Fritz Schär
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| Full name | Fritz Schär | ||||||||||||
| Born | March 13, 1926 Kaltenbach, Switzerland |
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| Died | September 29, 1997 Frauenfeld, Switzerland |
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Fritz Schär (March 13, 1926 in Kaltenbach – September 29, 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.
[edit] 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
1st, Points classification (maillot vert)- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 2
- General classification leader Maillot jaune (after Stages 1-4 and 9-10)
- 1954
- 2nd (Silver Medal), UCI Road World Championships Elite Men's Road Race
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 3rd, Points classification
[edit] References
- Fritz Schär profile at Cycling Archives
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