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Beat Breu
Personal information
Full nameBeat Breu
Born (1957-10-23) 23 October 1957 (age 66)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineCyclo-cross
Road
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Major wins
 Switzerland Cyclo-cross Championship (1988, 1994)
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage
Tour de France, 2 stages
Tour de Suisse (1981, 1989)
Medal record
Cyclo-cross
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Hägendorf Elite Men's Race

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, Züri-Metzgete
1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
1st, Stages 3 and 7b
8th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
1st, Stage 20
1982
6th, Overall, Tour de France
1st, Stages 13 and 16
1st, Stage 5, Tour de Suisse
1984
1st, Stage 2, Tour de Suisse
1987
1st, Stage 4, Tour de Romandie
1988
 Switzerland Cyclo-cross Championship
3rd, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
1989
1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
1st, Stage 6
1994
 Switzerland Cyclo-cross Championship