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Results 1979
Tour de Suisse 1979
Switzerland - 13 June 1979 - 22 June 1979
General classification - 22 June 1979
| 1 |  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 42:56:59 |
| 2 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 04:43 |
| 3 |  Leonardo Mazzantini (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | 05:11 |
| 4 | Josef Fuchs (SWI) | Scic - Bottecchia | 06:47 |
| 5 | Ennio Vanotti (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | 06:54 |
| 6 | Ueli Sutter (SWI) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 07:01 |
| 7 |  Sebastian Pozo Fontivero (SPA) | Transmallorca - Flavia - Gios | 07:16 |
| 8 |  Henk Lubberding (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 08:32 |
| 9 | Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) | Inoxpran | 10:00 |
| 10 | Paul Wellens (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 14:29 |
| 11 | Erwin Lienhard (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | 16:53 |
| 12 | Albert Zweifel (SWI) | 15:51 | |
| 13 |  Dietrich Thurau (GER) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 16:31 |
| 14 | Gottfried 'Gody' Schmutz (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | 16:53 |
| 15 | Pedro Torres Cruces (SPA) | Transmallorca - Flavia - Gios | 17:24 |
| 16 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 18:18 |
| 17 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | 18:21 |
| 18 | Fridolin Keller (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | 19:27 |
| 19 | Pierino Gavazzi (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | 20:34 |
| 20 |  Patrick Busolini (FRA) | Inoxpran | 22:02 |
| 21 | Roland Salm (SWI) | 23:03 | |
| 22 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 26:19 |
| 23 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | 27:52 |
| 24 | Bruno Wolfer (SWI) | Zonca - Santini | 28:45 |
| 25 | Enrico Guadrini (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | 29:00 |
| 26 | Gery Verlinden (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 27 | Beat Breu (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 28 | Klaus Peter Thaler (GER) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 29 | Jan Raas (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 30 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 31 | Salvador Jarque (SPA) | Transmallorca - Flavia - Gios | |
| 32 | Joseph Wehrli (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 33 | Jos Jacobs (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 34 | Claudio Torelli (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 35 | Ludo Delcroix (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 36 | Oscar Dierickx (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 37 | Guido Frei (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 38 | Eric Van De Wiele (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 39 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | |
| 40 | Guido Amrhein (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 41 | Dirk Wayenberg (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 42 | Patrick Hosotte (FRA) | Les Amis du Tour de France | |
| 43 | Juan Pujol Pages (SPA) | Transmallorca - Flavia - Gios | |
| 44 | Hendrik Vandenbrande (BEL) | ||
| 45 | Aad Van Den Hoek (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 46 | Thierry Bolle (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 47 | Willem Peeters (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 48 | Alex Frei (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 49 | Christian Calzati (FRA) | Les Amis du Tour de France | |
| 50 | Giovanni Mantovani (ITA) | Inoxpran | |
| 51 | Pasquale Pugliese (ITA) | Inoxpran | |
| 52 | Paul Huygelen (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 53 | Gilles Blaser (SWI) | ||
| 54 | Bert Scheuneman (NED) | Kondor | |
| 55 | Meinrad Vögele (SWI) | ||
| 56 | Dorino Vanzo (ITA) | Inoxpran | |
| 57 | Alain Desaever (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | |
| 58 | Piero Spinelli (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 59 | Jean-paul Hosotte (FRA) | Les Amis du Tour de France | |
| 60 | Sergio Gerosa (SWI) | Sapa Assicurazioni - Frontini | |
| 61 | Rene Savary (SWI) | Kondor | |
| 62 | Francisco Ramon Albelda Tormo (SPA) | Transmallorca - Flavia - Gios | |
| 63 | Lieven Malfait (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | |
| 64 | Roberto Puttini (ITA) | ||
| 65 | Luciano Donati (ITA) | ||
| 66 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap |
Prologue - Zürich 4km - 13 June 1979
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 5:43 |
| 2 | Daniel Willems (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 3 | Bruno Wolfer (SWI) | Zonca - Santini | 00:06 |
| 4 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 00:08 |
| 5 | Josef Fuchs (SWI) | Scic - Bottecchia | 00:09 |
