1956 Tour de Romandie

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1956 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates10–13 May 1956
Stages4
Distance819[1] km (508.9 mi)
Winning time21h 52' 18"
Results
  Winner  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
  Second  Carlo Clerici (SUI)
  Third  René Strehler (SUI)
← 1955
1957 →

The 1956 Tour de Romandie was the tenth edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 10 May to 13 May 1956. The race started and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Pasquale Fornara.

General classification[edit]

Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) 21h 52' 18"
2  Carlo Clerici (SUI) + 54"
3  René Strehler (SUI) + 1' 11"
4  Bruno Monti (ITA) + 1' 16"
5  Adolfo Grosso (ITA) + 3' 16"
6  Ugo Anzile (FRA) + 3' 17"
7  Pietro Giudici (ITA) + 4' 23"
8  Alessandro Fantini (ITA) + 4' 27"
9  Raymond Reisser (FRA) + 6' 11"
10  Hans Hollenstein (SUI) + 6' 12"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "10ème Tour de Romandie 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. ^ "1956 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 1 February 2018.