Paul Egli (18 August 1911 – 23 January 1997) was a
Swiss professional
road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver and bronze medals in respectively the
1938 and the
1937 UCI Road World Championships. He was also the
Swiss National Road Race champion in 1935 and 1936.
Major results
;1932
: Amateur Cyclo-Cross Champion
: World Amateur Road Race Championship
;1933
: World Amateur Road Race Champion
;1934
:
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; en, Championship of Zürich; german: Meisterschaft von Zürich) was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 unt ...
: Stage 3,
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
: Stage 1,
Critérium du Midi
;1935
: Road Race Champion
:
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; en, Championship of Zürich; german: Meisterschaft von Zürich) was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 unt ...
: Stage 1,
Tour of Nord-East-Spain
;1936
: Road Race Champion
:
Tour de France
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::Winner stage 1
::Wearing
yellow jersey
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History
Th ...
for one day
:
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
:
:: Winner Stages 4a & 4b
;1937
: World Road Race Championship
:
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...
:
:: Winner Stage 3
;1938
: World Road Race Championship
;1941
:
Berner Rundfahrt
;1942
:
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; en, Championship of Zürich; german: Meisterschaft von Zürich) was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 unt ...
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Paul Egli
1911 births
1997 deaths
Swiss male cyclists
Swiss Tour de France stage winners
People from Hinwil District
Tour de Suisse stage winners
Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich
20th-century Swiss people
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