title: Fritz Schär
text: # 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
  