When Alex Zülle was born on July 5, 1968, in the quiet Swiss town of Niederuzwil, St. Gallen, few could have predicted he would become one of the defining stage racers of the 1990s — and one of its most controversial. A son of two cultures — Swiss father, Dutch mother — Zülle would come to personify both the precision of Swiss watchmaking and the recklessness of a gambler chasing speed.
He dazzled early. He broke hearts later.
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