Personal information | |
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Born | Schlieren, Switzerland | 10 March 1944
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1966–1968 | Tigra–Meltina |
1968 | Frimatic–Wolber–de Gribaldy |
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