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1968 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates9–12 May 1968
Stages4
Distance806.6 [1] km (501.2 mi)
Winning time21h 55' 58"
Results
  Winner   Eddy Merckx ( BEL)
  Second   Raymond Delisle ( FRA)
  Third   Robert Hagmann ( SUI)
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The 1968 Tour de Romandie was the 22nd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 9 May to 12 May 1968. The race started and finished in Geneva. [2] The race was won by Eddy Merckx.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
Rank Rider Time
1   Eddy Merckx ( BEL) 21h 55' 58"
2   Raymond Delisle ( FRA) + 1' 14"
3   Robert Hagmann ( SUI) + 1' 27"
4   Mariano Díaz ( ESP) + 2' 38"
5   Edy Schütz ( LUX) + 2' 43"
6   Jean Dumont ( FRA) + 2' 49"
7   Joaquim Galera ( ESP) + 3' 01"
8   Michele Dancelli ( ITA) + 3' 19"
9   André Bayssière ( FRA) + 3' 40"
10   Italo Zilioli ( ITA) + 3' 50"

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "22ème Tour de Romandie 1968". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. ^ "1968 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 8 January 2018.