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Kurt Betschart

{{short description|Swiss cyclist}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Kurt Betschart

| image = Kurt Betschart and Renate Franz.jpg

| fullname = Kurt Betschart

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|8|25}}

| birth_place = Erstfeld, Switzerland

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam =

| discipline = Track

| role = Retired Rider

| ridertype = Six Day

| proyears1 = 1991

| proteam1 = Seco

| proyears2 = 1992

| proteam2 = Seco-Scott, Bleiker

| proyears3 = 1993

| proteam3 = Seco-Scott, Amore & Vita-Galatron

| proyears4 = 1994

| proteam4 = I.K.O. - Corratec, Decarte - Ovronnaz

| proyears5 = 1995

| proteam5 = I.K.O. - Corratec

| proyears6 = 1996

| proteam6 = Wheeler

| proyears7 = 1997

| proteam7 = Diamont Back

| proyears8 = 1998–2006

| proteam8 = Mobel Marki

| majorwins = 37 "Six Day" wins
1st in National Track Championship 2001, Points
European Madison Champion (with Bruno Risi) 1995

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{SUI}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{ MedalBronze | 1995 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{MedalCompetition|European}}

{{ MedalGold | 1995 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{ MedalSilver | 1996 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{ MedalBronze | 2000 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{ MedalBronze | 2000 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{ MedalBronze | 2001 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{ MedalSilver | 2002 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

{{ MedalBronze | 2003 |Madison with Bruno Risi }}

}}

Kurt Betschart born 25 August 1968 in Erstfeld Switzerland is a former professional cyclist. He was a Six Day Track specialist holding a world record 37 victories with the same partner, Bruno Risi. He had a total of 47 professional victories{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=2011 |title=Results Kurt Betschart |accessdate=2008-11-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003143118/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=2011 |archivedate=2012-10-03 }} and represented Switzerland at the Olympic games. After sixteen years in professional cycling Kurt retired on 26 July 2006.:de:Kurt Betschart

Olympic Games

;2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney

: 11th, Men's Madison (Track cycling)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031026/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/kurt-betschart-1.html Kurt Betschart at Sports Reference]

Palmares

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;1991

: 2nd in Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)

;1992

: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)

: 3rd in Giro dei Sei Comuni (SUI)

: 2nd in Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of München (GER)

: 3rd in General Classification Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt (AUT)

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich; + Bruno Risi

: 2nd in General Classification GP Brissago (SUI)

;1993

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Bruno Risi/Büchler/Gisler)

: 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)

;1994

: 1st, Six-Days of København (DEN)(with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six-Days' of Bordeaux (FRA) (with Bruno Risi)

: 3rd, Six Days of Antwerpen (BEL) (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 3rd in Hegiberg-Rundfahrt (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of Köln (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)

;1995

: {{flagicon|EUR}} European Madison Champion (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Köln (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich; + Bruno Risi

: {{bronze3}}3rd World Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi), Bogota

: 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of Herning (DEN)

;1996

: 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six-Days of København (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)

: {{silver2}} 2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Bruno Risi/Gisler/Strüby)

: 2nd, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa (ITA)

: 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Milan (ITA)

: 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

: 2nd in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Switzerland, Zürich (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 3rd in Erstfeld (SUI)

;1997

: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six-Days' of Leipzig (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)

: {{silver2}} 2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd in Bordeaux, Six Days (FRA)

: 2nd in European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite

: 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Milan (ITA)

: 2nd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of Herning (DEN)

: 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa (ITA)

;1998

: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Herning (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)

: 3rd, Six-Days of København (DEN)

: 3rd in Hyères, Madison, Hyères (FRA)

;1999

: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Fiorenzuola d' Arda (ITA)

;2000

: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi, Markus Zberg)

: {{bronze3}} 3rd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)

: 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of Fiorenzuola d' Arda (ITA)

;2001

:{{flagicon|SUI}} 1st in National Championship, Track, Points race, Zürich, Switzerland

: {{bronze3}} 3rd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st in Dachau (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)

: 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Torino (ITA)

: 3rd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)

: 3rd in Weil-am-Rhein (GER)

: 2nd in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)

;2002

: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi)

: {{silver2}} 2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)

: 1st in Stadtkriterium Thun (SUI)

: 1st in Osnabrück, Derny (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of München (GER)

: 2nd in City Night Rhede, Derny (GER)

: 2nd in Rominger Classic, Engelberg (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of Torino (ITA)

: 3rd, Six-Days of København (DEN)

: 3rd in Stuttgart-Hohenheim (GER)

;2003

: {{bronze3}} European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, Six Days of Amsterdam (NED)

: 1st in Osnabrück (GER)

: 1st in Dachau (GER)

: 3rd in Chur - Arosa (SUI)

: 2nd in Stage 1 Rominger Classic (SUI)

: 2nd in Stage 2 Rominger Classic (SUI)

: 3rd in Trois Jours d'Aigle (SUI)

: 3rd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)

: 3rd in Schattdorf (SUI)

;2004

: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)

: 1st in Gelsenkirchen (b) (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

: 2nd, Six Days of Amsterdam (NED)

: 3rd in Einhausen - Entega GP (GER)

: 3rd in Dahme Trophy (GER)

;2005

: 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi & Franco Marvulli)

: 1st, Six Days of Amsterdam (with Bruno Risi)

: 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Bruno Risi)

: 2nd, Six Days of Rotterdam (NED)

: 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER)

: 2nd in Trois Jours d'Aigle (SUI)

: 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of München (GER)

: 3rd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)

;2006

: 2nd, Six-Days of København (DEN)

: 3rd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080501041213/http://www.bahnradsport.ch/rennfahrer.htm Swiss cycling track Web site with information about Betschart]

Wins at the Ghent six day 1993,1996,2002

  • Wikipedia page in German
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121003143118/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=2011 Rider profile]

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