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The Swiss National Road Race Championships are held annually. They are a
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race which decides the Swiss cycling champion in the road racing discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1892 and was won by
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Ferdinand Kübler Ferdinand Kübler (; 24 July 1919 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship. Biography Kübler was born in Marthalen. He began racing ...
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Heiri Suter Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter (10 July 1899  – 6 November 1978) was a Swiss road racing cyclist. Excelling mainly in the classics, Suter was the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders in 1923. Two weeks after his win in the Tour of F ...
share the record of 5 victories. The current champion is
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for women and Stefan Küng for men. *In 1930 Heiri Suter was declassified because of an irregular sprint. *In 1971 the championship was based on 2 races; in 1972 it was based on 3 races. *From 1974 to 1986 the race was disputed along with Germany and Luxembourg. *From 1987 to 1984 the race was disputed along with Germany and Liechtenstein. *In 1983 Gottfried Schmutz was disqualified for doping.


Multiple winners


Men


Elite


U23


Women


References


External links


the Cycling WebSite
{{Swiss National Road Race Championships (women) National road cycling championships Cycle races in Switzerland Recurring events established in 1892 Road race