Former cyclist with 17 years career on his back

I was lucky enough to have a long lasting career, achieving many important victories.

Cyclist Career

After studying business, in 1986 I started my long sports career in cycling, seventeen-year career, 1986-2002, during which I got thirty victories, including three World Cups , the oldest and most famous classical of cycling Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the spectacular Amstel Gold Race and the Japan CupTwo World Cup general classification teams, third place overall individual World Cup 1995 and 6° th 1996.

World Championships

I was vice World Champion in Lugano, Switzerland in 1996, 4th place on 1995 in Duitama, Colombia, 5th place  Renaix, Belgium 1988, 12th place in San Sebastian Spain 1997. 17 years with a constant presence in the top ten and always in the top one hundred.


1986
Cilo Aufina 1st Grand Prix of Lugano

1987
Paini-Bottecchia

1986
Weinmann-La Suisse 1st Tour of Britain
1st Tour de Berne
5th World Championship (Ronse – Belgio)

1989
Helvetia-La Suisse 1st Tour of Britain
1st Giro di Berna


1990
Helvetia-La Suisse 1st Milano-Torino
1st Coppa Placci
1st General Classification by teams in the World Championship

1991
Helvetia-La Suisse

1992
Festina Lotus

1993
Festina Lotus

1994
Mapei Clas 1st Coira – Arosa

Polti 1st Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi
1º Amstel Gold Race
3º General Classification of World Championship
4º World Championship (Duitama – Colombia)

Second best Swiss sportsman

Polti 1st Japan Cup
1st Klasika Primavera
1st Criterium Internacional stage
1st Coira – Arosa
2nd  World Championship (Lugano – Svizzera)
1st Japan cCup
1st Criterium international stage
3rd Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi

Award received: Knighthood honor of master bakers


1997
Française des jeux 1st Paris-Camembert
1st Polymultipliée Lyonnaise

1998
Française des jeux

1999
Vini Caldirola Sidermec 1st Trofeo Melinda
1st Wartenberg Rundfahrt

2000
Vini Caldirola Sidermec 1st Tour of Japan
1st Tour of Japan stage

2001
Team Coast 1st Rad Classic Bremgarten

2002
Team Coast 2nd Nord West Rundfahrt
2nd Tour de Berne


1997
Swiss non-smoker of the year

Career

World Cup Leader - 100%
Criterium International Leader - 100%
Swiss Champion - 100%
Runner up in the King of the Mountains in the Tour de France - 95%