2001 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates8–13 May 2001
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance719.3[1] km (447.0 mi)
Winning time16h 59' 54"
Results
  Winner  Dario Frigo (ITA) (Fassa Bortolo)
  Second  Félix García Casas (ESP) (Festina)
  Third  Wladimir Belli (ITA) (Fassa Bortolo)

The 2001 Tour de Romandie was the 55th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 8 May to 13 May 2001. The race started in Pfaffnau and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Dario Frigo of the Fassa Bortolo team.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dario Frigo (ITA) Fassa Bortolo 16h 59' 54"
2  Félix García Casas (ESP) Festina + 43"
3  Wladimir Belli (ITA) Fassa Bortolo + 1' 03"
4  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 1' 40"
5  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) Lampre–Daikin + 1' 47"
6  Sven Montgomery (SUI) Française des Jeux + 1' 54"
7  David Plaza (ESP) Festina + 2' 01"
8  Kurt Van De Wouwer (BEL) Lotto–Adecco + 2' 08"
9  David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 36"
10  Oscar Camenzind (SUI) Lampre–Daikin + 2' 38"

Doping cases

Sergio Barbero and Laurent Chotard tested positive for EPO during the 2001 Tour de Romandie.[5]


References

  1. ↑ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "55ème Tour de Romandie 2001". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004.
  3. ↑ "Cycling - Tour de Romandie - 2001 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "2001 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Barbero en Chotard betrapt op EPO". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 May 2001.
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