Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the

1987 Tour de France The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 26 July. It consisted of 25 stages over . It was the closest three-way finish in the Tour until the 2007 Tour de France, among the closest overall races i ...

, he wore the

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for 6 days. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1984.

Major results

;1982 :Tour du Nord-Ouest :Stage 8 in the

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;1983 :Grand prix de Mendrisio :Stage 6 in the

;1984 :Stage 2 in the

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, 2nd place overall :Championnat des Trois Nations ;1986 :Winner of stage 21 in the

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:Stage 5 of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1987 :Yellow jersey for 6 days in the

: Milan–San Remo :Prologue and 4th stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1988 :1st overall in the

::Stages 2 and 6B :Volta al Camp Morverde :Tour de Valence ;1989 :Stage 4 of the

:Kika Classic à Sankt-Polten ;1992 :Tour du Nord-Ouest

References

1960 births Living people People from Hochdorf District Swiss male cyclists Swiss Tour de France stage winners Tour de Suisse stage winners Sportspeople from the canton of Lucerne {{switzerland-cycling-bio-stub