Max Hürzeler (born 4 July 1954) is a retired Swiss cyclist. After winning a bronze medal at the

UCI Motor-paced World Championships __FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close a ...

in 1981 in the amateurs division he turned professional and won a silver medal in 1984 and a gold medal in 1987. He also won three European (1983, 1986 and 1987) and seven national titles (1981–1987) in

motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced ...

. After retiring from competitions he founded a cycling holidays company in Mallorca and improved the roads in the area. Using the money earned from the company he financially supported the Sixday-Nights Zürich race.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hurzeler, Max 1954 births Living people Swiss male cyclists People from Dübendorf UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Swiss track cyclists Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich