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Urs Zimmermann

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Zimmermann in 1984
Urs Zimmermann
(1959-11-29) 29 November 1959Mühledorf, Switzerland
Retired
Road
Rider
Cilo-Aufina
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
7 Eleven-Hoonved
Motorola
Stage races
Tour de Suisse (1984)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1986)
Critérium International (1986)
One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1986) |

Urs Zimmermann (born 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He also won several stage races such as the Tour de Suisse, Dauphiné Libéré and Critérium International.

After the eleventh stage of the 1991 Tour de France, there was a rest day, on which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. Zimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then disqualified him, but after the other cyclists protested, he was allowed to use other means of transportation.

He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1986.

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Did not finish
  • Urs Zimmermann at CycleBase (archive)
  • Urs Zimmermann at Cycling Archives (archive)
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