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| Full name | Urs Freuler | ||
| Born | November 6, 1958 Bilten, Switzerland |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| Infobox last updated on July 17, 2008 |
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Urs Freuler (born 6 November 1958 in Bilten, Canton of Glarus) is a Swiss cyclist, who raced professionally between 1980 and 1997, during which he won 71 victories. He was named Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 1982 and 1983.
He was born in Bilten. As an amateur, he was the champion of his country in several categories and also achieved fame in international competitions.
He was a racer of great speed, who participated both in road races as well as track cycling. In the latter, he was the world champion on numerous occasions.
On the road, he achieved fifteen stage victories on the Giro d'Italia, as well as numerous victories in six-day races, criteriums, or classics.
In 1981, Freuler was riding for a personal sponsor, when the TI-Raleigh cycling team had problems to form a team for the 1981 Tour de France. The rules allowed for the Raleigh team to hire cyclists who were not riding for a cycling team, and Freuler was added to the Tour squad.[1] Because Freuler, as a track cyclist, was not used the mountains, his team leader Peter Post decided that Freuler had to leave the race before the Alps would be visited.[2] Freuler, who acted as a replacement for sprinter Jan Raas, was able to win stage 7, and left the race in stage 15, and after that he never started in the Tour again.[3]
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