Léo Amberg is an old runner cyclist Suisse, born the March 23rd 1912 with Ballwil and deceased the September 18th 1999 with Oberriet.

It will become professional in 1934 and until in 1947 will remain it. It will gain 14 victories there.

It will be crowned by 2 Champion times of Switzerland on road in 1937 and 1938.

Successive teams

Léo Amberg was engaged by various teams:

• 1935 to 1936: Hake
• 1937: Kristal-Heylett
• 1938: Kristal-Heylett-Gloria-Olympia
• 1939 to 1945: Individual
• 1946: Amberg
• 1947: Amberg-Helvetia and Fuchs

Prize list

• Its classifications in the 4 participations of the Tour de France: 24e in 1935, 8th in 1936, 3rd in 1937 and abandonment in 1947.
• 1937 : two victories of stages; the first in the 5th stage sector C of Champagnole to Geneva and the second in the 19th stage sector B of Transfers with Caen.
• Its classifications in the 8 participations of its national Turn; the Turn of Switzerland: 2nd in 1935, 3rd in 1936, 2nd in 1937, 5th in 1938, 10th in 1939, abandonment in 1941, 29e in 1942 and 1946.

Other results

• 1935
• 1st of the Grand Prix of the Newspaper of Nice with a victory DNS the 1st stage and at the Price of Mount-Faron.
• 1936
• 1st of the hill climb of Klausenberg.
• 1937
• 1st of the Championship of Zurich.
• 1st of 1st, 2nd and 6th stage of the Turn of Switzerland and the 5th stage of the Tour de France.
• 1938
• 1st of Critérium of Oerlikon and the 18th stage sector has Tour of Italy.
• 1939
• 1st of the 16th stage of Deutschland Rundfarhrt (Turn of Germany).
• 1942
• 1st of Critérium of Geneva
• 1945
• 1st of Critérium of Nice.
• 1946
• 1st of the 2nd stage of the Circuit of the Alps.

External bonds

• Prize list of Léo Amberg

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