Alexander Aeschbach

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Alexander Aeschbach (2014)
Swiss champions in team pursuit 1996 in Zurich-Oerlikon: Aeschbach (r.), V. l. To the right: Viktor Kunz , Beat Meister and Patrick Vetsch

Alexander Aeschbach (born  June 9, 1974 in Dürrenäsch ) is a former Swiss cyclist who was mainly active on the track .

Athletic career

Alexander Aeschbach started cycling at the age of nine. At the age of 17 he took part in the Junior World Championships in Athens and competed in the single pursuit and the points race . Due to internal association problems, he switched to the street in 1997 and became a professional in the team in 1999: EC Bayer Worringen and in 2000 with the Coast team .

Aeschbach switched back to the track with the aim of qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . Because of a training accident, he was unable to take part in the World Championships in Stuttgart or the Olympic Games in Athens. In 2004 he won the European championship in two-man team driving (Madison) with partner Franco Marvulli .

On the track, Aeschbach is also a multiple Swiss champion in various disciplines. In 2010 and 2011 he was also Swiss champion in the “Elite National” category in the individual time trial . In total, he also started in 98 six-day races, of which he won eight, including 2001, 2003 and 2004 in Grenoble and 2002 in Moscow .

At the end of the 2012/13 season, Alexander Aeschbach announced his retirement from cycling. His final resignation took place in autumn 2013 after he had driven his farewell race in the newly opened Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen .

Personal

Alexander Aeschbach is a trained carpenter . His brother was the equally successful cyclist Andreas Aeschbach .

Teams

successes

  • Overall World Cup winner in two-man team races in 2001 and 2004
  • European champion two-man team driving 2004
  • Winner of the six days in Grenoble (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010), Moscow (2002), Stuttgart (2007) and Fiorenzuola (2009)
  • multiple Swiss champion in team pursuit , individual pursuit and two-man team driving.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexander Aeschbach. Kultur-buch.de, accessed on December 24, 2013 .
  2. ↑ The Aargau cycling professional Alexander Aeschbach has had enough on drs.srf.ch v. December 9, 2012 ( Memento from March 6, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ Railway specialist Alexander Aeschbach ends his long career. October 10, 2013, accessed October 12, 2013 .

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personal data
SURNAME Aeschbach, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Dürrenäsch , Aargau