Heiri Suter

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Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter (July 10, 1899 Gränichen – November 6, 1978) was a professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. In 1923, he became the first of an exclusive group of riders that have won the "monuments" of classic cycle races, Paris-Roubaix and the Ronde van Vlaanderen in the same year.

Suter has 58 professional career wins, which includes becoming a:

• 2-time winner of the Grand Prix Wolber (unofficial world championships) (1922, 1925)
• 5-time national road race champion of Switzerland: (1920, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929)
• 2-time national middle-distance champion of Switzerland: (1932, 1933)
• 6-time winner of the Züri-Metzgete: (1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929)
• 2-time winner of Paris-Tours: (1926, 1927)
• Winner of Paris-Roubaix (1923)
• Winner of Ronde van Vlaanderen (1923)
• Winner of Bordeaux-Paris (1925)

[edit] Career accomplishments