Peter Frischknecht

Peter Frischknecht (born 12 March 1946) is a Swiss former professional cyclo-cross cyclist.[1] He notably won the Swiss National Cyclo-cross Championships in 1974 and 1978 in addition to 11 second-place finishes. He also won a silver medal at the UCI World Championships in 1976, 1977 and 1978.[2] He is the father of Thomas Frischknecht and the grandfather of Andri Frischknecht, both also professional cyclists.

Peter Frischknecht
Personal information
Born (1946-03-12) 12 March 1946
Uster, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineCyclo-cross
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 ChazayElite race
Silver medal – second place 1977 HanoverElite race
Silver medal – second place 1978 Amorebieta-EtxanoElite race
Bronze medal – third place 1974 BeraElite race
Bronze medal – third place 1975 MelchnauElite race

References
  1. "Peter Frischknecht". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Peter Frischknecht". Cyclocross24.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.


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