Daniel Gisiger

Daniel Gisiger
Personal information
Full name Daniel Gisiger
Born (1954-10-09) 9 October 1954
Baccarat, Switzerland
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Track Individual and Team Time Trial
Role Rider
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on
13 December 2010

Daniel Gisiger, born 9 October 1954, in Baccarat, is a retired Swiss road and track cyclist. He grew up in Bienne, in RC Olympia Biel-Bienne.

One of his strongest disciplines was the road time trial where he twice won the prestgious Grand Prix des Nations time trial in 1981 and 1983, generally regarded at the time as the unofficial world time trial championship as well as the Trofeo Baracchi a two-man team time trial on three occasions, once each with Serge Demierre, Roberto Visentini and Silvano Contini. He was one of the first world-class riders to use a special aerodynamic bike with concealed cables and aerodynamic components and also placed emphasis on aerodynamic clothing by wearing a one-piece Lycra skinsuit.

In his earlier pre-professional years he broke the World Hour Record for amateur riders with 46.745 km, just 1,686 metres short of Eddy Merckx's professional record set at a higher altitude in 1972 in Mexico City.

Major Results

Daniel Gisiger profile at Cycling Archives


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