Charles Laeser (
Geneva
, neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
, website = https://www.geneve.ch/
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
, 12 September 1879 — Geneva, 28 July 1959) was a
Swiss professional
road bicycle racer. Laeser entered
1903 Tour de France
The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper ', ancestor of the current daily, '. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over , and was won by Maurice Garin.
The race was invented to boost the circul ...
, the first edition of the race. He did not finish the third stage, but according to the rules then, he was still allowed to start the next stage. He started and even won the fourth stage, thus becoming the first foreign Tour de France stage winner. Laeser also entered the
1904 Tour de France, but did finish any stage.
Major results
;1903
:
1903 Tour de France
The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper ', ancestor of the current daily, '. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over , and was won by Maurice Garin.
The race was invented to boost the circul ...
:
::Winner stage 4
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Charles Laeser
Swiss male cyclists
1879 births
1959 deaths
Swiss Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from Geneva
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