 Breu in 1984 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Beat Breu | |||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1957 St. Gallen, Switzerland | |||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross Road | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | |||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza | |||||||||||
| 1980 | TI–Raleigh–Creda | |||||||||||
| 1981–1984 | Cilo–Aufina | |||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Carrera–Inoxpran | |||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Isotonic–Cyndarella | |||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Domex–Weinmann | |||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Appenzeller Käse | |||||||||||
| 1992 | Bleiker | |||||||||||
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Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer.[citation needed][1] In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall.[2] He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life in 2019 he fulfilled his childhood dream of having his own circus.[3][4]
In 2022 the National Museum of Switzerland made a miniature model of Breu's stage win up Alpe d'Huez in 1982.[5]
- ^ "Beat Breu". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Hood, Edmond (21 July 2011). "Tour de PEZ: A Close Up Look At L'Alpe d'Huez". PezCycling News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Wheels, races, glory". www.landesmuseum.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 - Premiere for the Christmas Circus: Beat Breu is back in the ring". gettotext.com. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Balmer, Guido (29 July 2022). "Beat Breu's magnificent victory, in miniature". Swiss National Museum - Swiss history blog. Retrieved 23 October 2022.