Josef Fuchs (cyclist) explained

Josef Fuchs
Fullname:Josef Fuchs
Nickname:Sepp Fuchs
Birth Date:24 July 1948
Birth Place:Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1972–1975
Proyears2:1976
Proyears3:1977
Proyears4:1978
Proteam4:Fiorella–Citroën
Proyears5:1979
Proyears6:1980
Proyears7:1981
Proteam7:Cilo–Aufina
Majorwins:Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1981)
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Josef Fuchs (born 24 July 1948) is a retired Swiss racing cyclist. As an amateur he won two world championship medals in 1969 and 1971, both on the road and on track. He also won a few minor races and two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir (1969 and 1971) and one of the Milk Race (1971).

In late 1971 he turned professional and the same year won the Giro della Toscana. He placed eighth overall in the 1975 Tour de France and won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège race in 1981.

During his career Fuchs won four national titles, two on track, as amateur in 1970 and 1971, and twoon the road, as professional in 1972 and 1973.

Major results

1966
  • 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
    1969
  • 1st Stage 10b Tour de l'Avenir
    1970
  • 1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships
  • 1st Tour des Quatre-Cantons
    1971
  • 1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships
  • 1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
  • 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir
  • 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships
  • 3rd Overall Milk Race
  • 1st Stage 8
    1972
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Giro di Toscana
  • 1st Stage 1c (TTT) Cronostaffetta
  • 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 6th GP Monaco
    1973
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour de Suisse
    1974
  • 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta
  • 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
  • 1st Prologue (TTT)
  • 7th Giro di Toscana
  • 7th Giro di Campania
  • 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
  • 9th Giro di Romagna
  • 10th Coppa Sabatini
    1975
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
  • 4th Overall À travers Lausanne
  • 4th GP Lugano
  • 8th Overall Tour de France
  • 9th Züri-Metzgete
    1976
  • 2nd Trofeo Masferrer
  • 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
  • 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
  • 8th Overall Vuelta a España
  • 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
    1977
  • 4th GP Alghero
  • 5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 10th Züri-Metzgete
  • 10th Giro di Toscana
  • 10th Coppa Placci
    1978
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna
  • 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 9th Tre Valli Varesine
    1979
  • 1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 2nd GP Lugano
  • 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
    1980
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 1st Stage 8b (ITT)
  • 2nd Visp–Grachen
  • 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Daniel Gisiger)
  • 6th Gran Piemonte
  • 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
  • 8th Milano–Torino
  • 10th GP du canton d'Argovie
    1981
  • 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
  • 1st GP Lugano
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
  • 7th Overall Critérium International
  • 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
  • 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

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