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 | ||||||||||||||
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Major results
- 1935
- 1st Mont Faron
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1936
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 1937
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Züri-Metzgete
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 6
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stages 5c & 19b (ITT)
- 1938
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 1st Stage 18a Giro d'Italia
- 1939
- 1st Stage 16 Deutschland Tour
- 4th Züri-Metzgete
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1942
- 5th Züri-Metzgete
- 1943
- 10th Züri-Metzgete
- 1946
- 9th Züri-Metzgete
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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