Reimund Dietzen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Reimund Dietzen |
| Born |
29 May 1959 Trier, Germany |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1982 | Puch |
| 1983–1990 | Teka |
| Major wins | |
 Germany champion road race (1984, 1986) Germany champion cyclo-cross (1984, 1985) Vuelta a La Rioja 1987 Vuelta a Castilla y León 1988 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1989 | |
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Infobox last updated on 22 September 2007 | |
Reimund Dietzen sometimes written Raimund Dietzen (born 29 May 1959 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired road and cyclo-cross cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1982 to 1990. He is currently a directeur sportif with the Gerolsteiner cycling team.
Dietzen was a successful amateur winning the German cyclo-cross championship in 1980 and 1981 as well as winning in road races. He turned professional with the Swiss team Puch in 1982. He won the cyclo-cross race the Grand Prix Jean Bausch-Pierre Kellner that year. The following year he joined a Spanish cycling team Teka with whom he would stay with for the rest of his career. In his first year with his new team he won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. The following year he became the champion of Germany in the road race and cyclo-cross as well his first stage victory in the Vuelta a España. He won the stage to the Lagos de Covadonga which is a very steep climb and a prestigious stage to win. He would finish that year's edition of the Vuelta third overall.[1] The following year he was again cyclo-cross champion as well as the winner of the Vuelta a Cantabria. In 1986 he was again German road champion and won a second stage in the 1986 Vuelta a España. In 1987 he wore the leader's jersey in the 1987 Vuelta a España for five days before losing it to Herrera and then finishing the race second overall to Luis Herrera of Colombia. Dietzen finished the 1988 Vuelta a España second overall, this time to Sean Kelly of Ireland. In the 1989 Vuelta a España, Dietzen won a stage but several days later he crashed. He had ridden into a tunnel which was not illuminated and crashed, suffering career-ending injuries. He was only 30 years of age when the following year he stopped as a professional after not recovering. Seventeen years later, the Supreme Court of Spain ordered the organisers of the Vuelta a España to pay damages to Dietzen.[2] Dietzen obtained nearly all of his success in Spanish races[3] with wins in Vuelta a La Rioja, Vuelta a Castilla y León and the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme. Since 2003 Dietzen is a directeur sportif with Team Gerolsteiner. He currently lives in Spain.
References
- ↑ "Raimund Dietzen". cyclebase.nl. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ↑ "Vuelta organisers must pay damages to Dietzen". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ↑ "Raimund Dietzen een Duitser die alleen in de Vuelta presteerde". Sport Geschiedenis.nl. Retrieved 2007-09-22.