Daniel Steiger

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Daniel Steiger
Personal information
Born (1966-08-21) 21 August 1966 (age 56)
Rickenbach, Schwyz, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1988RMV Rickenbach
Professional teams
1989–1990 Frank–Toyo
1991–1992 Jolly Componibili–Club 88
1993 Eldor–Viner

Daniel Steiger (born 21 August 1966) is a Swiss former road cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] He also rode in three editions of the Giro d'Italia.

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Major results

1988
GP Tell
1st Stages 1, 2 & 5
1st Prologue Circuit Franco-Belge
1989
2nd Overall GP Tell
1st Stages 2 & 3
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
6th Firenze–Pistoia
1990
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Firenze–Pistoia
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1991
1st Trofeo Matteotti
6th Trofeo Laigueglia
1992
3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
7th Firenze–Pistoia

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Steiger Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2016.