Paul Köchli

Paul Köchli is a former bicycle racer and cycling coach from Switzerland, born April 22, 1947 in Basel.[1][2][3]

Paul Köchli
Personal information
Born (1947-04-22) April 22, 1947
Basel
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Professional teams
1967Tigra-Grammont
1969Frimac-Viva-de Gribaldy
Managerial teams
1984-1987La Vie Claire
1988-1992Weinmann-La Suisse

Biography

Köchli became a professional bike racer in 1967, riding for the Swiss Tigra-Grammont team. In 1968, he rode in the Tour de France in the bi-national Swiss/Luxembourgish team. Then, in 1969, he rode in Jean de Gribaldy's team, Frimac-Viva-de Gribaldy.

He was the coach of the La Vie Claire team from 1984 to 1987, having been asked for specifically by Bernard Hinault, with whom he wrote a training book for amateur cyclists. With the La Vie Claire team, he won two Tours de France, thanks to the victories of Bernard Hinault and Greg Lemond.[2]

From 1988 to 1992, he was the head of the Weinmann-La Suisse team, which became Helvetia.[4]

References

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