Beat Breu
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Beat Breu |
| Date of birth | October 23, 1957 |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Major wins | |
| Switzerland Cyclo-cross Championship (1988, 1994) Giro d'Italia, 1 stage Tour de France, 2 stages Tour de Suisse (1981, 1989) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| November 3, 2007 | |
Beat Breu (born October 23, 1957 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. 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. He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia.
[edit] Palmarès
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Switzerland |
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| Cyclo-cross | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | Hägendorf 1988 | Elite Men's Race | |
- 1981
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stages 3 and 7b
- 8th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 20
- 1982
- 6th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stages 13 and 16
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour de Suisse
- 1984
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Suisse
- 1987
- 1st, Stage 4, Tour de Romandie
- 1988
- Switzerland Cyclo-cross Championship
- 3rd, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
- 1989
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stage 6
- 1994
- Switzerland Cyclo-cross Championship
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Breu, Beat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957-10-23 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
