Peter Steiger (born 23 January 1960) is a retired Swiss cyclist. Between 1984 and 1991 he won seven national championships in

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. In this discipline he also won the

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in 1992 and finished in second place in 1990 and 1991. Steiger was also a successful road racer and won the Bay Classic Series in 1989. In March 1993 he was hit by a truck during training in Mexico and had to retire due to injuries.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Steiger, Peter 1960 births Living people Swiss male cyclists People from Winterthur District UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Swiss track cyclists Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich