Oscar Egg

Oscar Egg
Personal information
Full nameOscar Egg
Born(1890-03-02)2 March 1890
Schlatt, Switzerland
Died9 February 1961(1961-02-09) (aged 70)
Nice, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1911Griffon
1912–1914Peugeot
1915–1916Individual
1917–1919Bianchi
1920–1926Individual
Major wins
set the hour record 3 times
2 stages Tour de France (1914)
1 stage Giro d'Italia (1919)
Paris Tours (1914)
Milano–Torino (1917)

Oscar Egg (2 March 1890 – 9 February 1961) was a Swiss track and road bicycle racer. He captured the world hour record three times before the First World War and won major road races and stages of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He was also a noted developer of racing bicycles and bicycle components including lugs and derailleurs.[1][2]

  1. ^ "1959 Velo de Course 'Oscar Egg'". The Online Bicycle Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ Michael Butler. "Oscar Egg". Classic Rendezvous. Retrieved 14 October 2017.