Paul Egli
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Switzerland |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1933 Montlhéry | Amateur's Road Race | |
| Silver | 1938 Valkenburg | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Silver | 1932 Rome | Amateur's Road Race | |
| Bronze | 1937 Copenhagen | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Paul Egli (August 18, 1911 - January 23, 1997) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver and bronze medals in resp. the 1938 and the 1937 Road World Championships.
[edit] Palmares
- 1932
- Switzerland Amateur Cyclo-Cross Champion
World Amateur Road Race Championship- 1933
World Amateur Road Race Champion- 1934 - Oscar Egg
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stage 1, Critérium du Midi
- 6th, World Road Race Championship
- 1935 - Oscar Egg
- Switzerland Road Race Champion
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of Nord-East-Spain
- 1936 - Colin
- Switzerland Road Race Champion
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour de France
- 4th, World Road Race Championship
- 7th, Tour de Suisse
- Winner Stages 4a & 4b
- 7th, Paris-Nice
- 9th, Züri-Metzgete
- 1937 - Colin & Oscar Egg
World Road Race Championship- 4th, Züri-Metzgete
- 8th, Tour de Suisse
- Winner Stage 3
- 29th, Tour de France
- 1938
- World Road Race Championship
- 3rd, Züri-Metzgete
- 6th, Bordeaux-Paris
- 31st, Tour de France
- 3rd, Stage 3
- 1939 - Alcyon
- 4th, Tour de Suisse
- 1941
- 1st, Berner Rundfahrt
- 2nd, National Road Race Champion
- 3rd, Züri-Metzgete
- 1942
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 1943
- 8th, Züri-Metzgete
- 1945
- 4th, Züri-Metzgete
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter Blattmann |
Winner of the Züri-Metzgete 1934–1935 |
Succeeded by Werner Buchwalder |
| Preceded by Walter Diggelmann |
Winner of the Züri-Metzgete 1942 |
Succeeded by Ferdi Kübler |
