Gottfried Weilenmann (cyclist, born 1920)
Personal information | |
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Born |
Amriswil | 29 March 1920
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1946 | Individual |
1947 | Rico |
1948 | Sala |
1948 | Stucchi |
1949-1950 | Wolf |
1950 | Colomb-Manera |
1950-1952 | Guerra - Ursus |
1951 | Tigra |
1951-1952 | Cilo |
Gottfried Weilenmann (born 29 March 1920 in Amriswil) is a Swiss former cyclist. Professional 1945 to 1952, he won the Tour de Suisse in 1949 and the Swiss National Road Race Championships in 1952.[1] That year, he placed second in the UCI World Road Racing Championships road behind Heinz Müller.
His brother Leo was also a professional rider during the same period as he was. His father, Gottfried was part of the Swiss team pursuit at the 1924 Olympic Games.
Major results
![](../I/m/Siegerrad_der_Tour_de_Suisse_1949.jpg)
Weilenmann used this bike to win Tour de Suisse in 1949
1942
1949
1952
Results at the Grand Tours[2]
Tour de France
Giro d'Italia
References
- ↑ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Gottfried Weilenmann". Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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