Urs Freuler is a Swiss cyclist, born on 6 November 1958 in Bilten, who raced professionally from 1980 to 1997 and won 124 victories over that span. He was named Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 1982 and 1983. A rider of great speed, he competed on the road and on the track. On the track he was world champion in the keirin twice and in the points race eight times, and he won 21 six-day races. On the road he won numerous stages and criteriums, among them three stages of the 1981 Tour de France for the TI-Raleigh team and 15 stages of the Giro d'Italia between 1982 and 1989, plus the points classification there in 1984. He also rode the team pursuit event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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is a Swiss cyclist
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Urs Freuler (born 6 November 1958)
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He was born in Bilten.
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he was the world champion in the keirin twice and the points race eight times
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is a Swiss cyclist
Competed In: Tour de France, Career, 1981 Tour
Freuler was added to the Tour squad.
Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Career, Giro
did win in another of the three Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia, from 1982 to 1989
Competed In: 1980 Summer Olympics, Career, Olympics
He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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