Beat Breu

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. 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.

In 2022 the National Museum of Switzerland made a miniature model of Breu's stage win up Alpe d'Huez in 1982.

Major results
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 * 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 MaillotSuiza.PNG National Cyclo-cross Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
 * 7th Overall Tour de Romandie


 * 1989
 * 1st Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Stage 5b (ITT)


 * 1994
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG National Cyclo-cross Championships