Erich Maechler
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Erich Mächler |
| Born | 24 September 1960 Hochdorf, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1982 | Royal-Wrangler |
| 1983–1984 | Cilo–Aufina |
| 1985–1991 | Carrera–Inoxpran |
| 1992 | Helvetia–Fichtel & Sachs |
| 1993 | Jolly Componibili–Club 88 |
| 1994–1995 | Parkpre–Tange |
| 1994–1995 | Inoac–Deki |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days.[1][2][3] He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1984 and won the 1987 Milan–San Remo and the 1988 Tirreno–Adriatico.[4]
Major results
[edit]- 1982
- 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
- 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1983
- 1st Grand Prix de Mendrisio
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
- 2nd GP Lugano
- 3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 4th Züri-Metzgete
- 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1984
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 2
- 1985
- 2nd GP du canton d'Argovie
- 8th Trofeo Pantalica
- 1986
- 1st Stage 21 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1987
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- Held
Stages 3–9
- 1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Paris–Nice
- 1988
- 1st
Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stages 2 & 6b (ITT)
- 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stage 4b (ITT)
- 1st Volta al Camp Morverde
- 5th Overall Three Days of de Panne
- 8th Milan–San Remo
- 1989
- 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 4
- 1990
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 7th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1992
- 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest
- 1994
- 2nd Japan Cup
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
91 | — | — | 23 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 120 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 106 | 84 | 114 | 49 | 85 | 136 | 117 | 130 | 128 | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 75 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cyclist from Portugal wins 3rd stage of Tour de France". The Deseret News. 5 July 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Tour de France". Los Angeles Times. 8 July 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Tour de France Da Silva Wins 3rd Stage; Maechler Takes Lead". Los Angeles Times. 5 July 1987. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- Erich Maechler at Cycling Archives
- Erich Maechler at ProCyclingStats
- Erich Maechler at CycleBase
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