Roger Bolliger

Roger Bolliger

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Date of birth	17th November 1974
nation	Switzerland
discipline	Paracycling (C2) - rail / road
Last updated: March 13, 2019

Roger Bolliger (born November 17, 1974 ) is a Swiss paracycler .

In 2002 Roger Bolliger had an accident at work in a cheese factory , after which his right thigh had to be amputated . Before his accident, he practiced various sports such as fistball , gymnastics , aerobics and volleyball . After his accident, he trained as a technical businessman. In 2004 he started doing sports for the disabled .

In 2014, Bolliger improved Beat Schwarzenbach's ten-year-old Swiss record at the World Track Championships in the 1000-meter time trial . He started in four races at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro . On the track he was ninth in the single pursuit and 20th in the time trial. In the individual time trial on the road, he was tenth; at the road race he had a defect on his bike after a fall and was in 27th place. Since 2008 he has been Swiss champion several times.

In 2019, Bolliger, at that time “the most successful standing cyclist in the Swiss Paralympics ”, was nominated for the Paracycling World Track Championships in Apeldoorn .

Web links

• Christof Wynistorf. Swiss Paralympic, accessed on March 13, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} World Railroad Championships in Apeldoorn: Roger Bolliger with ambitions. In: aargauerzeitung.ch. Retrieved March 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ It's about a lot more than just money. In: zofingertagblatt.ch. March 13, 2019, accessed March 13, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Swiss Paracycling Standing Championships (PDF file)
4. ↑ Roger Bolliger. Swiss Paralympic, accessed on March 13, 2019 .