This article is about the Swiss professional cyclist. For the captain of the 1998 Swissair accident, see Swissair Flight 111.
Urs Zimmermann
Zimmermann in 1984
Personal information
Full name
Urs Zimmermann
Born
(1959-11-29) 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.
UrsZimmermann (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...
unable to overcome his deficit in the final time trial on stage 20. UrsZimmermann (Carrera Jeans–Vagabond) finished third, and was the only rider who...
due to delivery delays.: 45 The pilot-in-command was 49-year-old UrsZimmermann. At the time of the accident, he had approximately 10,800 hours of total...
Ireland Sean Kelly Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic 1984 Switzerland UrsZimmermann Cilo–Aufina–Crans–Montana 1985 Australia Phil Anderson Panasonic–Raleigh...
started in Torbole and finished in Riva del Garda. The race was won by UrsZimmermann. "Tour of the Alps (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 March 2018. "10ème...
race started in Urdorf and finished in Zürich. The race was won by UrsZimmermann of the Cilo–Aufina team. "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland"...
line hand in hand with LeMond, in an apparent display of comradery. UrsZimmermann, who had been second overall at the start of the day, lost more than...
next three stages brought the Tour to the Alps. On Stage 17 LeMond and UrsZimmermann dropped Hinault from the leading group, and the end of the day saw LeMond...
which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. UrsZimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then...
Argentin 1986 Sean Kelly Greg LeMond Claude Criquielion Adrie van der Poel UrsZimmermann 1987 Stephen Roche Sean Kelly Claude Criquielion Charly Mottet Eric...
Pedersen José Patrocinio Jiménez Etienne Neant 1982 Niki Rüttimann UrsZimmermann Richard Trinkler 1983 Richard Trinkler Heinz Imboden Vladimir Dolek...
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