Armin von Büren

Armin von Büren
Personal information
Born	20 April 1928; Zürich, Switzerland
Died	10 February 2018 (aged 89); Zürich, Switzerland
Team information
Discipline	Track; Road;
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1951–1953	Feru
1953	Guerra
1954–1957	Cilo
1955	Faema–Guerra
1957–1962	Feru

Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13.[1] He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the European Omnium Championships in 1956. He also occasionally competed on the road and won the Tour du Lac Léman in 1951 and 1953.[2]

His brothers Oskar and Émile were also professional cyclists.

Major results

1950: 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Hugo Koblet); 3rd Six Days of Paris
1951: 1st Prix Dupré-Lapize (with Ferdi Kübler); 3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne; 3rd Six Days of Berlin
1952: 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet); 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet); 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Walter Bucher); 1st Six Days of Kiel (with Jean Roth); 3rd Six Days of London
1953: 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet); 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Hugo Koblet); 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet); 2nd Six Days of Dortmund; 3rd Six Days of Hanover
1954: 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet); 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Hugo Koblet); 2nd Six Days of Antwerp; 3rd Six Days of Frankfurt
1955: 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet)
1956: 1st Omnium, European Track Championships; 1st Prix Hourlier-Comès (with Hugo Koblet)
1957: 1st Sprint, National Championships; 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Gerrit Schulte); 1st Six Days of Münster (with Jean Roth); 2nd Six Days of Antwerp; 2nd Grand Prix de Paris
1959: 1st Sprint, National Championships
1961: 1st Six Days of Madrid (with Oscar Plattner); 1st Six Days of New York (with Oscar Plattner)

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