Erich Maechler

Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1984 and won the 1987 Milan–San Remo and the 1988 Tirreno–Adriatico.

Major results

 * 1982
 * 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest
 * 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
 * 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
 * 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen


 * 1983
 * 1st Grand Prix de Mendrisio
 * 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
 * 2nd GP Lugano
 * 3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
 * 4th Züri-Metzgete
 * 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships


 * 1984
 * 1st MaillotSuiza.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 1st Stage 2


 * 1985
 * 2nd GP du canton d'Argovie
 * 8th Trofeo Pantalica


 * 1986
 * 1st Stage 21 Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré


 * 1987
 * 1st Milan–San Remo
 * Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
 * Held Stages 3–9
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 3b (ITT) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Paris–Nice


 * 1988
 * 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 1st Stages 2 & 6b (ITT)
 * 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stage 4b (ITT)
 * 1st Volta al Camp Morverde
 * 5th Overall Three Days of de Panne
 * 8th Milan–San Remo


 * 1989
 * 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 1st Stage 4


 * 1990
 * 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 7th Tre Valli Varesine


 * 1992
 * 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest


 * 1994
 * 2nd Japan Cup