Armin von Büren explained

Armin von Büren
Birth Date:20 April 1928
Birth Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Death Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1951–1953
Proteam1:Feru
Proyears2:1953
Proteam2:Guerra
Proyears3:1954–1957
Proteam3:Cilo
Proyears4:1955
Proyears5:1957–1962
Proteam5:Feru

Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13.[1] He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the European Omnium Championships in 1956. He also occasionally competed on the road and won the Tour du Lac Léman in 1951 and 1953.[2]

His brothers Oskar and Émile were also professional cyclists.

Major results

Track

1950
  • 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 3rd Six Days of Paris
    1951
  • 1st (with Ferdi Kübler)
  • 3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne
  • 3rd Six Days of Berlin
    1952
  • 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Walter Bucher)
  • 1st Six Days of Kiel (with Jean Roth)
  • 3rd Six Days of London
    1953
  • 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 2nd Six Days of Dortmund
  • 3rd Six Days of Hanover
    1954
  • 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Hugo Koblet)
  • 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
  • 3rd Six Days of Frankfurt
    1955
  • 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet)
    1956
  • 1st Omnium, European Track Championships
  • 1st (with Hugo Koblet)
    1957
  • 1st Sprint, National Championships
  • 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Gerrit Schulte)
  • 1st Six Days of Münster (with Jean Roth)
  • 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
  • 2nd Grand Prix de Paris
    1959
  • 1st Sprint, National Championships
    1961
  • 1st Six Days of Madrid (with Oscar Plattner)
  • 1st Six Days of New York (with Oscar Plattner)

    Road

    1951
  • 1st Tour du Lac Léman
    1952
  • 1st Rund um Altdorf
    1953
  • 1st Tour du Lac Léman
  • 10th Züri-Metzgete

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Armin von Büren . memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . 4 November 2022.
    2. Web site: Armin von Büren . ProCyclingStats . 4 November 2022.

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