Erwin Lienhard (16 January 1957 – 25 January 2019) was a Swiss professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He rode in one edition of the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

, three editions of the

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

and one edition of the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

. He was the father of racing cyclist

Fabian Lienhard Fabian Lienhard (born 3 September 1993) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2010 : 9th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2013 : 6th Tour du Jura ;2014 : National Under-23 Road Ch ...

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* 1957 births 2019 deaths Swiss male cyclists People from Dielsdorf District Cyclists from the canton of Zürich Tour de Suisse stage winners 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub