Leo Amberg Explained
Leo Amberg (23 March 1912 - 18 September 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1938 UCI Road World Championships. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1937 and 1938.[1] He also rode in the 1947 Tour de France.[2]
Major results
- 1935
1st Mont Faron
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 1936
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
8th Overall Tour de France
- 1937
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Züri-Metzgete
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 1, 2 & 6
3rd Overall Tour de France
1st Stages 5c & 19b (ITT)
- 1938
1st Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1st Stage 18a Giro d'Italia
- 1939
1st Stage 16 Deutschland Tour
4th Züri-Metzgete
10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1942
5th Züri-Metzgete
- 1943
10th Züri-Metzgete
- 1946
9th Züri-MetzgeteExternal links
Notes and References
- Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men) . 13 March 2015 . Cycling Archives.
- Web site: 34ème Tour de France 1947. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 4 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034216/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947.php. 1 March 2012.
