Fritz Schär
# Fritz Schär

Fritz Schär (13 March 1926 in Kaltenbach – 29 September 1997 in Frauenfeld) was a Swiss cyclist who in 1953 won the first points classification ever in the Tour de France. He also finished third in the general classification in the 1954 Tour de France. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1953.

## Major results

### 1948

    3rd Giro di Lombardia

### 1949

    1st Züri-Metzgete
    1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
    4th Overall Tour de Romandie

### 1950

    1st Züri-Metzgete
    1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia

### 1951

    3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
    4th Overall Tour de Suisse

### 1952

    1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia
    5th Overall Tour de Romandie
    7th Overall Tour de Suisse
       1st Stage 2

### 1953

    2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
       1st Stage 1
    4th Overall Tour de Romandie
    6th Overall Tour de France
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 & 2

### 1954

    2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd Overall Tour de France
    4th Overall Tour de Romandie
    9th Overall Giro d'Italia

### 1955

    1st Stage 1 Tour de Suisse

### 1956

    2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
       1st Stage 7
