Gottfried "Gody" Schmutz (born 26 October 1954 in

Hagenbuch Hagenbuch is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hagenbuch is first mentioned in 856 as ''Haganbuah'' and at the same time the neighboring hamlet of Schneitberg was known as ''Sneita''. ...

, Switzerland) is a retired

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. He was professional from 1977 to 1987. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1978, 1980 and 1985.

Results

* 1978 ** Swiss Road Cycling Champion 1978 ** 3rd,

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...

** 3rd,

Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau The Stausee Rundfahrt-Klingnau () is a road bicycle race held annually in Klingnau in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...

** 3rd,

Tour de Berne Tour de Berne is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held in Bern, Switzerland with races for men and women. Men's event The men's event began in 1920 and has previously been a UCI 1.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Con ...

** 5th,

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

** 6th,

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...

* 1979 ** Winner,

** 2nd, Tour de Lausanne * 1980 ** Swiss Road Cycling Champion 1980 ** Winner, Tour de Lausanne ** 8th,

Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races: * Tour of Flanders (men's race) The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...

* 1981 ** 4th,

** 10th,

* 1985 ** Swiss Road Cycling Champion 1985 ** Winner, Grand Prix de Lugano

References

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* 1954 births Living people People from Winterthur District Swiss male cyclists Tour de Suisse stage winners Cyclists from the canton of Zürich 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub