Josef Fuchs (cyclist)

Josef Fuchs
Personal information
Full nameJosef Fuchs
NicknameSepp Fuchs
Born (1948-07-24) 24 July 1948 (age 76)
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1972–1975Filotex
1976Super Ser
1977Sanson
1978Fiorella–Citroën
1979Scic–Bottecchia
1980Gis Gelati
1981Cilo–Aufina
Major wins
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1981)
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Zolder 100 km team time trial
Silver medal – second place 1971 Varese Individual pursuit

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 (1971).[1]

In late 1971 he turned professional and the same year won the Giro della Toscana. He placed eighth overall in the 1975 Tour de France and won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège race in 1981.[1]

During his career Fuchs won four national titles, two on track, as amateur in 1970 and 1971, and two on the road, as professional in 1972 and 1973.[1]

Major results

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1966
3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
1969
1st Stage 10b Tour de l'Avenir
1970
1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships
1st Tour des Quatre-Cantons
1971
1st Individual pursuit, National Amateur Track Championships
1st Giro del Mendrisiotto
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships
3rd Overall Milk Race
1st Stage 8
1972
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Giro di Toscana
1st Stage 1c (TTT) Cronostaffetta
2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 2
6th GP Monaco
1973
1st Road race, National Road Championships
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 Andalucía
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Josef Fuchs at Cycling Archives (archived)