Hugo Koblet

Hugo Koblet
Koblet at the 1956 Ronde van Nederland
Personal information
Full nameHugo Koblet
NicknameBeautiful Hugo
Le pédaleur de charme (The charming pedaler)
Born(1925-03-21)21 March 1925
Zürich, Switzerland
Died6 November 1964(1964-11-06) (aged 39)
Uster, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineRoad and Track
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1946Amberg/Mercier-R. Lapebie
1947Amberg/Fuchs
1948Tebag/Fiorelli
1949Cilo
1950–1954Cilo/Guerra/La Perle-Hutchinson
1955Faema/Cilo
1956Cilo/Saint Raphaël-R. Geminiani-Dunlop
1958Cilo
1959Cilo/Ghigi
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1951)
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1950)
Mountain classification (1950)

Hugo Koblet (pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈkoːblɛt]; 21 March 1925 – 6 November 1964[1]) was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional.[2] He died in a car accident amid speculation that he had committed suicide.

  1. ^ Cyclisme : la fiche coureur de HUGO KOBLET. Lequipe.fr (23 July 2014). Retrieved on 2015-08-05.
  2. ^ Hugo Koblet. velopalmares.free.fr