Beat Breu, born on 23 October 1957 in St. Gallen, is a Swiss former road bicycle racer who was a climbing specialist. In the 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage up Alpe d'Huez and another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and he finished sixth overall. The double strike earned him the nickname Mountain Flea. He also won the Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life, in 2019, he fulfilled a childhood dream by starting his own circus. The Velomuseum Fribourg in Switzerland holds a miniature model of his 1982 stage win up Alpe d'Huez, made by Breu himself, and the Swiss dialect pop band DACHS dedicated a song titled Beat Breu to him, released in November 2019.
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is a Swiss former road bicycle racer
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born 23 October 1957
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He also won Tour de Suisse two times
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He also won Tour de Suisse two times
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is a Swiss former road bicycle racer
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is a Swiss former road bicycle racer
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In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez
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a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia
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