Hermann Gretener (8 September 1942 – 27 March 2022) was a Swiss professional cyclo-cross cyclist.[1] He notably won the Swiss National Cyclo-cross Championships six times: in 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975 in addition to four more podium finishes. He also won a silver medal at the UCI World Championships in 1966 and 1968 and a bronze medal in 1967 and 1972.[2]
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| Born | 8 September 1943 Bertschikon bei Attikon, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 2022 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1964–1965 | Gritzner–Veith | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Savro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | Zimba–Automatic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | G.B.C.–Zimba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Bio Strath–Mondia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Möbel Märki-Bonanza | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Gartenbau–Brandli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Zodiac-Gios | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Hermann Gretener". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Hermann Gretener". Cyclocross24.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
External links
edit- Hermann Gretener at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Hermann Gretener at ProCyclingStats
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