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The Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) is a ProTour Bicycle Race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship since then. Along with the Dauphiné Libéré , it is seen as a warm-up and proving ground to the longer Tour De France , which is held every year in July. Like the Tour De France and the Dauphiné Libéré , the Tour of Switzerland offers grueling mountain climbs and at least one Individual Time Trial , the type of stages that often determine the winner of the general classification in the Tour De France . Several recent winers of the Tour De France have also won the Tour of Switzerland, including Eddy Merckx , Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich . In 2005 the organizers moved the race to an earlier date in June, perhaps to make it more attractive as an alternative to the Dauphiné Libéré . WINNERS OF THE TOUR DE SUISSE EXTERNAL LINKS
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