Fritz Schär

Fritz Schär
Personal information
Full name Fritz Schär
Born (1926-03-13)13 March 1926
Kaltenbach, Switzerland
Died 29 September 1997(1997-09-29) (aged 71)
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
Points classification in the Tour de France (1953)
Züri-Metzgete (1949, 1950)

Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first points classification ever in the Tour de France. He also finished third in the general classification in the 1954 Tour de France. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1953.[1]

Major results

1949
1st, Züri-Metzgete
1950
1st, Züri-Metzgete
1951
Giro d'Italia
general classification leader (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 (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

  1. ↑ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.


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