Leo Amberg

Leo Amberg (23 March 1912 – 18 September 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1938 UCI Road World Championships. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1937 and 1938.^[1] He also rode in the 1947 Tour de France.^[2]

Leo Amberg

Personal information
Full name	Leo Amberg
Born	(1912-03-23)23 March 1912 Ballwil, Switzerland
Died	18 September 1999(1999-09-18) (aged 87) Oberriet, Switzerland
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 2 individual stages (1937) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (1938) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1937, 1938)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Switzerland World Championships 1938 Valkenburg Elite Men's Road Race

Major results

1935

1st Mont Faron

2nd Overall Tour de Suisse

5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

1936

3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

8th Overall Tour de France

1937

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Züri-Metzgete

2nd Overall Tour de Suisse

1st Stages 1, 2 & 6

3rd Overall Tour de France

1st Stages 5c & 19b (ITT)

1938

1st Road race, National Road Championships

3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships

1st Stage 18a Giro d'Italia

1939

1st Stage 16 Deutschland Tour

4th Züri-Metzgete

10th Overall Tour de Suisse

1942

5th Züri-Metzgete

1943

10th Züri-Metzgete

1946

9th Züri-Metzgete