Klaus Ampler

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Klaus Ampler Road cycling
Klaus Ampler signature.svg
To person
Nickname Neptune ("Neppi")
Date of birth November 15, 1940
date of death May 6, 2016
nation Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic of Germany
GermanyGermany 
discipline Street
Driver type Tour driver, time trial, "Bolzer"
height 1.74 m
Racing weight 75 kg
To the team
Current team End of career
Societies)
1957-1959 Motor Warnowwerft Warnemünde
Team (s)
1959-1970 SC DHfK Leipzig
Most important successes
International stage races
Yellow jerseyWinner of the International Peace Tour 1963
National stage races
Yellow jerseyWinner GDR tour 1962
Yellow jerseyWinner GDR Tour 1963
GDR master
MaillotAllemania.svg GDR champions in road races in 1962, 1963
MaillotAllemania.svg GDR champion 4000 m individual pursuit in 1965, 1966
MaillotAllemania.svg GDR champion in the team time trial in 1969
GDR district champion
Yellow jersey GDR district champion Rostock 1959
title
Olive wreath.svg GDR athlete of the year : 1963
Team (s) as sporting director
1971-1991 SC DHfK Leipzig
Last updated: April 10, 2014

Klaus Ampler (* 15. November 1940 in Malbork , Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia ; † 6. May 2016 in Leipzig ) was an amateur - cyclist of the GDR and national champion in cycling .

Ampler's rise in cycling began in 1957 in the company sports association Motor Warnowwerft Warnemünde . In 1959 he was Rostock district champion and moved to the DHfK Leipzig . In 1960 Ampler missed the qualification hurdle for the Summer Olympics and the International Peace Tour . After again not being listed as a candidate for peace rides in 1961, he made contact with West German professional cycling in order to become a professional cyclist. For this he was excluded from the cycling world championship this year by the influence of the MfS of the DTSB . In 1962 he took part in the Peace Tour for the first time, and after his overall victory in the GDR Tour in the same year, he was GDR road champion . At the height of his career, Ampler won both the International Peace Tour and the GDR Tour in 1963 as the overall winner and was again GDR road champion. For this he was voted GDR Sportsman of the Year . 1964 was followed by a year of stagnation in sport; In 1965 and 1966 he won the GDR title in the 4,000-meter pursuit . In 1969 Ampler was GDR champion in the team time trial.

After the end of his driving career, he worked as a trainer at the SC DHfK Leipzig from 1971 until the reunification of Germany . There he looked after his son Uwe and Uwe Raab, among others . Afterwards he acted as managing director of a bicycle wholesaler in Leipzig until 1996. Afterwards he was co-moderator of the peace trip broadcasts of the MDR and guest of honor at various events. In 2005, Ampler fell ill with Alzheimer's disease , from the consequences of which he died in May 2016 at the age of 75.

Life

Family and personal

Klaus Ampler was born on November 15, 1940 in Marienburg, West Prussia, as the youngest of seven children as the son of the well builder Felix Ampler († 1967) and his wife Maria. He had four brothers and two sisters. He was married to Waltraud Ampler, née Böhlmann, since May 1962. The marriage resulted in a daughter and son Uwe Ampler (* 1964), who also became a cyclist. His grandson Rick Ampler (* 1989) embodies the third generation of Amplers racing cyclists.

Politically, Ampler held the office of party secretary during the GDR era from 1963 . According to his own statements, he exercised this function in order to stand up for the interests of cycling.

Childhood and youth

The Amplers' former residence was in Stuhm , from which the family fled to Kolberg in January 1945 before the Red Army . She reached Rostock - Dierkow in summer 1945 . From there the Amplers were relocated to Groß-Siemen . From 1946 Ampler attended the school in the neighboring community of Schmadebeck . The family later moved to Altenhagen . Ampler won his first bike race here in June 1952. After finishing school, Ampler applied as an apprentice at the Warnow shipyard in Warnemünde , where he began an apprenticeship as an arc welder in September 1956 . In the same month he became a member of the company sports community (BSG) Motor Warnowwerft . In the local cycling department he received his youth rider license, where he competed in numerous youth cycling races for the BSG and achieved 35 victories there.

Athletic career

1959–1960: beginnings and advancement

Herbert Weisbrod (1918–2000) recruited Ampler for the SC DHfK Leipzig.

