Karl Lychee

Karl Litschi (born April 27, 1912 in Felben ; † March 18, 1999 in Andelfingen ) was a Swiss cyclist .

Lychee started his career in 1936 and finished second in the national road racing championship that same year. During his career he was multiple Swiss champion in various disciplines as well as several small one-day races. In 1937 he was the first Swiss to win the Tour de Suisse with a lead of 11:19 minutes over his compatriot Leo Amberg.

successes

1937

National champion in cyclo-cross racing
one stage and overall ranking Tour de Suisse

1938

Bernese tour

1939

GP de Cannes
Championship of Zurich
National champion in road racing
one stage Tour de Suisse

1940

National champion in hill climb

1941

GP du Locle
National champion in road racing
National champion in hill climb

1946

Porrentruy-Zurich

Web links

Karl Litschi in the Radsportseiten.net database

Karl Litschi in the Tour de France database(French / English )

personal data
SURNAME	Lychee, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 27, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Felben , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH	March 18, 1999
Place of death	Andelfingen , Switzerland