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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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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| Tour de France green jersey (1953) Züri-Metzgete (1949, 1950) |
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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.
Major results [edit]
- 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
References [edit]
- Fritz Schär profile at Cycling Archives
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