Fritz Schär
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| Full name | Fritz Schär | ||||||||||||
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13 March 1926 Kaltenbach, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
| Died |
29 September 1997 Frauenfeld, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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Tour de France green jersey (1953) Züri-Metzgete (1949, 1950) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Infobox last updated on 16 April 2007 | |||||||||||||
Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first green jersey 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]
Major results
- 1949
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1950
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1951
- Giro d'Italia
- General classification leader Maglia rosa (after Stages 5 and 6)
- 1953
- 6th, Overall, Tour de France
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1st, Points classification (maillot vert) - 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 2
- General classification leader Maillot jaune (after Stages 1-4 and 9-10)
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- 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.
External links
- Fritz Schär profile at Cycling Archives
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