CYCLIST

Fritz Schär

1926 - 1997

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Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first points classification ever in the Tour de France. He also finished third in the general classification in the 1954 Tour de France. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Schär is the 100th most popular cyclist (up from 117th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 445th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Fritz Schär ranks 100 out of 1,613. Before him are Jean Robic, Sean Kelly, Lionel Cox, Rolf Wolfshohl, Georges Speicher, and Mario Zanin. After him are Raymond Impanis, Giovanni Brunero, Jan Raas, Germain Derycke, André Noyelle, and Jan Ullrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Fritz Schär ranks 261. Before him are Andy Griffith, Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Janet Asimov, Maneca, Arnošt Lustig, and Ann Curtis. After him are Ray Brown, Stafford Beer, Georgi Lozanov, Aurèle Nicolet, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, and Ljubiša Spajić. Among people deceased in 1997, Fritz Schär ranks 162. Before him are James A. Michener, Edmond Leburton, Georges Marchal, Ziya Bunyadov, Mikel Koliqi, and Juan Burgueño. After him are William Martínez, Ella Maillart, Edward Gardère, Robert Herman, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, and Bengt Danielsson.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Fritz Schär ranks 392 out of 1,015. Before him are Erhard Loretan (1959), Werner Bischof (1916), Conrad Grebel (1498), Adolf Ogi (1942), Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889), and Gustav Wiederkehr (1905). After him are Jean Reynier (1771), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Thomas Bickel (1963), Ella Maillart (1903), Edmond Privat (1889), and Albert Meyer (1870).

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Among CYCLISTS In Switzerland

Among cyclists born in Switzerland, Fritz Schär ranks 3. Before him are Ferdinand Kübler (1919), and Hugo Koblet (1925). After him are Fabian Cancellara (1981), Alex Zülle (1968), Carlo Clerici (1929), Mauro Gianetti (1964), Gianni Bugno (1964), Pascal Richard (1964), Robert Dill-Bundi (1958), Urs Zimmermann (1959), and Jakob Fuglsang (1985).

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