About Josef Fuchs
Born 1948. Josef Fuchs is a Swiss sport cyclist.
Josef Fuchs (born 24 July 1948) is a retired Swiss racing cyclist. As an amateur he won two world championship medals in 1969 and 1971, both on the road and on track. He also won a few minor races and two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir (1969 and 1971) and one of the Milk Race.
Major results
1966 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships 1969 1st Stage 10b Tour de l'Avenir 1970
1st Tour des Quatre-Cantons 1971
1st Giro del Mendrisiotto 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir
3rd Overall Milk Race 1st Stage 8 1972
1st Giro di Toscana 1st Stage 1c (TTT) Cronostaffetta 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 2 6th GP Monaco 1973
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour de Suisse 1974 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 1st Prologue (TTT) 7th Giro di Toscana 7th Giro di Campania 8th Trofeo Laigueglia 9th Giro di Romagna 10th Coppa Sabatini 1975 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie 4th Overall À travers Lausanne 4th GP Lugano 8th Overall Tour de France 9th Züri-Metzgete 1976 2nd Trofeo Masferrer 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 8th Overall Vuelta a España 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1977 4th GP Alghero 5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 10th Züri-Metzgete 10th Giro di Toscana 10th Coppa Placci 1978 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse 3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 3 9th Tre Valli Varesine 1979 1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico 2nd GP Lugano 4th Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 5 4th Overall Vuelta a AndalucÃa 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 4 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 1980 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 8b (ITT) 2nd Visp–Grachen 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Daniel Gisiger) 6th Gran Piemonte 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 8th Milano–Torino 10th GP du canton d'Argovie 1981 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st GP Lugano 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse 5th Overall Giro d'Italia 7th Overall Critérium International 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Josef Fuchs?
Swiss cyclist (born 1948)
When was Josef Fuchs born?
Josef Fuchs was born on 24 July 1948 in Unteriberg.
What is Josef Fuchs's occupation?
Josef Fuchs is a sport cyclist.
What nationality is Josef Fuchs?
Josef Fuchs is Swiss.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Josef Fuchs (cyclist)
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