Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13.[1] He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the European Omnium Championships in 1956. He also occasionally competed on the road and won the Tour du Lac Léman in 1951 and 1953.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 April 1928 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | 10 February 2018 (aged 89) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1951–1953 | Feru |
| 1953 | Guerra |
| 1954–1957 | Cilo |
| 1955 | Faema–Guerra |
| 1957–1962 | Feru |
His brothers Oskar and Émile were also professional cyclists.
Major results edit
Track edit
- 1950
- 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Hugo Koblet)
- 3rd Six Days of Paris
- 1951
- 1st Prix Dupré-Lapize (with Ferdi Kübler)
- 3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin
- 1952
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet)
- 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Walter Bucher)
- 1st Six Days of Kiel (with Jean Roth)
- 3rd Six Days of London
- 1953
- 1st
Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet) - 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Hugo Koblet)
- 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet)
- 2nd Six Days of Dortmund
- 3rd Six Days of Hanover
- 1954
- 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet)
- 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Hugo Koblet)
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
- 3rd Six Days of Frankfurt
- 1955
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet)
- 1956
- 1st Omnium, European Track Championships
- 1st Prix Hourlier-Comès (with Hugo Koblet)
- 1957
- 1st
Sprint, National Championships - 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Gerrit Schulte)
- 1st Six Days of Münster (with Jean Roth)
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
- 2nd Grand Prix de Paris
- 1959
- 1st Sprint, National Championships
- 1961
- 1st Six Days of Madrid (with Oscar Plattner)
- 1st Six Days of New York (with Oscar Plattner)
Road edit
- 1951
- 1st Tour du Lac Léman
- 1952
- 1st Rund um Altdorf
- 1953
- 1st Tour du Lac Léman
- 10th Züri-Metzgete
References edit
- ^ "Armin von Büren". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Armin von Büren". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
External links edit
- Armin von Büren at Cycling Archives
- Armin von Büren at ProCyclingStats