| 6 | Henk Lubberding (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 00:09 |
Stage 1 - Zürich - Wildhaus 180km - 14 June 1979
| 1 | Jos Jacobs (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 4:47:05 |
| 2 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 3 | Fridolin Keller (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 4 | Roland Salm (SWI) | ||
| 5 | Pierino Gavazzi (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 6 | Klaus Peter Thaler (GER) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor |
Stage 2 - Wildhaus - Obersiggenthal 178km - 15 June 1979
| 1 | Rene Savary (SWI) | Kondor | 4:21:48 |
| 2 | Paul Wellens (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 3 | Willem Peeters (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 4 | Bruno Wolfer (SWI) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 5 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 6 | Ludo Loos (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap |
Stage 3 A - Wildhaus - Obersiggenthal 20km - 16 June 1979
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 28:14 |
| 2 | Roland Salm (SWI) | 00:30 | |
| 3 | Daniel Willems (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 00:30 |
| 4 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | 00:35 |
| 5 | Dietrich Thurau (GER) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 00:39 |
| 6 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 00:39 |
Stage 3 B - Obersiggenthal - Porrentruy 151km - 16 June 1979
| 1 | Jos Jacobs (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 3:48:48 |
| 2 | Patrick Hosotte (FRA) | Les Amis du Tour de France | |
| 3 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 4 | Pierino Gavazzi (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 5 | Gérard Simonnot (FRA) | Les Amis du Tour de France | |
| 6 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor |
Stage 4 - Porrentruy - Steffisburg 196km - 17 June 1979
| 1 | Ennio Vanotti (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | 5:33:35 |
| 2 | Klaus Peter Thaler (GER) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 3 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 4 | Erwin Lienhard (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) | Safir - St.louis - Ludo | |
| 6 | Fridolin Keller (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza |
Stage 5 - Steffisburg/Thun - Verbier 160km - 18 June 1979
| 1 | Josef Fuchs (SWI) | Scic - Bottecchia | 4:32:12 |
| 2 | Gottfried 'Gody' Schmutz (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 3 | Paul Wellens (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 4 | Erwin Lienhard (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 5 | Albert Zweifel (SWI) |
Stage 6 - Verbier/Le Châble - Locarno 254km - 19 June 1979
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 6:43:16 |
| 2 | Leonardo Mazzantini (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 3 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 4 | Fridolin Keller (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 5 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 6 | Jean-Raymond Toso (FRA) | Les Amis du Tour de France |
Stage 7 - Locarno - Laax 139km - 20 June 1979
| 1 | Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) | Inoxpran | 3:54:14 |
| 2 | Patrick Busolini (FRA) | Inoxpran | |
| 3 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | |
| 4 | Pierino Gavazzi (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 5 | Gottfried 'Gody' Schmutz (SWI) | Willora - Piz Buin - Bonanza | |
| 6 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios |
Stage 8 - Laax - Horgen 186km - 21 June 1979
| 1 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 4:29:52 |
| 2 | Jan Raas (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 3 | Pierino Gavazzi (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 4 | Klaus Peter Thaler (GER) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 5 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 6 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios |
Stage 9 A - Horgen - Hendschikken 134km - 22 June 1979
| 1 | Henk Lubberding (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 3:25:01 |
| 2 | Giovanni Mantovani (ITA) | Inoxpran | |
| 3 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | |
| 4 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | |
| 5 | Leonardo Mazzantini (ITA) | Zonca - Santini | |
| 6 | Sebastian Pozo Fontivero (SPA) | Transmallorca - Flavia - Gios |
Stage 9 B - Hendschikken 20km - 22 June 1979
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 24:38 |
| 2 | Dietrich Thurau (GER) | Ijsboerke - Warncke Eis - Gios | 00:32 |
| 3 | Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 00:37 |
| 4 | Roland Salm (SWI) | 00:37 | |
| 5 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor - Euro Soap | 00:37 |
| 6 | Ueli Sutter (SWI) | TI - Raleigh - Mcgregor | 00:52 |
