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Paul Suter (9 March 1892 – 6 April 1966) was a Swiss cyclist. Between 1920 and 1926 he won five medals 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 as ...
, including a gold medal in 1923. He also won seven national titles 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 ...
(1920, 1921, 1923–1927). Sutter had five brothers (Max, Franz, Fritz, Gottfried und Heiri), all competitive cyclists. In 1911, Paul and Franz together won the six-day race of Hamburg. Franz died in 1914 after being hit by a train while crossing a rail line, in front of Paul's eyes.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suter, Paul 1892 births 1966 deaths Swiss male cyclists People from Aarau District UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Swiss track cyclists Sportspeople from Aargau