Alexander Äschbach

Alexander Aeschbach ( born June 9, 1974 in Dürrenäsch, Aargau ) is a Swiss former racing cyclist, who was moderately active focus on the track.

Sports career

Alexander Aeschbach began at the age of nine with the cycling. At age 17, he took part in the Junior World Championships in Athens and denied the individual pursuit and the points race. Due to internal organization problems he rose from 1997 to 1999 was on the road and in the professional team: EC Bayer Worringen and in 2000 the team Coast.

Aeschbachhalle switched back to the web, with the aim to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Because of a training accident he could neither participate in the World Championships in Stuttgart still at the Olympic Games in Athens. In 2004, he won the European Championship in a two - team approach ( Madison ) with partner Franco Marvulli.

On the railway Aeschbachhalle is also multiple Swiss Champion in various disciplines. He was also in 2010 and 2011 Swiss Champion in the category " Elite National " in the time trial. Overall, he also started at 98 six-day races, of which he won eight, including 2001, 2003 and 2004 in Grenoble and 2002 in Moscow.

At the end of the season 2012/13 Alexander Aeschbach announced his retirement from cycling. His final resignation was the fall of 2013, after he drove his final race in the newly opened Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen.

Personal

Alexander Aeschbach is a trained carpenter. His brother was the also successful cyclist Andreas Aeschbachhalle.

Team

Achievements

• Overall World Cup winner in a two - team driving 2001 and 2004
• European champion two - team driving in 2004
• Winner of the Six Days of Grenoble ( 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010 ), Moscow (2002 ), Stuttgart (2007) and Fiorenzuola (2009)
• Multiple Swiss champion in team pursuit, individual pursuit and two - team driving.