CYCLIST
Alex Zülle
1968 - Today

Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Zülle is the 172nd most popular cyclist (down from 147th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 482nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Alex Zülle ranks 172 out of 1,613. Before him are Marino Morettini, Peter Sagan, Renato Longo, Sante Gaiardoni, Armand Blanchonnet, and Sergei Sukhoruchenkov. After him are René Pijnen, Fernand Sanz, Robert Marchand, Roger Lapébie, Alfonso Calzolari, and Angelo Damiano.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarino Morettini
1931 - 1990
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 166
Peter Sagan
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 167
Renato Longo
1937 - 2023
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 168
Sante Gaiardoni
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 169
Armand Blanchonnet
1903 - 1968
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 170
Sergei Sukhoruchenkov
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 171
Alex Zülle
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 172
René Pijnen
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 173
Fernand Sanz
1881 - 1925
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 174
Robert Marchand
1911 - 2021
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 175
Roger Lapébie
1911 - 1996
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 176
Alfonso Calzolari
1887 - 1983
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 177
Angelo Damiano
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Alex Zülle ranks 178. Before him are Kristin Chenoweth, Hassan Ali Khayre, Florence Devouard, Dorinel Munteanu, Chayanne, and Boris Gelfand. After him are Bill Lawrence, Andrew Golota, Kurt Angle, Ziggy Marley, Hwang Sun-hong, and Frank Leboeuf.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsKristin Chenoweth
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 172
Hassan Ali Khayre
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 173
Florence Devouard
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 174
Dorinel Munteanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 175
Chayanne
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 176
Boris Gelfand
CHESS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 177
Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 178
Bill Lawrence
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 179
Andrew Golota
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 180
Kurt Angle
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 181
Ziggy Marley
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 182
Hwang Sun-hong
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 183
Frank Leboeuf
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 184
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alex Zülle ranks 488 out of 1,015. Before him are Albert Gallatin (1761), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Emil Frey (1838), Jakob Stämpfli (1820), Robert Pinget (1919), and Marie-Theres Nadig (1954). After him are Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Niggli (1888), Florian Cajori (1859), Patrick Juvet (1950), Walther von Wartburg (1888), and Johann David Wyss (1743).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsAlbert Gallatin
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1849
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 482
Johann Jakob Breitinger
WRITER
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 483
Emil Frey
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 484
Jakob Stämpfli
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 485
Robert Pinget
WRITER
1919 - 1997
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 486
Marie-Theres Nadig
SKIER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 487
Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 488
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 489
Paul Niggli
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 490
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 491
Patrick Juvet
SINGER
1950 - 2021
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 492
Walther von Wartburg
LINGUIST
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 493
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 494
Among CYCLISTS In Switzerland
Among cyclists born in Switzerland, Alex Zülle ranks 5. Before him are Ferdinand Kübler (1919), Hugo Koblet (1925), Fritz Schär (1926), and Fabian Cancellara (1981). After him are Carlo Clerici (1929), Mauro Gianetti (1964), Gianni Bugno (1964), Pascal Richard (1964), Robert Dill-Bundi (1958), Urs Zimmermann (1959), and Jakob Fuglsang (1985).
Ferdinand Kübler
1919 - 2016
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 1
Hugo Koblet
1925 - 1964
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2
Fritz Schär
1926 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3
Fabian Cancellara
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4
Alex Zülle
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
Carlo Clerici
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6
Mauro Gianetti
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 7
Gianni Bugno
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8
Pascal Richard
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9
Robert Dill-Bundi
1958 - 2024
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 10
Urs Zimmermann
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 11
Jakob Fuglsang
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12