Karl Litschi Explained

Karl Litschi
Full Name:Karl Litschi
Birth Date:27 April 1912
Birth Place:Felben, Switzerland
Death Place:Andelfingen, Switzerland
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:Tour de Suisse (1937)

Karl Litschi (Felben, 27 April 1912 – Andelfingen, 18 March 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He was both a cyclo-cross cyclist and a road race cyclist, become Swiss national champion in both disciplines. In the 1939 Tour de France, he won one stage. In the same year he was the Swiss National Road Race champion.[1]

Major results

1937
  • national cyclo-cross champion
  • Tour de Suisse
    1938
  • Berner Rundfahrt
    1939
  • GP de Cannes
  • Züri-Metzgete
  • national road race champion
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 8B
    1941
  • national road race champion

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men) . 13 March 2015 . Cycling Archives.