Urs Zimmermann
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Urs Zimmermann |
| Born |
29 November 1959 Mühledorf, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1983–1984 1985–1989 1990 1991–1992 |
Cilo-Aufina Carrera Jeans-Vagabond 7 Eleven-Hoonved Motorola |
| Major wins | |
|
Suisse Road Race Championship (1986) Tour de Suisse (1984) Dauphiné Libéré (1986) Critérium International (1986) 3rd, Tour de France (1986) | |
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Infobox last updated on 13 December 2007 | |
Urs Zimmermann (born on 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He also won several stage races like Tour de Suisse, Dauphiné Libéré and Critérium International.
After the eleventh stage of the 1991 Tour de France, there was a rest day, on which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. Zimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then disqualified him, but after the other cyclists protested, he was allowed to use other means of transportation.[1]
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Giro |
- | 50 | - | - | 3 | 6 | WD | - | 44 |
 Tour |
58 | - | 3 | WD | WD | WD | - | 116 | - |
WD = Withdrew
References
- ↑ "The Arrival of the Indurain Era". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
External links
- Palmarès by cyclebase.nl
- Urs Zimmermann profile at Cycling Archives
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