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The 2010 Tour de Suisse was the 74th edition of the Tour de Suisse

Tour de Suisse

The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

stage race. It took place from 12 June to 20 June and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour

2010 UCI ProTour

The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events...

and the World Calendar

2010 UCI World Ranking

The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16...

. It began with a short individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

in Lugano

Lugano

Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...

and ended with another time trial, in Liestal

Liestal

Liestal is the capital of the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, south of Basel.It is an industrial town with a cobbled-street Old Town.-History:...

. The race was won by Fränk Schleck

Fränk Schleck

Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...

who finished ahead of Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...

Stage 1

12 June 2010 – Lugano

Lugano

, 7.6 km (Individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

)

Stage and General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			10' 21"
2			+ 1"
3			+ 3"
4			+ 3"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 13"
9			+ 13"
10			+ 13"

Stage 2

13 June 2010 – Ascona

Ascona

Ascona is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.It is located on the shore of Lake Maggiore.The town is a popular tourist destination, and holds a yearly jazz festival, the Ascona Jazz Festival....

to Sierre

Sierre

Sierre is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French–German language border of the canton of Wallis...

, 167.5 km

Stage 2 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
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|General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 3"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 13"
8			+ 13"
9			+ 14"
10			+ 14"

Stage 3

14 June 2010 – Sierre to Schwarzenburg

Schwarzenburg

Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen.-References:...

, 196.6 km

Stage 3 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 3"
4			+ 3"
5			+ 3"
6

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|General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 13"
7			+ 14"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 15"
10			+ 17"

Stage 4

15 June 2010 – Schwarzenburg to Wettingen

Wettingen

Wettingen is a residential community in the district of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. With a population about 20,000, Wettingen is the largest municipality in the canton.-Geography:...

, 192.2 km

Stage 4 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4

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	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 13"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 15"
10			+ 17"

Stage 5

16 June 2010 – Wettingen to Frutigen

Frutigen

Frutigen is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.-History:...

, 172.5 km

Stage 5 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 4"
4			+ 47"
5			+ 47"
6			+ 47"
7			+ 47"
8

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|General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 13"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 15"
10			+ 17"

Stage 6

17 June 2010 – Meiringen

Meiringen

-References:...

to La Punt, 213.3 km

Stage 6 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 42"
3			+ 42"
4			+ 42"
5			+ 42"
6			+ 42"
7			+ 42"
8			+ 42"
9			+ 42"
10			+ 1' 20"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 29"
3			+ 36"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 42"
6			+ 54"
7			+ 55"
8			+ 1' 01"
9			+ 1' 17"
10			+ 1' 38"

Stage 7

18 June 2010 – Savognin

Savognin

Savognin is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland....

to Wetzikon

Wetzikon

Wetzikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

, 204.1 km

Stage 7 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 01"
3			+ 1' 01"
4			+ 1' 01"
5			+ 1' 08"
6			+ 1' 08"
7			+ 3' 24"
8			+ 3' 28"
9			+ 3' 28"
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|General Classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 29"
3			+ 36"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 42"
6			+ 54"
7			+ 55"
8			+ 1' 01"
9			+ 1' 17"
10			+ 1' 38"

Stage 8

19 June 2010 – Wetzikon to Liestal

Liestal

Liestal is the capital of the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, south of Basel.It is an industrial town with a cobbled-street Old Town.-History:...

, 172.4 km

Stage 8 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2

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|General Classification after Stage 8

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 29"
3			+ 36"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 42"
6			+ 54"
7			+ 55"
8			+ 1' 01"
9			+ 1' 17"
10			+ 1' 38"

Stage 9

20 June 2010 – Liestal

Liestal

Liestal is the capital of the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, south of Basel.It is an industrial town with a cobbled-street Old Town.-History:...

, 26.9 km (Individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

)

Stage 9 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			32' 21"
2			+ 17"
3			+ 29"
4			+ 48"
5			+ 48"
6

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+ 57"

+ 1' 07"

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|General Classification after Stage 9

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 17"
4			+ 23"
5			+ 27"
6			+ 27"
7			+ 33"
8			+ 48"
9			+ 1' 09"
10			+ 1' 14"

Leadership classification

Stage	Winner	General Classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...	Mountains Classification	Points Classification Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...	Sprints Classification
1	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	no award	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	no award
2	Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:...		Mathias Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...	Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:...	Matthias Russ Matthias Russ Matthias Russ is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently unattached following the collapse of .- Palmares :* Regio-Tour – 1 stage & Best Young Rider * 3rd, National U23 Road Race Championship...
3	Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...	Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...	Alexandre Pliuschin Alexandre Pliuschin Alexandre Pliuschin is a Moldovan road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He won the National Road Race Champion .Pliuschin also represented Moldova in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, having participated in the Men's Road Race and the Men's Individual Pursuit.-Palmares:2004 - U192005 - U19...
4	Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...		Aitor Hernández Aitor Hernández Aitor Hernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish racing cyclist who is currently not under contract to any team.- Palmares :199820022006 – Euskaltel-Euskadi2007 – Euskaltel-Euskadi2009...	Marco Marcato Marco Marcato Marco Marcato is an Italian racing cyclist currently riding for .- Palmares :200520062007...	Steve Morabito Steve Morabito Steve Morabito is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :2006**...
5	Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .Burghardt turned pro in 2005, having already raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof team, with which he had already tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004...				Javier Aramendia Javier Aramendia Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.- External links :...
6	Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in...	Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in...	Wouter Poels
7	Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .Burghardt turned pro in 2005, having already raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof team, with which he had already tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004...		Mathias Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...	Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .Burghardt turned pro in 2005, having already raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof team, with which he had already tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004...	Mathias Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...
8	Rui Costa Rui Costa (cyclist) Rui Alberto Faria da Costa is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam ....
9	Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...	Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...
Final		Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...	Mathias Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...	Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .Burghardt turned pro in 2005, having already raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof team, with which he had already tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004...	Mathias Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 17"
4			+ 23"
5			+ 27"
6			+ 27″
7			+ 33"
8			+ 48"
9			+ 1' 09"
10			+ 1' 14"

Teams classification

#	Team	Time
1		105h 03' 40"
2		+ 4' 34"
3		+ 16' 33"
4		+ 17' 05"
5		+ 18' 21"
6		+ 18' 25"
7		+ 18' 45"
8		+ 22' 37"
9		+ 34' 27"
10		+ 34' 48"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	'		50
2

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Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			49
2			40
3			21
4			19
5			18
6			15
7			13
8			11
9			10
10			10

Sprints classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			16
2			15
3			12
4			9
5			7
6			7
7			6
8			6
9			6
10			6

External links

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