Hubert Seiz

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Hubert Seiz
Personal information
Born (1960-08-23) 23 August 1960 (age 63)
Arbon, Switzerland
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1982-1985Cilo-Aufina
1986Hitachi-Marc-Splendor
1987 Supermercati Brianzoli-Chateau d'Ax
1988-1989Bleiker - Mondia

Hubert "Hubi" Seiz (born 23 August 1960) is a former Swiss racing cyclist. [1] He competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [2] He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1988. [3]

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He now works as a driving instructor (car and motorbike) in Uttwil, Switzerland, as well as providing WAB instruction (mandatory course after obtaining a Swiss driving licence) at the driving school "Driving Park" in Winterthur, Switzerland.

Palmares

1982
2nd Züri-Metzgete
3rd Grand Prix de Cannes
4th Volta a Catalunya
1983
1st stage 7 Tour de Suisse
3rd La Flèche Wallonne
1984
2nd Züri-Metzgete
2nd Swiss National Road Race Championships
4th World Road Championships
1985
1st stage 4 Giro d'Italia
6th Tour de Suisse
1986
1st Giro dell'Emilia
1st stage 7 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1988
MaillotSuiza.PNG National Road Champion

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References

  1. "Hubert Seiz". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. "Hubert Seiz Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.