Gottfried Weilenmann (cyclist, born 1920) explained

Gottfried Weilenmann, Jr.
Birth Date:29 March 1920
Birth Place:Amriswil, Switzerland
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1946
Proteam1:Individual
Proyears2:1947
Proteam2:Rico
Proyears3:1948
Proteam3:Sala
Proyears4:1948
Proteam4:Stucchi
Proyears5:1949–1950
Proteam5:Wolf
Proyears6:1950
Proteam6:Colomb-Manera
Proyears7:1950–1952
Proteam7:Guerra-Ursus
Proyears8:1951
Proteam8:Tigra
Proyears9:1951–1952
Proteam9:Cilo

Gottfried Weilenmann (29 March 1920 – 14 November 2018)[1] was a Swiss cyclist. Professional 1945 to 1952, he won the Tour de Suisse in 1949 and the Swiss National Road Race Championships in 1952.[2] In the latter year, he placed second in the UCI World Road Racing Championships road behind Heinz Müller.

His brother Leo was also a professional rider during the same period as he was. His father, Gottfried was part of the Swiss team pursuit at the 1924 Olympic Games.

Major results

1942
  • 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
    1944
  • 2nd À Travers Lausanne
    1945
  • 2nd Overall Circuito del Norte
  • 2nd À Travers Lausanne
  • 3rd Tour du Lac Léman
    1946
  • 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
  • 3rd Zurich–Lausanne
    1947
  • 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
  • 10th GP du Midi Libre
    1949
  • 1st Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 2nd Giro del Ticino
  • 2nd Tour du Nord-Ouest de la Suisse
  • 3rd Züri-Metzgete
    1950
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    1952
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 5th La Flèche Wallonne
  • 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

    Grand Tour Results

    Source: [3]

    Tour de France

    17th

    39th

    50th

    50th

    12th

    Giro d'Italia

    45th

    39th

    Notes and References

    1. https://www.ticinonews.ch/sport/474270/si-e-spento-weilenmann-vincitore-del-tour-de-suisse-nel-1949 Si è spento Weilenmann, vincitore del Tour de Suisse nel 1949
    2. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men) . 13 March 2015 . Cycling Archives.
    3. Web site: Gottfried Weilenmann . 21 May 2014.