Leo Amberg
Leo Amberg (23 March 1912 – 18 September 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1938 UCI Road World Championships. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1937 and 1938.[1] He also rode in the 1947 Tour de France.[2]
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| Full name | Leo Amberg | |||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1912 Ballwil, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 1999 (aged 87) Oberriet, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
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| Two stages Tour de France Two stages Giro d'Italia | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1934
- Tour du Canton de Genève
- 1935
- Nice-Saint Tropez
- Winner Stage 1
- 1936
- Tour de France:
- 8th place overall classification
- 1937
- Züri-Metzgete
- Tour de Suisse:
- 2nd place overall classification
- Winner Stages 1, 2 & 6
- Tour de France:
- 3rd place overall classification
- Winner Stages 5c & 19b
- Giro d'Italia:
- 13th place, overall classification
- 1938
- Giro d'Italia
- 32nd place overall classification
- Winner Stage 18a
- 1939
- Winner stage 16, Deutschland Tour
- 1946
- Winner Stage 2, Circuit des Alpes
References
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
External links
- Leo Amberg at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Leo Amberg
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| Preceded by Werner Buchwalder |
Winner of the Züri-Metzgete 1937 |
Succeeded by Hans Martin |
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