Erich Maechler

Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1984 and won the 1987 Milan–San Remo and the 1988 Tirreno–Adriatico.

Major results

1982 (2 pro wins) 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 1983 (1) 1st Grand Prix de Mendrisio 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse 2nd GP Lugano 3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise 4th Züri-Metzgete 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 1984 (2) 1st Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 2 1985 2nd GP du canton d'Argovie 8th Trofeo Pantalica 1986 (2) 1st Stage 21 Tour de France 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1987 (3) 1st Milan–San Remo Tour de France 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Held after Stages 3–9 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT) 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Paris–Nice 1988 (7) 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stages 2 & 6b (ITT) 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 4b (ITT) 1st Volta al Camp Morverde 5th Overall Three Days of de Panne 8th Milan–San Remo 1989 (1) 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 4 1990 (2) 1st Kika Klassik 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 7th Tre Valli Varesine 1992 (1) 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest 1994 2nd Japan Cup

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish