Erich Maechler

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Erich Mächler
Personal information
Full nameErich Mächler
Born (1960-09-24) 24 September 1960 (age 65)
Hochdorf, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1982Royal-Wrangler [ca]
1983–1984Cilo–Aufina
1985–1991Carrera–Inoxpran
1992Helvetia–Fichtel & Sachs
1993Jolly Componibili–Club 88
1994–1995Parkpre–Tange
1994–1995Inoac–Deki
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (1986) 1 TTT stage (1987)

Stage races

Tirreno–Adriatico (1988)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1984) Milan–San Remo (1987)

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

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1982 (2 pro wins) 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 1983 (1) 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 (2) 1st Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 2 1985 2nd GP du canton d'Argovie 8th Trofeo Pantalica 1986 (2) 1st Stage 21 Tour de France 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1987 (3) 1st Milan–San Remo Tour de France 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Held after Stages 3–9 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT) 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Paris–Nice 1988 (7) 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 (1) 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 4 1990 (2) 1st Kika Klassik 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 7th Tre Valli Varesine 1992 (1) 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest 1994 2nd Japan Cup

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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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 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Cyclist from Portugal wins 3rd stage of Tour de France". The Deseret News. 5 July 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Tour de France". Los Angeles Times. 8 July 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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