Urs Zimmermann

Urs Zimmermann
	Zimmermann in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Urs Zimmermann
Born	29 November 1959 (age 64); Mühledorf, Switzerland
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1983–1984	Cilo-Aufina
1985–1989	Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1990	7 Eleven-Hoonved
1991–1992	Motorola
Major wins
	Stage races Tour de Suisse (1984) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1986) Critérium International (1986) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1986)

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. Zimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then disqualified him, but after the other cyclists protested, he was allowed to use other means of transportation.^[1]

He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1986.^[2]

^ "The Arrival of the Indurain Era". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

[1] "The Arrival of the Indurain Era". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

[SwissChamp-2] "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

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