Urs Freuler
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| Full name | Urs Freuler | ||
| Born | November 6, 1958 Bilten, Switzerland |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
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| Infobox last updated on July 17, 2008 |
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Urs Freuler (born 6 November 1958 in Bilten, Canton of Glarus) is a Swiss cyclist, who raced professionally between 1980 and 1997, during which he won 71 victories. He was named Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 1982 and 1983.
He was born in Bilten. As an amateur, he was the champion of his country in several categories and also achieved fame in international competitions.
He was a racer of great speed, who participated both in road races as well as track cycling. In the latter, he was the world champion on numerous occasions.
On the road, he achieved fifteen stage victories on the Giro d'Italia, as well as numerous victories in six-day races, criteriums, or classics.
In 1981, Freuler was riding for a personal sponsor, when the TI-Raleigh cycling team had problems to form a team for the 1981 Tour de France. The rules allowed for the Raleigh team to hire cyclists who were not riding for a cycling team, and Freuler was added to the Tour squad.[1] Because Freuler, as a track cyclist, was not used the mountains, his team leader Peter Post decided that Freuler had to leave the race before the Alps would be visited.[2] Freuler, who acted as a replacement for sprinter Jan Raas, was able to win stage 7, and left the race in stage 15, and after that he never started in the Tour again.[3]
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[edit] Palmarès
[edit] Track cycling
- World champion of points race in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1989
- World champion of Keirin in 1983 and 1985
- European champion of sprint in 1981
- Swiss champion of resistance in 1981, 1983, 1986, and 1987
- Swiss champion of points race in 1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992
- Swiss champion of individual pursuit in 1985
[edit] Road bicycle racing
- 1981
- Stage of the Tour de Romandie
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- Stage of the Tour de France
- 1982
- Three stages of the Giro d'Italia
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1983
- Two stages of the Tour de Suisse
- 1984
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- Winner of 4 stages
Maglia ciclamino (points classification)
- 1985
- Three stages of the Giro d'Italia
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1986
- Stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1987
- Stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1988
- Stage of the Giro d'Italia
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1989
- Two stages of the Giro d'Italia
- Two stages of the Tour de Romandie
- Stage of the Tour de Suisse
- Stage of the Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1990
- Two stages of the Tour de Romandie
- Stage of the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
[edit] References
- ^ "Post wil vaker coureurs op huurbasis aantrekken" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 3 July 1981. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19810703-AE0009003&vw=org. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Freuler voor Alpen verplicht naar huis" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 3 July 1981. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19810703-AE0009002&vw=org. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "The Tour: Urs Freuler". Amaury Sports Organisation. http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/4515.html. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
[edit] External links
- Urs Freuler profile at Cycling Archives
