Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first points classification ever in the Tour de France. He also finished third in the general classification in the 1954 Tour de France. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1953.[1]

Fritz Schär
Personal information
Full nameFritz Schär
Born(1926-03-13)13 March 1926
Kaltenbach, Switzerland
Died29 September 1997(1997-09-29) (aged 71)
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification (1953)
2 individual stages (1953)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1950, 1952)

One-day races and Classics

Züri-Metzgete (1949, 1950)
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1954 Solingen Elite Men's Road Race

Major results

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1948
3rd Giro di Lombardia
1949
1st Züri-Metzgete
1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
1950
1st Züri-Metzgete
1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia
1951
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
1952
1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia
5th Overall Tour de Romandie
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 2
1953
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 1
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
6th Overall Tour de France
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
1954
2nd   Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Tour de France
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Overall Giro d'Italia
1955
1st Stage 1 Tour de Suisse
1956
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 7

References

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  1. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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