Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first points classification 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]
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| Full name | Fritz Schär | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1926 Kaltenbach, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1997 (aged 71) Frauenfeld, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1948
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 1949
- 1st Züri-Metzgete
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1950
- 1st Züri-Metzgete
- 1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia
- 1951
- 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1952
- 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 2
- 1953
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st
- 1954
- 2nd
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1955
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Suisse
- 1956
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 7
References
edit- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links
edit- Fritz Schär at Cycling Archives (archived)
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