Beat Breu
Personal information | |
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Full name | Beat Breu |
Born | St. Gallen, Switzerland | 23 October 1957
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Cyclo-cross Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Professional teams | |
1979 | Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza |
1980 | TI–Raleigh–Creda |
1981–1984 | Cilo–Aufina |
1985–1986 | Carrera–Inoxpran |
1987–1988 | Isotonic–Cyndarella |
1989–1990 | Domex–Weinmann |
1991–1995 | Appenzeller Käse |
1992 | Bleiker |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record |
Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall. He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia.
Major results[]
- 1981
- 1st
Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stages 3b & 7b
- 1st Züri-Metzgete
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 20
- 1982
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 4b
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stages 13 &16
- 1983
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 10th GP du canton d'Argovie
- 1984
- 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1985
- 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1986
- 6th GP du canton d'Argovie
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1987
- 6th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 1988
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 3rd
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
- 7th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1989
- 1st
Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 5b (ITT)
- 1994
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
Grand Tour | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
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23 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
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— | — | — | 6 | 22 | 43 | 23 | 74 | 26 | — | 21 | 42 |
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External links[]
Categories:
- Swiss male cyclists
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Swiss Tour de France stage winners
- Swiss Giro d'Italia stage winners
- Tour de Suisse stage winners
- People from St. Gallen (city)
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