Roger Pipoz

Roger Pipoz (* 1. January 1905 in Neuchatel ; † 26. May 1956 in La Chaux-de-Fonds ) was a Switzerland he cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Athletic career

He had his first major successes with his victories in the Circuit du Jura in 1926 and 1927. In addition to road races, he also competed in cross-country races . In this discipline he won the national championship of Switzerland in 1927 and 1928. In 1931 he started in the Tour de France in the mixed team Switzerland / Australia and finished 21st in the overall classification. The following year he had to finish the tour on stage 6. In 1933 he was 36th on the tour. From 1936 he then mainly competed in cyclo-cross races. He drove the domestic Tour de Suisse in 1934 and finished 24th.

Web links

Roger Pipoz in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ Joel Godaert, Robert Janssens, Guido Cammaert: Tour Encyclopedie 1933-1953 . Uitgeverij Worldstrips, Gent 1998, p. 23-46 .
^ Media Sport International AG (Ed.): Tour de Suisse Statistics . Bern 2002, p. 68 .

personal data
SURNAME	Pipoz, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neuchâtel
DATE OF DEATH	May 26, 1956
Place of death	La Chaux-de-Fonds

[1] Joel Godaert, Robert Janssens, Guido Cammaert: Tour Encyclopedie 1933-1953 . Uitgeverij Worldstrips, Gent 1998, p. 23-46 .

[2] Media Sport International AG (Ed.): Tour de Suisse Statistics . Bern 2002, p. 68 .