Peter Steiger

Peter Steiger ( born January 23, 1960 in Schlattmann ) is a retired Swiss cyclist.

In 1984, Peter Steiger Swiss champion of amateur stayer; then he stepped over to the professionals. 1992 in Maebashi, he was world champion stayer after he was back in 1990 and 1991 respectively became vice-champion. Seven times he won the Swiss championship. Even on the road, he was successful; so he won the 1989 Australian race Jayco Bay Cycling Classic.

In March 1993, Steiger has been approached on a ride in Mexico by a truck and suffered serious injuries. He had to give up cycling; with him resigned his pacemaker Ueli Luginbuhl from active cycling.

Steiger was a member of the RV Winterthur.

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