Albert Zweifel

Albert Zweifel (born 7 June 1949) is a Swiss former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Zweifel competed as a professional from 1973 to 1989, winning the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships five times (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986).^[1] He was also the Swiss National Cyclo-cross Champion nine times. Zweifel dominated cyclo-cross in Switzerland in the 1970s as well as winning big international cyclo-cross races such as Aigle and Igorre.^[2]

Albert Zweifel

Albert Zweifel (2014)
Personal information
Born	(1949-06-07) 7 June 1949 (age 74) Rüti, Zurich, Switzerland
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Cyclo-cross Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1973–1975	Möbel Märki–Bonanza
1973	Sonolor
1974	Furzi
1974	Willner–Birr–Brugg
1975	Filotex
1976	Känel–Colnago
1976–1979	Sempione–Mondia
1978–1979	Jelmoli
1978	Lejeune–BP
1979–1980	A.P.G.-S.G.A.
1980–1981	Ako Bank
1981	Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
1982	Puch–Eorotex–Campagnolo
1982–1986	Möbel Märki
1984	Europ Decor–Boule d'Or
1986–1988	Sempione-Blacky
1988–1989	Bleiker
Medal record Representing  Switzerland Men's cyclo-cross World Championships 1976 Chazay Elite race 1977 Hanover Elite race 1978 Amorebieta-Etxano Elite race 1979 Saccolongo Elite race 1986 Lembeek Elite race 1975 Melchnau Elite race 1982 Lanarvily Elite race 1983 Birmingham Elite race 1981 Tolosa Elite race 1984 Oss Elite race

He also competed in road races, having ridden in the 1981 Tour de France and the 1974 Giro d'Italia. He also finished in the top 10 overall four times in the Tour de Suisse.

References

1. "World Championships of Cyclo-Cross". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
2. Albert Zweifel at Cycling Archives

External links

• Albert Zweifel at Cycling Archives 
• Albert Zweifel at ProCyclingStats 
• Albert Zweifel at CycleBase