Walter Blattmann

Walter Blattmann
To person
Date of birth	June 10, 1910
date of death	October 1, 1965
nation	Switzerland
discipline	Road cycling, cyclo-cross racing
Team (s)
1932-1933 ; 1938	Colin-Wolber ; eagle
Most important successes
	Swiss championship in cyclo-cross racing 1933
	Last updated: June 2, 2015

Walter Blattmann (born June 1, 1910 in Zurich ; † October 1, 1965 there ) was a Swiss cyclist.

Walter Blattmann was a professional cyclist from 1931 to 1938. At the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen in 1931 , he finished eleventh in the road race . In 1933 he celebrated three great successes: he won the Grand Prix of Basel , became Swiss champion in cross-country racing and won the championship in Zurich . The following year he was the winner of the Tour of Northwestern Switzerland and the Tour du Lac Léman , and came third in the Swiss Road Championship. In 1935 he finished ninth in the overall ranking of the Vuelta a España . At the Tour de Suisse he finished ninth in 1933 , fourth in 1936 and third in 1937 . He started twice in the Tour de France , in 1933 he finished 30th in the overall standings, in 1934 he gave up after the second stage.

Blattmann's brother Albert was also a successful cyclist. His son Peter is honorary president of the Zurich cycling club and has been jointly responsible for organizing the Zurich championship for years (as of 2015).

Web links

Walter Blattmann in the Radsportseiten.net database

Walter Blattmann in the Tour de France database(French / English )

Individual evidence

↑ Matthias Scharrer: The Züri-Metzgete is a classic bike with concerns about the future. In: limmattalerzeitung.ch. June 21, 2014, accessed June 2, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Blattmann, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 10, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zurich
DATE OF DEATH	October 1, 1965
Place of death	Zurich

[1] Matthias Scharrer: The Züri-Metzgete is a classic bike with concerns about the future. In: limmattalerzeitung.ch. June 21, 2014, accessed June 2, 2015 .