Beat Wabel

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Beat Wabel
Personal information
Born (1967-05-23) 23 May 1967 (age 56)
Wetzikon, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1991–1992Bleiker
1993–1996Titan
1997–1998Proflex
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Münich Junior Race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Eschenbach Elite race

Beat Wabel (born 23 May 1967) is a Swiss former professional cyclist. He competed in the men's cross-country mountain biking event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Professional from 1991 to 2005, he won the UCI Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships in 1985 and the Swiss National Cyclo-cross Championships five times. He also won a bronze medal in the elite race at the 1995 UCI World Championships.

He is the brother of Yvonne Schnorf-Wabel.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

1984–1985
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World Junior Championships
1990–1991
Superprestige
1st Wetzikon
1991–1992
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG National Championships
Superprestige
3rd Wetzikon
4th UCI World Championships
1992–1993
Superprestige
1st Eschenbach
7th UCI World Championships
1993–1994
Superprestige
3rd Diegem
3rd Wetzikon
3rd Plzeň
1994–1995
2nd National Championships
Superprestige
2nd Wetzikon
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World Championships
1995–1996
2nd National Championships
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
3rd Variano di Basiliano
1996–1997
1st Hittnau
3rd National Championships
1997–1998
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG National Championships
1st Hittnau
UCI World Cup
3rd Eschenbach
1998–1999
1st Hittnau
2nd National Championships
UCI World Cup
3rd Eschenbach
1999–2000
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG National Championships
1st Igorre
1st Dagmersellen
1st Hittnau
3rd Steinmaur
2000–2001
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG National Championships
2nd Igorre
2001–2002
1st Hittnau
2nd Dagmersellen
3rd National Championships
3rd Steinmaur
2002–2003
1st MaillotSuiza.PNG National Championships
2nd Dagmersellen
2nd Hittnau

MTB

1993
UCI XCO World Cup
1st Vail
1997
2nd National XCO Championships
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg European XCO Championships
1998
3rd National XCO Championships

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Beat Wabel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.