Ferdinand Kübler

Ferdinand Kübler, born in Marthalen on 24 July 1919 and died on 29 December 2016, was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship. He turned professional in 1940, was a multiple Swiss national champion and won the Tour de Suisse three times. In both 1951 and 1952 he won La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. In the 1950 Tour, with Fausto Coppi absent after a crash, he overcame Gino Bartali, won three stages and took the race by over nine minutes, becoming the first Swiss winner, and in 1954 he won the points jersey and came second behind Louison Bobet. Known as the cowboy for his penchant for Stetson hats, he retired in 1957 at 38, and before his death he was the oldest living Tour de France winner.