Beat Breu

Beat Breu
	Breu in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Beat Breu
Born	23 October 1957 (age 67); St. Gallen, Switzerland
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Cyclo-cross; Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional teams
1979	Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza
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1981–1984	Cilo–Aufina
1985–1986	You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.; {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.; {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned.; Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.;
1987–1988	Isotonic–Cyndarella
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1991–1995	Appenzeller Käse
1992	Bleiker
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 2 individual stages (1982) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (1981) Stage races Tour de Suisse (1981, 1989) One-day races and Classics Züri-Metzgete (1981)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships

Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer.^{[citation needed]}^[1] 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.^[2] He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life in 2019 he fulfilled his childhood dream of having his own circus.^[3]^[4]

In 2022 the National Museum of Switzerland made a miniature model of Breu's stage win up Alpe d'Huez in 1982.^[5]

Major results

Sources:^[1]^[6]

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
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	23	—	8	—	—	8	—	—	—	11	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	6	22	43	23	74	26	—	21	42

References

^ ^a ^b "Beat Breu". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Hood, Edmond (21 July 2011). "Tour de PEZ: A Close Up Look At L'Alpe d'Huez". PezCycling News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Wheels, races, glory". www.landesmuseum.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "2022 - Premiere for the Christmas Circus: Beat Breu is back in the ring". gettotext.com. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Balmer, Guido (29 July 2022). "Beat Breu's magnificent victory, in miniature". Swiss National Museum - Swiss history blog. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Beat Breu". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

External links

Profile by cyclinghalloffame.com
Palmarès by velo-club.org (in French)

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[PCS-1] "Beat Breu". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[2] Hood, Edmond (21 July 2011). "Tour de PEZ: A Close Up Look At L'Alpe d'Huez". PezCycling News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[3] "Wheels, races, glory". www.landesmuseum.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[4] "2022 - Premiere for the Christmas Circus: Beat Breu is back in the ring". gettotext.com. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[5] Balmer, Guido (29 July 2022). "Beat Breu's magnificent victory, in miniature". Swiss National Museum - Swiss history blog. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[6] "Beat Breu". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

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