Heiri Suter

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Heiri Suter (1926)

Heinrich "Heiri" Suter (born July 10, 1899 in Gränichen , † November 6, 1978 in Bülach ) was a Swiss cyclist .

Heiri Suter was considered a classic specialist and competed as a professional for 23 years from 1918 to 1941, celebrating a total of 57 major victories. In 1923 he was the first driver to achieve the “double” Paris – Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders within a year , a success that was only achieved in 2010 by another Swiss driver, Fabian Cancellara .

Suter was the youngest of six brothers ( Franz , Paul , Fritz, Max and Gottfried) who were all racing drivers. The most successful next Heiri was Paul, the 1923 stayer - World Champion was. Suter later turned to the standing race and was led to two championship titles by his brother Paul.

A nephew of the Suter brothers, son of one of the two sisters, was Heiri Hächler (1926–2001), director of the Hallenstadion in Zurich from 1958 to 1980 and president of the “ Union Internationale des Vélodromes ”, an association of six-day organizers.

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  1. ↑ Blick.ch: “Heiri Suter: Cancellara's legendary predecessor”, accessed on July 12, 2019
  2. ↑ Peter Schnyder (Ed.): Oerlikon race track . AS Verlag, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-909111-95-4 , p. 80-82 .
  3. ↑ Velo Gotha , Brussels 1984, pp. 504f.
  4. ↑ NZZ v. October 26, 2001
personal data
SURNAME Suter, Heiri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Suter, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Graenichen
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1978
Place of death Bulach