Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall. This double strike earned Beat Breu the nickname "Mountain Flea".in: "Beat Breu's magnificent victory, in miniature". Swiss National Museum - Swiss history blog (29 July 2022). Retrieved 23 October 2022. He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life in 2019 he fulfilled his childhood dream of having his own circus.
Major results Sources:
1981 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stages 3b & 7b 1st Züri-Metzgete 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 20 1982 4th Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 4b 6th Overall Tour de France 1st Stages 13 &16 1983 10th Overall Tour de Suisse 10th GP du canton d'Argovie 1984 6th Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 2 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 1985 5th Overall Tour de Suisse 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 1986 6th GP du canton d'Argovie 9th Overall Tour de Romandie 1987 6th Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 4 1988 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships 3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 7th Overall Tour de Romandie 1989 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 5b (ITT) 1994 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Vuelta a España———————————— Giro d'Italia23—8——8———11—— Tour de France———62243237426—2142
Trivia At the Velomuseum Fribourg in Switzerland there is a miniature model of Breu's stage win up Alpe d'Huez (Tour de France) in 1982, made by Beat Breu himself. The Swiss dialect pop band DACHS dedicated a song to Beat Breu. The single, titled Beat Breu, was released in November 2019.in: mouthwateringrecords.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.Youtubevideo
References
External links Profile by cyclinghalloffame.com Palmarès by velo-club.org