Rolf Graf

Rolf Graf ( born August 19, 1932 in Eppenberg ) is a retired Swiss cyclist.

Rolf Graf was after Ferdy Kübler, whose protégé he was, and Hugo Koblet as the strongest Swiss racer of the 1950s. He was professional from 1953 to 1963 at this time. Three times he was Swiss national road champion, won the Tour de Suisse in 1956 and numerous other races, including Gent- Wevelgem in 1954 and 1956, the Trofeo Baracchi with André Darrigade.

Six times Graf started in the Tour de France, the Giro d' Italia twice and eight times in the Tour de Suisse. He is the only Swiss, who previously chose a stage of the Giro for themselves. In 1952 he participated in the Olympic Games in Helsinki, was ninth in the road race and was at the closing ceremony of the Swiss flag.

In 1963, Rolf Graf in Italy a serious car accident, after which he ended his cycling career.

Gent–Wevelgem Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fritz Ryser Oscar Egg Heiri Suter Albert Blattmann Paul Egli Leo Amberg Karl Litschi Hans Knecht Attilio Moresi Louis Pfenninger Josef Fuchs (cyclist) Stefan Mutter Gilbert Glaus Serge Demierre Urs Zimmermann Pascal Richard Laurent Dufaux Oscar Camenzind Niki Aebersold Markus Zberg Martin Elmiger Alexandre Moos Beat Zberg Fabian Cancellara Martin Kohler Max Bulla Giovanni Valetti Giuseppe Fezzardi Rolf Maurer Ambrogio Portalupi Gianni Motta Roberto Poggiali Georges Pintens Roger De Vlaeminck Hennie Kuiper Michel Pollentier Paul Wellens (cyclist) Beat Breu Giuseppe Saronni Sean Kelly (cyclist) Andrew Hampsten Helmut Wechselberger Luc Roosen Giorgio Furlan Marco Saligari Peter Luttenberger Francesco Casagrande Alexander Vinokourov Jan Ullrich Roman Kreuziger Rui Costa (cyclist)
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