Ferdinand Kübler

Ferdinand Kübler (pronounced [ˈfɛrdinand ˈkyːblər]; 24 July 1919 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship.

Ferdinand Kübler
Kübler at the 1954 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameFerdinand Kübler
NicknameFerdi, The Cowboy, The Eagle of Adliswil, Mr 100,000 Volts
Born(1919-07-24)24 July 1919
Marthalen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Died29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 97)
Zurich, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAllround
Professional teams
1945–1947Cilo
1948–1957Tebag
1948–1949Peugeot–Dunlop
1949Bartali
1949–1952Fréjus–Pirelli
1952–1955Fiorelli
1953–1955La Perle–Hutchinson
1956Carpano–Coppi
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1950)
Points classification (1954)
8 individual stages (1947, 1949, 1950, 1954)

One-day races and Classics

Bordeaux–Paris (1953)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1951, 1952)
La Flèche Wallonne (1951, 1952)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
1949 CopenhagenElite Men's Road Race
1950 MoorsledeElite Men's Road Race
1951 VareseElite Men's Road Race
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