Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge heartthrob. Koblet had a meteoric rise and won the Giro d'Italia in 1950. Once he had reached the zenith of his career, Koblet was put under pressure by overly ambitious officials and ended up ruining his health with drugs. In 1954, he married a well-known model and they became a celebrity dream couple. After his athletic career ended, Koblet began to lose his footing. Threatened by bankruptcy, he crashed his Alfa into a tree.
Daniel von Aarburg
Director
Daniel von Aarburg
Writer
Martin Witz
Writer
David Keller
Writer
Cornelia Seitler
Producer
Brigitte Hofer
Producer
Pierre Mennel
Director of Photography
Manuel Löwensberg
Hugo Koblet
Hanspeter Müller
Präsident
Max Rüdlinger
Trainer
Waltraut Haas
Self
Sarah Spale
Sonja Koblet
Hugo Koblet
Self (archive footage)
