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Walter Bucher (cyclist)

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Swiss cyclist (born 1926)

Walter Bucher
Walter Bucher at the 1959 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1926-06-08) 8 June 1926 (age 98)
Zurich, Switzerland
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Motor-paced World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 Milan Professionals
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Copenhagen Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1957 Rocourt Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1958 Paris Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1959 Amsterdam Professionals

Walter Bucher (born 8 June 1926) is a Swiss retired cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Between 1955 and 1959 he won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including a gold medal in 1958. He also won five national titles in motor-paced racing (1955, 1957–1960).

Bucher was also a successful road cyclist, winning 11 six-day races out of 66. He missed the 1961 UCI Track World Championships in his native Zurich due to a bad fall earlier that year. Next year he stopped with cycling and founded a shipping company. He retired in 1992 due to an accident at work.

References

  1. "Walter Bucher". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Walter Bucher. radsportseiten.net
  3. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  4. Roger De Maertelaere (2000). De Mannen van de Nacht. 100 jaar zesdaagsen. De Eecloonaar, Eeklo, ISBN 90-74128-67-X, p. 195
  5. Peter Schnyder (2012). 100 Jahre Faszination Radsport – Rennbahn Oerlikon, AS Verlag Zürich, ISBN 3909111955, p. 96

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