Urs Zimmermann (born 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He also won several stage races such as the Tour de Suisse, Dauphiné Libéré and Critérium International.
After the eleventh stage of the 1991 Tour de France, there was a rest day, on which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. Zimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then disqualified him, but after the other cyclists protested, he was allowed to use other means of transportation.
He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1986.
Career achievements
Major results
1981
3rd National Hill Climb Championships
10th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
1982
2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
3rd Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1983
4th GP du Canton d'Argovie
1984
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Grabs–Voralp
2nd Gran Premio di Lugano
7th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Trofeo Baracchi
1985
1st GP de la Liberté
1st Stage 9a (TTT) Tour de Suisse
2nd Giro del Piemonte
3rd Coppa Agostoni
8th Coppa Sabatini
1986
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Overall Critérium International
1st Stage 2
1st Giro del Lazio
1st Profronde van Tiel
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Tour de France
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
10th Giro dell'Emilia
1987
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France
6th Gran Premio di Lugano
8th Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 1 (TTT) 1988 1st Overall Giro del Trentino 1st Stage 1 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 4b (ITT) 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm 1989 5th Overall Tour de Romandie 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 1990 2nd Giro del Friuli 4th Overall Giro del Trentino