René Strehler
René Strehler (born 13 April 1934 in Affoltern am Albis) is a Swiss former professional racing cyclist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1960. Major results ; 1953 : 1st, National Track Championship, Amateur Pursuit : 1st, National Road Championships, Amateurs ; 1954 : 1st, National Track Championship, Amateur Pursuit ; 1955 : 1st, Stage 6, Tour de Suisse : 2nd, Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships : 1st, Overall, Tour de Romandie :: 1st, Stage 1 :: 3rd, Stage 2 :: 1st, Stage 3a ; 1956 : Tour de Suisse :: 1st, Stage 1 :: 1st, Stage 3 :: 1st, Stage 8 : 3rd, Overall, Tour de Romandie :: 2nd, Stage 1 :: 1st, Stage 2 :: 3rd, Stage 3b :: 2nd, Stage 4 ; 1960 : 1st, Bern-Genève : 1st, National Road Championships : 3rd, Overall, Tour de Suisse :: 2nd, Stage 4 : 1st, Berner Rundfahrt Tour de Berne is an elite professional road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads ...
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Track Cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. These velodromes consisted of two straights and slightly banked turns, though they varied more in length and material than the modern 250m track. One appeal of indoor track racing was that spectators could be easily controlled, and hence an entrance fee could be charged, making track racing a lucrative sport. Early track races attracted crowds of up to 2,000 people. Indoor tracks also enabled year-rou