Paul Egli (18 August 1911 – 23 January 1997) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver and bronze medals in respectively the 1938 and the 1937 UCI Road World Championships. He was also the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1935 and 1936.[1]
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| Full name | Paul Egli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1997 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| silver medal 1938 Road World Championships bronze medal 1937 Road World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1932
Switzerland Amateur Cyclo-Cross Champion
World Amateur Road Race Championship- 1933
- World Amateur Road Race Champion
- 1934
- Züri-Metzgete
- Stage 3, Tour de Suisse
- Stage 1, Critérium du Midi
- 1935
- Switzerland Road Race Champion
- Züri-Metzgete
- Stage 1, Tour of Nord-East-Spain
- 1936
- Switzerland Road Race Champion
- Tour de France
- Winner stage 1
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- Tour de Suisse:
- Winner Stages 4a & 4b
- 1937
World Road Race Championship- Tour de Suisse:
- Winner Stage 3
- 1938
- World Road Race Championship
- 1941
- Berner Rundfahrt
- 1942
- Züri-Metzgete
References
edit- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links
edit- Paul Egli at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Paul Egli
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