Fritz Schär
Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first points classification ever in the Tour de France. He also finished third in the general classification in the 1954 Tour de France. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1953.[1]
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Full name | Fritz Schär | |||||||||||||
Born | Kaltenbach, Switzerland | 13 March 1926|||||||||||||
Died | 29 September 1997 71) Frauenfeld, Switzerland | (aged|||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||
Points classification in the Tour de France (1953) Züri-Metzgete (1949, 1950) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1949
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1950
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1951
- Giro d'Italia
- general classification leader (after Stages 5 and 6)
- 1953
- 6th, Overall, Tour de France
1st, Points classification (maillot vert)
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 2
- general classification leader (after Stages 1-4 and 9-10)
- 1954
- 2nd (Silver Medal), UCI Road World Championships Elite Men's Road Race
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 3rd, Points classification
References
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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