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The 1979 Tour de Suisse was the 43rd edition of the
Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
cycle race and was held from 13 June to 22 June 1979. The race started in
Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
and finished in
Hendschiken Hendschiken is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Hendschiken is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Hentschikon''. During the Middle Ages, the major landowners in Hendschiken included Muri Ab ...
. The race was won by
Wilfried Wesemael Wilfried Wesemael (born 31 January 1950) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the 1979 Tour de Suisse. He also competed in the individual and team pursuit events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1974 : 1st Kuurne ...
of the TI–Raleigh team.


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Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
1979 Super Prestige Pernod {{Tour de Suisse-race-stub