Posted at 6:40 a.m., Sunday, June 24, 2007
Cycling: Russia's Karpets wins Tour de Suisse
Associated Press
BERN, Switzerland — Russia's Vladimir Karpets won the Tour de Suisse today by finishing sixth in the race's final stage, a 21-mile time trial.Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen finished second overall and Stijn Devolder of Belgium was third.
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, the world time trial champion and winner of the Swiss tour's prologue, won the stage in 41 minutes, 46 seconds. Karpets crossed in 42:52.
"This victory comes in the most beautiful city in the world, in my birth city," Cancellara said.
Russia's Vladimir Efimkin, who led the overall standings heading into the final stage, was more than three minutes behind the leaders Sunday.
