 is the first of four mountain stages. It starts with the HC Nufenenpass, the high point of this year's race (2480m) right after leaving the start in Airolo. The 148 km course finishes with the Cat 1 climb to Crans-Montana which levels out with 10 km to go before uphill finish with several km to go. Crans-Montana is often a stop for the Tour de Suisse most recently won by Tony Martin (HTC) in 2009 and Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) in 2007. — Steve
Big Photos from the 2009 finish on Crans-Montana — steephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 ITT: Fabian Cancellara wins the opening 7.3 km ITT stage as expected
8 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/reutersStage 1 results 1 Fabian CANCELLARA Team Leopard-Trek 09:42 2 Tejay VAN GARDEREN HTC - Highroad + 00:09 3 Peter SAGAN Liquigas-Cannondale + 00:17 4 Gustav LARSSON Saxo Bank SunGard + 00:17 5 Andreas KLÖDEN Team RadioShack + 00:18 6 Tom DANIELSON Team Garmin - Cervelo + 00:20 7 Peter VELITS HTC - Highroad + 00:21 8 Bauke MOLLEMA Rabobank Cycling Team + 00:22 9 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack + 00:22 10 Linus GERDEMANN Team Leopard-Trek + 00:22
Full/Official Stage 1 Results — tds.chCancellara wins Tour de Suisse opener
— cyclingnews Cancellara gewinnt Prolog in Lugano — sport.sf.tv 8 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/reuters Stage 1 Brief Highlights (00:57 Flemish) — sporza.be Team Type 1 - sanofi-aventis following Rubens Bertogliati (03:33 Ambient Noise) — Team Type 1
Beautiful Lake Lugano (photo credit: lbolla)
June 10 update: Although labeled stage 1, the first day time-trial on the shores of beautiful Lugano would be called a prologue by most other races. The 7.3 ITT course will have a 150m climb cresting at km 3 followed a techincal descent. The rest of the course looks fairly typical with five 90-degree turns. I'll go out on a limb and predict Fabian Cancellara for the win. — Steve
Stage 1/Prologue (ITT) Start Order and Times
See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.
 
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2011 Race Previews
June 9/10 update:Tour de Suisse last stop for Tour de France contenders
— cyclingnewsGoss, Cavendish to team-up in Suisse
— sbs.auChris Horner skipping Swiss tour, takes a new route to France — velonews2011 Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tvLeopard Trek ready to defend Frank Schleck's title
— velonationHTC-Highroad aiming for sprints in Tour de Suisse
— cyclingnewsCancellara storms to yet another Tour de Suisse prologue win
— velonationAlso, see the course preview
... more to come...
May 31 update:
Schleck brothers head to Tour de Suisse — velonews
2011 Tour de Suisse Course Preview
February 22 update: The 2011 Tour de Suisse will be shorter but more challenging this year, with three mountain top finishes and two time trials...Tough 2011 Tour de Suisse includes three mountain finishes
— cyclingnewsClimbers Rejoice: 2011 Tour de Suisse set to be a climbing extravaganza
— velonationOfficial Site — tds.ch 90 Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti|
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Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage
June 10 update: A work in progress for Tour de Suisse 2011 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
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Eurosport. Live coverage starting with stage 3. |
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live video (dutch) live video (dutch) tv schedule |
Belgium; Dutch tv coverage of Ronde van Zwitserland each day on EXQI Sport. Stage 4 live at 16:00 CET |
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Luxembourg; |
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live video (spanish) live video (spanish) tv schedule |
Spanish; Teledeporte feed; VUELTA A SUIZA delayed coverage for the stage 1; stage 2 live at 17:00 CET |
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live video (danish) live video (danish) tv schedule |
Danish TV2-sport: Schweiz Rundt prologue live at 17:00 CET |
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live video (german) tv schedule |
Switzerland, Germany; German; Stage 1 live at 17:00 CET |
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live video (flemish) tv schedule |
Flemish; Stage 2 live at 15:45 |
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live video
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Italian daily coverage of Giro di Svizzera on sky.it |
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live video (german) tv schedule
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German; Radsport live Tour de Suisse starting with stage 2; delayed coverage for the Prologue/Stage 1 |
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live video (french) tv schedule |
France, Andorra, African States, Monaco; French unrestricted; Stage 1 at 17:45 CET |
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Romande; French |
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Italian |
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delayed video (english) tv schedule (see comments) |
North America; delayed daily coverage/highlights: June 11 @ 6pm ET, June 12 @ 4pm ET, June 13 @ 6:30pm ET, June 14-19 @ 7pm, (June 19th, 7-9pm) ET |
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 steephill text updates #tdsuisse twitter group |
short text updates from any and everyone |
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webcam/live ticker |
official ticker in German |
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live text updates ESlive text updates EN |
Spanish text updates for Tour de Suiza from Biciciclismo. |
| radsport |  live ticker (german) |
German text updates | check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
2011 Tour de Suisse Route Map
