Walter Bucher (cyclist)
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Walter Bucher (born 8 June 1926) is a retired Swiss cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Between 1955 and 1959 he won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including a gold medal in 1958. He also won five national championships in motor-paced racing (1955, 1957–1960).[2][3]
He was also a successful Six-day races cyclist, winning 11 six-day races out of 66 in which he took part during his career.[4] He missed the UCI Track World Championships in his native Zurich in 1961 due to a bad fall earlier that year. Next year he stopped with cycling and founded a shipping company. He retired in 1992 due to an accident at work.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Walter Bucher Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Walter Bucher. radsportseiten.net
- ↑ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
- ↑ Roger De Maertelaere. De Mannen van de Nacht. 100 jaar zesdaagsen. De Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X, p. 195
- ↑ Peter Schnyder. 100 Jahre Faszination Radsport – Rennbahn Oerlikon, AS Verlag Zürich 2012, ISBN 3909111955, p. 96