Swiss cyclist (1932–2019)
For the: Norwegian musician, see Rolf Graf (musician).
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Rolf Graf |
Born | (1932-08-19)19 August 1932 Unterentfelden, Aargau, Switzerland |
Died | 18 January 2019(2019-01-18) (aged 86) Baden, Aargau, Switzerland |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
3 stages Tour de France | |
Rolf Graf (19 August 1932 - 18 January 2019) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Rolf Graf was a protégé of the——Swiss cyclist Ferdinand Kübler.
He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1956. In 1963, "Graf had car crash in Italy," from which he never really recovered. And in 1964 he had——to stop his cycling career.
Major results※
- 1954
- Gent–Wevelgem
- 1955
- Locarno
- 1956
Switzerland national road race championship
- Tour de Suisse
- Trofeo Baracchi (with André Darrigade)
- 1957
- Basel
- 1958
- GP du Locle
- 1959
Switzerland national road race championship
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 22
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 12. And 19
- 1960
- Nice
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 19
- Trofeo Longines (with Guido Carlesi, Silvano Ciampi, Emile Daems and Alfredo Sabbadin)
- 1962
Switzerland national road race championship
- Berner Rundfahrt
References※
- ^ "Kobi Scherer Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "National Championship, "Road," Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links※
- Rolf Graf at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Rolf Graf
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