In May 1959 Ampler won the Rostock district championship. After races in Ahlbeck , Rostock and Waltershausen , Ampler was promoted to the highest amateur cyclist class in the GDR. He won the debut race in performance class I on June 28th in Reichenbach ahead of Henning from SC DHfK Leipzig . In the new club, he was also given the nickname "Neptune", alluding to his origin from the Baltic coast. His trainer Herbert Weisbrod recruited Ampler for this club. One of Weisbrod's protégés at SC DHfK Leipzig was Ampler's idol Gustav-Adolf Schur ("Täve"), whom he met a week after his victory in Reichenbach during the Harz Tour . At the subsequent GDR road cycling championships in Venusberg , Ampler was twelfth, which was followed a little later by 56th overall place in the 1959 GDR tour . In the following race, the 53rd edition of the classic Rund um Berlin , Ampler caught up with the national cycling elite when he practically won alone ahead of Kellermann and Adler . Then Ampler started in Plewen with the VI. International sports games of the state youth. The team race ended with a victory for the GDR team and Ampler came second in the individual race. After his return, Ampler moved to Leipzig, where he became his trainer at SC DHfK Leipzig Busse . In addition to his sports quota, Ampler worked at the Leipzig Kirow works . Ampler achieved the first victories for his new club in September at the international race around Sebnitz and the race Rund um Spitze in Forst in front of his club mate Wolfgang Braune , who coined Ampler's nickname "Neptune". In October 1959 Ampler competed in Rostock for the Vögenteich and the 7th Oberlausitzer Grenzlandringpreis, both of which he won.

From January 26th to February 7th, 1960 Ampler competed in the VII Tour of Egypt , where he fell in the 9th stage as the overall leader to date and broke his collarbone . After his recovery he won the round trip around Potsdam in April and achieved third place in the Grand Prix of the ND in Leipzig. At the 46th edition of the Hainleitefahrt on May 27th, one of two qualifying races for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rome , Ampler came third. In the follow-up race in Dortmund it was only enough for him to rank 17th, which means he missed the Olympic qualification as sixth overall. After a third place in the Klaus Törpe memorial race , Ampler finished seventh in the final ranking of the annual Baltic Sea Tour in July 1960. In the following road cycling championship over 170 km on the Schleizer Dreieck , Ampler came third behind Schur and Eckstein. After further circuit races, Ampler won the new round of Berlin race in September ahead of Belgian Michel Noppe . Ampler contested the last races of the season in Bulgaria. However , Ampler, as overall leader, had to break off the two-port stage from Burgas to Varna prematurely due to a knee infection. In November 1960 Ampler attended the West Berlin six-day race in the Deutschlandhalle , where he was able to come into contact with West German professional cyclists for the first time . In the process he got to know the advantages of professional cycling, unknown to him as an amateur.

1961: changing thoughts

The peace run candidates in 1961. Ampler ahead of his teammates Adler , Schur and Weißleder .

Ampler's affinity for West German professional cycling was rekindled in January 1961 when Erich Hagen revealed to him that he had good relationships with Erich Bautz from Dortmund and Otto Ziege from West Berlin, with whom one could get in touch about a possible professional contract. However, the project was initially forgotten because Ampler was hoping for a place in this year's peace driving team, which was reinforced by his candidacy in April. However, the associated qualification races did not go satisfactorily, so that Ampler was only nominated as a substitute driver. To make matters worse, Ampler was not staying with his fellow drivers in the Warsaw Hotel “Warszawa”. When Schur threatened to be absent for a short time because of a cold, but was then found fit to drive by the team doctor, this meant Ampler's early return home. Out of frustration at this, Ampler decided on the return trip to Berlin to visit Otto Ziege in his office in West Berlin to inform him that he intended to switch to professional cycling in West Germany. However, this was absent.

In June, Ampler competed with a five-person selection team in the two-stage race Vienna - Gresten - Vienna , which he won as the overall leader. He declined the offer made by the Italian team there, although his sympathies with the professional league remained known. After two further international races on the Isle of Man and in Copenhagen without any top positions, Ampler won the 2nd Baltic Sea Tour over five stages in July as the overall leader. At the XII. DDR tour was he behind Schur second overall.

At this point in time, Ampler was already in the crosshairs of the Ministry for State Security (MfS) - however, not as he himself suspected for his nightly visit to West Berlin, but for his intentions to switch to the West German professional league in order to get a contract as a professional driver there sign. In their report of August 19, the MfS came to the conclusion that Ampler could flee during a new start abroad and that for this reason he had to make a promise to the contrary to the cycling association. At the same time, the report pointed out that not using Amplers at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Bern could lead to further resentment and his intentions to switch to professional sport. In any case, according to the report, Ampler's flight from the republic is not politically justifiable at the present time and must be prevented under all circumstances. The report concludes that an escape from the republic cannot be ruled out, but that there are no indications to keep Ampler away from the World Cup if there is a discussion between him, the coach and the team in advance. That debate never happened.

Unexpected of these events, Amplers training focused on his upcoming World Cup participation. As this approached, the head of the DTSB Manfred Ewald finally asked the SC DHfK Leipzig whether the agreement had taken place. After this was denied, Ewald informed the MfS that Ampler could not be deployed for the team under these circumstances. On August 30, just before Amplers left for Bern, the conversation took place between him, Weisbrod, Schiffner and other gentlemen. In it Ampler was confronted with the accusation of his intended flight from the republic and a letter addressed to Bautz, which Ampler is said to have sent to Dortmund. Ampler admits the existence of this letter in his autobiography, published in 2005. But not sending it. The conversation ended with the exclusion of Amplers from the world championship. At the same time, he was given the opportunity to rehabilitate himself on the Tour of Romania, which took place in September , where he finally came in ninth overall. At the same time, an official press release was prepared in which Ampler should officially admit his mistake. This declaration then appeared in the daily newspaper Neues Deutschland on August 31. There were no further restrictions against Ampler.

