Erich Maechler

Erich Mächler
Personal information
Full nameErich Mächler
Born (1960-09-24) 24 September 1960 (age 64)
Hochdorf, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1982Royal-Wrangler [ca]
1983–1984Cilo–Aufina
1985–1991Carrera–Inoxpran
1992Helvetia–Fichtel & Sachs
1993Jolly Componibili–Club 88
1994–1995Parkpre–Tange
1994–1995Inoac–Deki
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1986)
1 TTT stage (1987)

Stage races

Tirreno–Adriatico (1988)

One-day races and Classics

Milan–San Remo (1987)
National Road Race Championships (1984)

Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days.[1][2][3] He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1984 and won the 1987 Milan–San Remo and the 1988 Tirreno–Adriatico.[4]

Major results

1982
1st Tour du Nord-Ouest
1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1983
1st Grand Prix de Mendrisio
1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
2nd GP Lugano
3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
4th Züri-Metzgete
6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1984
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 2
1985
2nd GP du canton d'Argovie
8th Trofeo Pantalica
1986
1st Stage 21 Tour de France
1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1987
1st Milan–San Remo
Tour de France
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
Held Stages 3–9
1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Paris–Nice
1988
1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stages 2 & 6b (ITT)
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stage 4b (ITT)
1st Volta al Camp Morverde
5th Overall Three Days of de Panne
8th Milan–San Remo
1989
8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 4
1990
2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
7th Tre Valli Varesine
1992
1st Tour du Nord-Ouest
1994
2nd Japan Cup

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Giro d'Italia 91 — — 23 — — DNF — — — — 120
Tour de France — 106 84 114 49 85 136 117 130 128 DNF —
Vuelta a España — — — — — — — 58 — 75 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Cyclist from Portugal wins 3rd stage of Tour de France". The Deseret News. 5 July 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2010. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Tour de France". Los Angeles Times. 8 July 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Tour de France Da Silva Wins 3rd Stage; Maechler Takes Lead". Los Angeles Times. 5 July 1987. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.


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