 Breu in 1984 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Beat Breu | |||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1957 St. Gallen, Switzerland | |||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross Road | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | |||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza | |||||||||||
| 1980 | TI–Raleigh–Creda | |||||||||||
| 1981–1984 | Cilo–Aufina | |||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Carrera–Inoxpran | |||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Isotonic–Cyndarella | |||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Domex–Weinmann | |||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Appenzeller Käse | |||||||||||
| 1992 | Bleiker | |||||||||||
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Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer.[ citation needed ] [1] In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall. [2] This double strike earned Beat Breu the nickname "Mountain Flea". [3] He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life in 2019 he fulfilled his childhood dream of having his own circus. [4] [5]
