| Beat Breu | |
| Fullname: | Beat Breu |
| Birth Date: | 1957 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Cyclo-cross Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Climbing specialist |
| Proyears1: | 1979 |
| Proteam1: | Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza |
| Proyears2: | 1980 |
| Proyears3: | 1981–1984 |
| Proteam3: | Cilo–Aufina |
| Proyears4: | 1985–1986 |
| Proyears5: | 1987–1988 |
| Proteam5: | Isotonic–Cyndarella |
| Proyears6: | 1989–1990 |
| Proyears7: | 1991–1995 |
| Proteam7: | Appenzeller Käse |
| Proyears8: | 1992 |
| Proteam8: | Bleiker |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
2 individual stages (1982) 1 individual stage (1981)Stage races Tour de Suisse (1981, 1989)One-day races and Classics Züri-Metzgete (1981) |
Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer.[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]
Sources:[6]
| 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 |