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The 1960 Tour de ___MASK43___ was the 47th edition of the Tour de ___MASK43___ , one of cycling ' s Grand Tours . It took place between 26 June and 17 July , with 21 stages covering a distance of . The race featured 128 riders , of which 81 finished . Swiss Cycling is the national governing body of cycle racing in ___MASK99___ . ___MASK99___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central Europe , and is bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . ___MASK99___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva . Kurt Gimmi ( January 13 , 1936 -- March 29 , 2003 ) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer . He was born and died in Zürich and was a professional from 1958 until 1964 . He won the eleventh stage of the 1960 Tour de ___MASK43___ and the 1959 Tour de Romandie . The Tour de ___MASK43___ is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in ___MASK43___ , while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries . The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper " L ' Auto "; which is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organisation . The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars . As the Tour gained prominence and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend around the globe . Participation expanded from a primarily French field , as riders from all over the world began to participate in the race each year . The Tour is a UCI World Tour event , which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams , with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite . The Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ) is part of the French media group , EPA ( Éditions Philippe Amaury ). It organises sporting events including the Tour de ___MASK43___ , Vuelta a España and Paris  Nice professional cycle road races , and the Dakar Rally . In 2008 it began the Central Europe Rally , a rally raid endurance race in ___MASK2___ and ___MASK24___ . ___MASK43___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of ___MASK43___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas ___MASK43___ include ___MASK80___ on the South ___MASK3___ continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . ___MASK43___ spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour . It runs in the Romandie region , in the French - speaking part of ___MASK99___ . It began in 1947 , to coincide with the 50 - year anniversary of Swiss Cycling .