Happy Breu

Beat Breu is an old runner cyclist Suisse, born the October 23rd 1957 with Saint-Gall.

He will become professional in 1979 and until in 1996 will remain it. It will gain 42 victories.

It took part in 8 Tours of France and was classified: 6th in 1982, 22e in 1983, 43e in 1984, 23e in 1985, 74e in 1986, 26e in 1987, 21e in 1989 and 42e in 1990.

In the Tour de France 1982, it will gain the 13th stage between Pau and Saint-Lary-Soulan and the 16th stage between Orcières-Merlette and Alpe d' Huez.

It also gains the Tour of Switzerland 1981 and 1989.

It takes part in multiple cyclo-cross and by 2 times, in 1988 and 1994, he is Champion of Switzerland of the discipline.

June 30th, 2007, at 50 years, it decides to be started again in the bicycle and to become again a professional cyclist to take part in the Six days of Zurich at the end of the season.

Successive teams

During its career, Beat Breu will be engaged in various teams:

1979: WILLORA-PIZ BUIN-BONANZA
1980: TI-RALEIGH
1981 to 1984: CILO-AUFINA
1985: CARRERA-INOXPRAN
1986: CARRERA-VAGABOND
1987: ISOTONIC-CYNDARELLA (and at JOKER-EDDY MERCKX for the Tour de France)
1988: CYNDARELLA-ISOTONIC (and APPENZELLER KÄSE for the cyclo-cross winter season 1987/88)
1989: DOMEX-WEINMANN
1990: WEINMANN-SMM USTER
1991 to 1992: APPENZELLER KÄSE (+ CLARION-SANTINI at the Week Bergamask + Movable Decarte with the Turn of Romandie)
1992: BLEIKER-APPENZELER KÄSE-JUSTITIA until June then APPENZELLER KÄSE-WHEELER-SAX-W' AMS as from July)
1992: WHEELER-APPENZELLER KÄSE (and BLEIKER-APPENZELLER KÄSE in national selection for various races)
1993: APPENZELLER KÄSE
1994: APPENZELLER KÄSE-WHEELER
1995: APPENZELLER KÄSE-WHEELER-MONDO
1996: APPENZELLER KÄSE-WHEELER-MONDO (stop at the end of February)

Prize list

1979

1st of the Championship of Switzerland of the Mountain with the victory of the 2 tests.

1980

1st of the hill climb of Grabs-Voralp.

1981

1st of the Tour of Switzerland with the victory of 3rd has and the 7th B stages.
1st of the Championship of Zurich.
1st of the hill climb of Fensiberg with the victory of the test c.l.m. and of coast of Kitzbühl with the victory of the 2 tests.
1st of the 20th stage of the Turn of Italy.

1982

1st of the Grand Prix of the mountain of the Turn of Switzerland and the hill climb of Kitzbühl with the victory of the test on line.
1st of 13th and 16th stages of the Tour de France and the 5th stage of the Turn of Switzerland.
1st of the Grand Prix of the Mountain of the Turn of Romandie.

1983

1st of the Championship of Switzerland of the Mountain.
1st of the hill climb of Kitzbühl with the victory of the test on line, of Grabs-Voralp, chur-Arosa and of Coire.
1st of the Grand Prix of the Mountain of the Turn of Romandie.

1984

1st of the hill climb of Kitzbühl.
1st of the 2nd stage of the Turn of Switzerland.

1985

1st of the hill climb of Kitzbühl, Notch-Montana and Grabs-Voralp.

1986

1st of the hill climb of Kitzbühl.

1987

1st of the hill climb of Martigny.
1st of the 4th stage of the Turn of Romandie.
1st of the Grand Prix of the Mountain of the Turn of Romandie.

1988

1st of the Championship of Switzerland of cyclo-cross.
1st of the hill climb of Martigny, Coire and Kitzbühl.
1st of the Grand Prix of the Mountain of the Turn of Romandie and the cyclo-cross of Zurich.

1989

1st of the Turn of Switzerland with the victory of the 6th stage and the Grand Prix of the mountain.
1st of the hill climb of Kitzbühl and the cyclo-cross of Zurich.

1990

1st of the Championship of Switzerland of the Mountain with the victory of the 2 tests.
1st of the cyclo-cross of Wetzikon.

1994

1st of the Championship of Switzerland of cyclo-cross.

External bonds

Prize list of Happy Breu

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