Hugo Koblet (21 mars, 1925 – 6 november , 1964) var en schweizisk mästare cyklist.

Född i Zürich, Schweiz, his professional cycling career began in 1946. He initially made his name on the track as a pursuiter, winning the Swiss championship every year from 1947 to 1954. In 1947 he finished third in the World Pursuit Championships, and took second place in 1951 and again in 1954.

After winning the 1950 Swiss road championship, Koblet gained fame across Europe when he became the first non-Italian to win the Giro d'Italia. In 1951 he defeated the great Italian cyclist, Fausto Coppi to win the "Grand Prix des Nations," an individual time trial that at the time was considered the unofficial world championship. However, the most important victory of his road bicycle racing career came that same year at the Tour de France, during which he captured five stages and won the overall title.

Hugo Koblet was a handsome man whose fame brought a bevy of beautiful women and a lifestyle that affected his career. Although he competed with reasonable success, including two second-place finishes at the Giro d'Italia, he never regained the level of performance achieved in 1951-52, and retired from competition in 1958.

6 år efter att han avslutade sin karriär, dog Hugo vid 39 års ålder i en bilskrasch, under omständigheter som har gett upphov till speckulationer att hans död snarare var ett självmord än en olycka. Ögonvittnen till olyckan såg Hugo köra sin vita Alfa Romeo i hög hastighet på motorvägen mellan Zürichoch Esslingen. Väder och vägförhållanden var idealiska, men fordonet rapporteras ha åkr rakt in i ett träd utan att föraren ska ha försökt att undvika olyckan.

Främsta vägcykling framgångar:

• 1950: 1:a Giro d'Italia, 1:a Tour de Suisse
• 1951: 1:a Tour de France, 1:a Grand Prix des Nations
• 1952: 1:a Championship of Zurich
• 1953: 1:a Tour de Suisse, 1:a Tour de Romandie, 2:a Giro d'Italia
• 1954: 1:a Championship of Zurich, 2:a Giro d'Italia
• 1955: 1:a Tour de Suisse, 1:a Swiss Road Race Championship

Schweiziska tävlingscyklister | Födda 1925 | Avlidna 1964

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