The 2001 Tour de Suisse was the 65th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 19 June to 28 June 2001. The race started in Rust and finished in Lausanne. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998. The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Teams Seventeen teams of eight riders started the race:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 19 June Rust (Germany) Individual time trial 2 20 June Rust (Germany) to Basel 3 21 June Reinach to Baar 4 22 June Baar to Wildhaus 5 23 June Widnau/Heerbrugg to Col du Gotthard 6 24 June Mendrisio to Mendrisio 7 25 June Locarno to Naters 8 26 June Sion to Crans-Montana Individual time trial 9 27 June Sion to Lausanne 10 28 June Lausanne to Lausanne
General classification
Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a consequence of the Lance Armstrong doping case. 2 + 1' 02" 3 + 1' 34" 4 + 2' 47" 5 + 2' 48" 6 + 2' 58" 7 + 3' 30" 8 + 3' 37" 9 + 3' 46" 10 + 5' 51"
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