Leo Amberg
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Switzerland |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1938 Valkenburg | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Leo Amberg (March 23, 1912 - September, 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1938 Road World Championships.
[edit] Palmares
- 1934
- 1st, Tour du Canton de Genève
- 1935 - Colin
- 1st, Nice-Saint Tropez
- Winner Stage 1
- 2nd, Tour de Suisse
- 2nd, Züri-Metzgete
- 5th, World Road Race Championship
- 12th, Vuelta a España
- 24th, Tour de France
- 1936 - Colin
- 3rd, Tour de Suisse
- 8th, Tour de France
- 1937 - Kristal, Helyett
- Switzerland Road Race Champion
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 2nd, Tour de Suisse
- Winner Stages 1, 2 & 6
- 3rd, Tour de France
- Winner Stages 5c & 19b
- 13th, Giro d'Italia
- 1938 - Kristal, Helyett, Gloria, Olympia
- Switzerland Road Race Champion
World Road Race Championship- 5th, Tour de Suisse
- 32nd, Giro d'Italia
- Winner Stage 18a
- 1939
- 1st, Stage 16, Deutschland Tour
- 4th, Züri-Metzgete
- 10th, Tour de Suisse
- 1942
- 3rd, National Road Race Championship
- 5th, Züri-Metzgete
- 1943
- 10th, Züri-Metzgete
- 1946 - Amberg
- 1st, Stage 2, Circuit des Alpes
- 1947 - Amberg, Fuchs
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Werner Buchwalder |
Winner of the Züri-Metzgete 1937 |
Succeeded by Hans Martin |
