Klaus-Peter Thaler
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| Full name | Klaus-Peter Thaler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 May 1949 Eckmannshausen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road, Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1977 | Teka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978-1979 | TI-Raleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Teka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Puch-Wolber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Puch-Eorotex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983-1988 | Individual sponsor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World champion cyclo-cross 1985 and 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Klaus-Peter Thaler (born 14 May 1949 in Eckmannshausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) was a professional cyclist between 1976 and 1988, successful in road-racing and cyclo-cross. He was world cyclo-cross champion twice as amateur and twice as professional[1] and German champion eight times.
Biography
Thaler studied at the University of Siegen.[2] In 1976, Thaler entered the Olympic Games, in the road race. He finished in ninth place.[3] He turned professional one year later.
In the 1978 Tour de France, Thaler lead the race for two days,[4] after his team won the team time trial.[5]
Thaler organises the Tour of Hope bicycle charity ride, and was given the Pierre de Coubertin medal for that in 2005.[6]
Major victories
Source:[7]
- World Champion Cyclo-cross: 1985,1987
- German champion cyclo-cross: 1976,1977,1978,1979,1982,1986,1987,1988
- German cycling road champion for amateurs: 1976
- Vuelta a Andalucía 1977: Stage 1B
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1979: Stage 1
- Paris–Nice 1980: Stage 5
Tours de France
Source:[8]
- 1977 Tour de France: did not finish, won stage 9
- 1978 Tour de France: 35th place, won stage 3, wore the yellow jersey for 2 days
- 1979 Tour de France: 37th place
- 1980 Tour de France: 49th place
- 1981 Tour de France: 90th place
References
- ↑ WK veldrijden
- ↑ Alumni:Klaus Peter Thaler
- ↑ "Klaus-Peter Thaler Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Ex-Weltmeister Thaler feiert 60. Geburtstag
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ears publisher. p. 113. ISBN 1-59858-608-4.
- ↑ The Rotarian, January 2006
- ↑ Klaus-Peter Thaler profile at Cycling Archives
- ↑ The Tour - Klaus-Peter Thaler
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