Beat Breu

Beat Breu
Breu in 1984
Personal information
Full nameBeat Breu
Born (1957-10-23) 23 October 1957 (age 67)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineCyclo-cross
Road
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
1979Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza
1980TI–Raleigh–Creda
1981–1984Cilo–Aufina
1985–1986Carrera–Inoxpran
1987–1988Isotonic–Cyndarella
1989–1990Domex–Weinmann
1991–1995Appenzeller Käse
1992Bleiker
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1982)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (1981)

Stage races

Tour de Suisse (1981, 1989)

One-day races and Classics

Züri-Metzgete (1981)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Hägendorf Elite Men's Race

Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer.[citation needed][1] 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.[2] He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life in 2019 he fulfilled his childhood dream of having his own circus.[3][4]

In 2022 the National Museum of Switzerland made a miniature model of Breu's stage win up Alpe d'Huez in 1982.[5]

Major results

Sources:[1][6]

1981
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 3b & 7b
1st Züri-Metzgete
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 20
1982
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 4b
6th Overall Tour de France
1st Stages 13 &16
1983
10th Overall Tour de Suisse
10th GP du canton d'Argovie
1984
6th Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 2
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
1985
5th Overall Tour de Suisse
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
1986
6th GP du canton d'Argovie
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1987
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 4
1988
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
7th Overall Tour de Romandie
1989
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 5b (ITT)
1994
1st National Cyclo-cross Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Vuelta a España — — — — — — — — — — — —
Giro d'Italia 23 — 8 — — 8 — — — 11 — —
Tour de France — — — 6 22 43 23 74 26 — 21 42

References

  1. ^ a b "Beat Breu". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ Hood, Edmond (21 July 2011). "Tour de PEZ: A Close Up Look At L'Alpe d'Huez". PezCycling News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Wheels, races, glory". www.landesmuseum.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 - Premiere for the Christmas Circus: Beat Breu is back in the ring". gettotext.com. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ Balmer, Guido (29 July 2022). "Beat Breu's magnificent victory, in miniature". Swiss National Museum - Swiss history blog. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Beat Breu". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.


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