Hugo Koblet

Hugo Koblet
	Koblet at the 1956 Ronde van Nederland
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Koblet
Nickname	Beautiful Hugo, Le pédaleur de charme
Born	21 March 1925; Zürich, Switzerland
Died	6 November 1964 (aged 39); Uster, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Team information
Discipline	Road and Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1946	Amberg/Mercier-R. Lapebie
1947	Amberg/Fuchs
1948	Tebag/Fiorelli
1949	Cilo
1950–1954	Cilo/Guerra/La Perle-Hutchinson
1955	Faema/Cilo
1956	Cilo/Saint Raphaël-R. Geminiani-Dunlop
1958	Cilo
1959	Cilo/Ghigi
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1951) Giro d'Italia General classification (1950) Mountain classification (1950)

Hugo Koblet (pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈkoːblɛt]; 21 March 1925 – 6 November 1964^[1]) was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional.^[2] He died in a car accident amid speculation that he had committed suicide.

^ Cyclisme : la fiche coureur de HUGO KOBLET. Lequipe.fr (23 July 2014). Retrieved on 2015-08-05.
^ Hugo Koblet. velopalmares.free.fr

[1] Cyclisme : la fiche coureur de HUGO KOBLET. Lequipe.fr (23 July 2014). Retrieved on 2015-08-05.

[2] Hugo Koblet. velopalmares.free.fr

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