Walter Bucher (cyclist)

Walter Bucher ( born June 8, 1926 in Zurich ) is a Swiss former racing cyclist.

1959 Walter Bucher finished second in the Championship of Zurich the amateurs. The following year he turned professional and focused on the track cycling. Five times - 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 - he was the Swiss champion stayer. In the UCI Track World Championships 1958 in Paris, he won the world championship title of the Pro - stayer after he took second place in 1956 and finished third in 1955 in Milan and 1957. In 1959 he was again runner-up world champion.

1961 could not start at the UCI Track World Championships in Zurich in 1961 on home soil Walter, because he had just been seriously injured in a fall. The following year he ended his racing career and founded a transport company. Due to a severe accident at work in 1992, he had to retire early.

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