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Personal information | |
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Born | (1920-03-29)29 March 1920 Amriswil, Switzerland |
Died | 14 November 2018(2018-11-14) (aged 98) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1946 | Individual |
1947 | Rico |
1948 | Sala |
1948 | Stucchi |
1949–1950 | Wolf |
1950 | Colomb-Manera |
1950–1952 | Guerra-Ursus |
1951 | Tigra |
1951–1952 | Cilo |
Gottfried Weilenmann (29 March 1920 – 14 November 2018)[1] was a Swiss cyclist. Professional 1945 to 1952, he won the Tour de Suisse in 1949 and the Swiss National Road Race Championships in 1952.[2] In the latter year, he placed second in the UCI World Road Racing Championships road behind Heinz Müller.
His brother Leo was also a professional rider during the same period as he was. His father, Gottfried was part of the Swiss team pursuit at the 1924 Olympic Games.
Source: [3]