Daniel Gisiger
Daniel Gisiger is a retired Swiss road and track cyclist. He grew up in Bienne, in RC Olympia Biel-Bienne.
One of his strongest disciplines was the road time trial where he twice won the prestigious Grand [Prix des Nations] time trial in 1981 and 1983, generally regarded at the time as the unofficial world time trial championship as well as the Trofeo Baracchi a two-man team time trial on three occasions, once each with Serge Demierre, Roberto Visentini and Silvano Contini. He was one of the first world-class riders to use a special aerodynamic bike with concealed cables and aerodynamic components and also placed emphasis on aerodynamic clothing by wearing a one-piece Lycra skinsuit.
In his earlier pre-professional years he broke the World Hour Record for amateur riders with 46.745 km, just 1,686 metres short of Eddy Merckx's professional record set at a higher altitude in 1972 in Mexico City.
Major results
- 2 stages of the Giro d'Italia
- 1 stage of the Tour de Suisse
- 1 stages of the Tour de Romandie
- Swiss points champion 1987
- Grand Prix des Nations 1981, 1983
- Trofeo Baracchi 1981, 1982, 1983
- Grand Prix de Gippingen 1980, 1981
- Six Days de Zurich 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989