Fritz Pfenninger

Swiss racing cyclist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwiss racing cyclist
PlacesSwitzerland
wasAthlete Track cyclist Sport cyclist
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth15 October 1934, Zürich
Death12 May 2001 (aged 66 years)
The details

Biography

Fritz Pfenninger (15 October 1934 – 12 May 2001) was a Swiss cyclist. He was a specialist in six-day racing, winning a total of 33 events between 1956 and 1970, including 19 with Peter Post.

Track honours

Six-day racing

  • 1956 : Aarhus (with Oscar Plattner)
  • 1957 : Copenhagen (with Jean Roth)
  • 1958 : Münster, Zurich (with Jean Roth)
  • 1960 : Münster (with Hans Junkermann)
  • 1961 : Berlin, Frankfurt (with Klaus Bugdahl)
  • 1962 : Essen, Frankfurt, Zurich (with Klaus Bugdahl)
  • 1963 : Cologne, Zurich, Brussels (with Peter Post)
  • 1964 : Dortmund (with Rudi Altig), Anvers (with Noël Foré and Peter Post), Berlin, Brussels, Zurich (with Peter Post)
  • 1965 : Berlin, Dortmund, Zurich (with Peter Post)
  • 1966 : Essen, Ghent, Amsterdam (with Peter Post), Anvers (with Jan Janssen and Peter Post), Quebec (with Sigi Renz)
  • 1967 : Bremen, Essen, Frankfurt (with Peter Post), Anvers (with Jan Janssen and Peter Post)
  • 1968 : Montreal (with Louis Pfenninger), Zurich (with Klaus Bugdahl)
  • 1970 : Zurich (with Peter Post and Erich Spahn)

European Championships

  • Champion of Europe in 1962 (with Klaus Bugdahl), 1964 and 1967 (with Peter Post)

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