Kurt Betschart
Swiss cyclist
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Full name | Kurt Betschart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-08-25) 25 August 1968 (age 55) Erstfeld, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Retired Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Six Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1991 | Seco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Seco-Scott, Bleiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Seco-Scott, Amore & Vita-Galatron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | I.K.O. - Corratec, Decarte - Ovronnaz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | I.K.O. - Corratec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Wheeler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Diamont Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2006 | Mobel Marki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37 "Six Day" wins 1st in National Track Championship 2001, Points European Madison Champion (with Bruno Risi) 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Betschart born 25 August 1968 in Erstfeld Switzerland is a former professional cyclist. He was a Six Day Track specialist holding a world record 37 victories with the same partner, Bruno Risi. He had a total of 47 professional victories[1] and represented Switzerland at the Olympic games. After sixteen years in professional cycling Kurt retired on 26 July 2006.[2]
Olympic Games
- 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney
- 11th, Men's Madison (Track cycling)[3]
Palmares
- 1991
- 2nd in Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)
- 1992
- 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)
- 3rd in Giro dei Sei Comuni (SUI)
- 2nd in Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of München (GER)
- 3rd in General Classification Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt (AUT)
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich; + Bruno Risi
- 2nd in General Classification GP Brissago (SUI)
- 1993
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Bruno Risi/Büchler/Gisler)
- 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)
- 1994
- 1st, Six-Days of København (DEN)(with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six-Days' of Bordeaux (FRA) (with Bruno Risi)
- 3rd, Six Days of Antwerpen (BEL) (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 3rd in Hegiberg-Rundfahrt (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of Köln (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)
- 1995
European Madison Champion (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Köln (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich; + Bruno Risi
3rd World Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi), Bogota
- 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of Herning (DEN)
- 1996
- 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six-Days of København (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)
2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Bruno Risi/Gisler/Strüby)
- 2nd, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
- 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Milan (ITA)
- 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)
- 2nd in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Switzerland, Zürich (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 3rd in Erstfeld (SUI)
- 1997
- 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six-Days' of Leipzig (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)
2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd in Bordeaux, Six Days (FRA)
- 2nd in European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite
- 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Milan (ITA)
- 2nd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of Herning (DEN)
- 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
- 1998
- 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Herning (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)
- 3rd, Six-Days of København (DEN)
- 3rd in Hyères, Madison, Hyères (FRA)
- 1999
- 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Fiorenzuola d' Arda (ITA)
- 2000
- 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi, Markus Zberg)
3rd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)
- 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of Fiorenzuola d' Arda (ITA)
- 2001
1st in National Championship, Track, Points race, Zürich, Switzerland
3rd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st in Dachau (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)
- 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Torino (ITA)
- 3rd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)
- 3rd in Weil-am-Rhein (GER)
- 2nd in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)
- 2002
- 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi)
2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)
- 1st in Stadtkriterium Thun (SUI)
- 1st in Osnabrück, Derny (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)
- 2nd in City Night Rhede, Derny (GER)
- 2nd in Rominger Classic, Engelberg (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of Torino (ITA)
- 3rd, Six-Days of København (DEN)
- 3rd in Stuttgart-Hohenheim (GER)
- 2003
European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, Six Days of Amsterdam (NED)
- 1st in Osnabrück (GER)
- 1st in Dachau (GER)
- 3rd in Chur - Arosa (SUI)
- 2nd in Stage 1 Rominger Classic (SUI)
- 2nd in Stage 2 Rominger Classic (SUI)
- 3rd in Trois Jours d'Aigle (SUI)
- 3rd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)
- 3rd in Schattdorf (SUI)
- 2004
- 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)
- 1st in Gelsenkirchen (b) (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)
- 2nd, Six Days of Amsterdam (NED)
- 3rd in Einhausen - Entega GP (GER)
- 3rd in Dahme Trophy (GER)
- 2005
- 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi & Franco Marvulli)
- 1st, Six Days of Amsterdam (with Bruno Risi)
- 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Bruno Risi)
- 2nd, Six Days of Rotterdam (NED)
- 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)
- 2nd in Trois Jours d'Aigle (SUI)
- 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of München (GER)
- 3rd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)
- 2006
- 2nd, Six-Days of København (DEN)
- 3rd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)
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References
External links
- Swiss cycling track Web site with information about Betschart
Wins at the Ghent six day 1993,1996,2002
- Wikipedia page in German
- Rider profile