Otto Furrer (cyclist)

Otto Furrer (born March 15, 1934 in Cham ) is a former cyclist from Switzerland and Swiss champion in cycling .

Athletic career

Furrer began cycling in 1952. With the victory at the Habsburg Tour in 1956, he qualified for what was then the A-class of the amateur class in Switzerland. From 1957 he concentrated increasingly on cyclo-cross racing . A year later he was appointed to the Swiss national team and started at the UCI World Championships . In the victory of André Dufraisse he finished 9th. 1959 to 1962 he was runner-up in the national championship. He then won the title in 1963 ahead of Hermann Gretener . In 1964 he retired from the national team and became Swiss military cyclist champion .

Professional

Furrer completed an apprenticeship as a bicycle mechanic.

Web links

Otto Furrer in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Swiss Cycling Association (ed.): SRB calendar 1965 . Grenchen 1965, p. 149 .