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Urs Zimmermann

1959 - Today

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Urs Zimmermann (born 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He also won several stage races such as the Tour de Suisse, Dauphiné Libéré and Critérium International. After the eleventh stage of the 1991 Tour de France, there was a rest day, on which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Urs Zimmermann is the 351st most popular cyclist (down from 330th in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 650th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swiss Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Urs Zimmermann ranks 351 out of 1,613. Before him are Remco Evenepoel, Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke, Hans-Henrik Ørsted, Artūras Kasputis, Etienne De Wilde, and Michele Scarponi. After him are Erik Breukink, Uwe Ampler, Guido Bontempi, Adam Yates, Jürgen Colombo, and Ugo Colombo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Urs Zimmermann ranks 457. Before him are Zoé Valdés, Dan Gilroy, Ken Kirzinger, Daniel Xuereb, Ellen Kuras, and Cherie Currie. After him are Kathy Hilton, Steve Strange, Dejan Ajdačić, Mikhail Gurevich, Nikos Dendias, and Marc Alexandre.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Urs Zimmermann ranks 659 out of 1,015. Before him are Daniel Mojon (1963), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), Peter Müller (1957), Rudolf Thurneysen (1857), Uri Rosenthal (1945), and Eren Derdiyok (1988). After him are Kurt Schmid (1932), Barış Arduç (1987), Franco Forini (1958), Manuel Akanji (1995), Henry Wirz (1823), and Roger Staub (1936).

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Among CYCLISTS In Switzerland

Among cyclists born in Switzerland, Urs Zimmermann ranks 11. Before him are Alex Zülle (1968), Carlo Clerici (1929), Mauro Gianetti (1964), Gianni Bugno (1964), Pascal Richard (1964), and Robert Dill-Bundi (1958). After him are Jakob Fuglsang (1985), Oscar Camenzind (1971), Leonardo Piepoli (1971), Laurent Dufaux (1969), Nino Schurter (1986), and Beat Breu (1957).

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