Beat Wabel Explained

Beat Wabel
Birth Date:23 May 1967
Birth Place:Wetzikon, Switzerland
Height:1.82 m
Weight:72 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1991–1992
Proteam1:Bleiker
Proyears2:1993–1996
Proteam2:Titan
Proyears3:1997–1998
Proteam3:Proflex

Beat Wabel (born 23 May 1967) is a Swiss former professional cyclist. He competed in the men's cross-country mountain biking event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Professional from 1991 to 2005, he won the UCI Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1985 and the Swiss National Cyclo-cross Championships five times. He also won a bronze medal in the elite race at the 1995 UCI World Championships.

He is the brother of Yvonne Schnorf-Wabel.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

1984–1985
  • 1st UCI World Junior Championships
    1990–1991
  • Superprestige
  • 1st Wetzikon
    1991–1992
  • 1st National Championships
  • Superprestige
  • 3rd Wetzikon
  • 4th UCI World Championships
    1992–1993
  • Superprestige
  • 1st Eschenbach
  • 7th UCI World Championships
    1993–1994
  • Superprestige
  • 3rd Diegem
  • 3rd Wetzikon
  • 3rd Plzeň
    1994–1995
  • 2nd National Championships
  • Superprestige
  • 2nd Wetzikon
  • 3rd UCI World Championships
    1995–1996
  • 2nd National Championships
  • 3rd Overall UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Variano di Basiliano
    1996–1997
  • 1st Hittnau
  • 3rd National Championships
    1997–1998
  • 1st National Championships
  • 1st Hittnau
  • UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Eschenbach
    1998–1999
  • 1st Hittnau
  • 2nd National Championships
  • UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Eschenbach
    1999–2000
  • 1st National Championships
  • 1st Igorre
  • 1st Dagmersellen
  • 1st Hittnau
  • 3rd Steinmaur
    2000–2001
  • 1st National Championships
  • 2nd Igorre
    2001–2002
  • 1st Hittnau
  • 2nd Dagmersellen
  • 3rd National Championships
  • 3rd Steinmaur
    2002–2003
  • 1st National Championships
  • 2nd Dagmersellen
  • 2nd Hittnau

    MTB

    1993
  • UCI XCO World Cup
  • 1st Vail
    1997
  • 2nd National XCO Championships
  • 3rd European XCO Championships
    1998
  • 3rd National XCO Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Beat Wabel Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/beat-wabel-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 March 2020.