Paul Egli Explained

Paul Egli
Full Name:Paul Egli
Birth Date:1911 8, df=y
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:silver medal 1938 Road World Championships
bronze medal 1937 Road World Championships

Paul Egli (18 August 1911 – 23 January 1997) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver and bronze medals in respectively the 1938 and the 1937 UCI Road World Championships. He was also the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1935 and 1936.[1]

Major results

1932
  • Amateur Cyclo-Cross Champion
  • World Amateur Road Race Championship
    1933
  • World Amateur Road Race Champion
    1934
  • Züri-Metzgete
  • Stage 3, Tour de Suisse
  • Stage 1, Critérium du Midi
    1935
  • Road Race Champion
  • Züri-Metzgete
  • Stage 1, Tour of Nord-East-Spain
    1936
  • Road Race Champion
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 1
  • Wearing yellow jersey for one day
  • Tour de Suisse:
  • Winner Stages 4a & 4b
    1937
  • World Road Race Championship
  • Tour de Suisse
  • Winner Stage 3
    1938
  • World Road Race Championship
    1941
  • Berner Rundfahrt
    1942
  • Züri-Metzgete

    External links

    Notes and References

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