Rolf Graf

Rolf Graf (1956)

Rolf Graf (born August 19, 1932 in Eppenberg ; † January 18, 2019 in Baden ) was a Swiss cyclist .

Athletic career

After Ferdy Kübler , whose protégé he was, and Hugo Koblet, Rolf Graf was considered the strongest Swiss racing driver of the 1950s. He was a professional from 1953 to 1963. During this time he was Swiss road champion three times, in 1956 he won the Tour de Suisse and numerous other races, including 1954 Gent – Wevelgem and 1956 the Trofeo Baracchi with André Darrigade .

Graf started six times in the Tour de France , in which he won a total of three stages in 1959 and 1960 . Twice took part in the Giro d'Italia twice and won a stage in 1959 . In 1952 he took part in the Olympic Games in Helsinki , finished ninth in the street race and carried the Swiss flag at the graduation ceremony. Graf drove his last significant victory in October 1962 at the Grand Premio di Lugano , an individual time trial over 76 kilometers, which he won ahead of Ercole Baldini and Ferdinand Bracke .

In 1963 Rolf Graf had a serious car accident in Italy, after which he ended his cycling career.

Web links

Rolf Graf in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Rolf Graf in the Radsportseiten.net database

Rolf Graf in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Rolf Graf in the Tour de France database(French / English )

Nzz.ch: "Until I was suddenly gone", accessed on May 26, 2010

Individual evidence

^ Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 42/1962 . German sports publisher Kurt Stoof, Cologne, p. 7 .

personal data
SURNAME	Graf, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 19, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eppenberg
DATE OF DEATH	18th January 2019
Place of death	to bathe

[1] Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 42/1962 . German sports publisher Kurt Stoof, Cologne, p. 7 .