1962–1963: career high point

Klaus Ampler in conversation with the GDR reporter Heinz-Florian Oertel after his fourth place on the 2nd stage from Berlin to the Leipzig Central Stadium in 1962. On the right in the picture Schur, who acted as a supervisor for the GDR team that year.

At the beginning of 1962, Ampler competed in his preparatory races in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and took part in various domestic cycling events. At the end of April, in addition to Eckstein (team captain), Höhne, Kellermann , Scheibner and Wiedemann, he was nominated as regular driver for the XV. Peace ride . It started on May 2nd in Berlin's Walter Ulbricht Stadium . With two second places and a third place in the 100 km team race from Opole to Breslau , Ampler was overall seventh . Then he took part with Schur and Lörke in the three-stage trip of the "Sweden Week", where he did not achieve a podium finish. In the subsequent national races on June 5th and 7th in Langendorf and Torgau , Ampler took a double victory. This was followed on August 5 by the GDR road cycling championships on the Oberlausitzer Grenzlandring, where Ampler won ahead of the driver duo Weißleder / Schur and became German champion with a time of 4:42:03 h. Amplers dominance continued in the same month at the XIII. GDR tour continued, where he was able to win the tour with three stage wins. For Ampler, the GDR tour was also intended to serve as a dress rehearsal for the road world championship that took place from August 29 to September 2, 1962 in Salò, Italy . However, the Allied Travel Office of the western occupying powers refused the GDR athletes entry to western countries for the next few years due to the construction of the wall. As a replacement for this, the GDR cycling association organized the "International Week" at Ampler on September 2nd, the race around Potsdam (161 km) won ahead of Dieter Giese. After a second place in the 56th edition of the Rund um Berlin on the 16th and a third place on the 23rd of September in the race Rund um Sebnitz, Ampler was already in November for the upcoming XVI. Friedensfahrt nominated as regular driver.

In the spring of 1963, Ampler Training fully concentrated on the XVI. Peace ride . There, the GDR team won the team time trial in the third stage from Hustopece to Bratislava and thus won the blue jersey. On the fifth stage from Zvolen to Košice (221 km) Ampler won his first victory in a peace race, which put him in third place overall. He also won the eighth stage from Warsaw to Toruń (226 km). He made it to the top of the table in the time trial of the twelfth stage from Bautzen to Dresden over 57 km, which he won with a time of 1:17:39 h. With that, his lead over second placed August Verhaegen was 2:14 minutes. The following day, Ampler suffered a tire damage at kilometer 233 on the thirteenth stage from Dresden to Erfurt (245 km). Since there was no material wagon nearby, Schur spontaneously decided to let him have his bike so that Ampler's chances of overall victory were preserved. Ampler finished second and was able to extend his lead in the overall standings to 6:21 minutes. He defended his lead on the last two stages with Ampler taking overall victory. In the following months he won both the GDR road cycling championship in Mittweida and the XIV. GDR tour, for which Walter Ulbrich awarded him the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver . Another ceremony Amplers in December 1963, when he by the readers of Junge Welt for DDR-Athlete of the Year was chosen.

1964–1966: recession

Klaus Ampler in third place behind Kurt Müller (center) and Lothar Appler (right) in the opening race of the road drivers over 86 km from Ahrensfelde to Freienwalde in 1965.
Klaus Ampler (far left) at the Great Saxony Prize from Karl-Marx-Stadt –Dresden – Leipzig – Karl-Marx-Stadt over 265 km in July 1966.

In the first half of 1964, Ampler was unable to match the success of the previous year. The XVII. He finished the peace journey in tenth place overall. Ampler achieved the first national success of the year with a victory in the 168 km race around the Dresdner Heide at the end of June. In July the German-German Olympic elimination competitions in Gießen and Erfurt followed, whereby Ampler did not achieve any top placements. After finishing 22nd at the road cycling championship in Schleusingen , Ampler won the 58th edition of Rund um Berlin in September, as well as the races around Vögenteichplatz and the third swimming pool race on September 28th in Rostock.

At the International Peace Trip in 1965 , Ampler acted as team captain. As such, he led the GDR selection on the second stage from Königs Wusterhausen to Cottbus to victory in the team driving over 100 km. His best result was a second place on the eleventh stage from Bielsko-Biała to Krakow . In the overall standings, he finished tenth at the end of the tour. After the peace ride, Amplers served further races in preparation for the road world championship in Lasarte-Oria in September, in which the GDR cyclists were allowed to participate again after 1962, 1963 and 1964. The sporting highlight of the year up to then was his victory in the 4,000-meter pursuit race at the GDR championships in Gera. The last preparation for the world championship took place for Ampler at the GDR tour in August, where he was sixth overall. The road world championship took place in Lasarte-Oria at the beginning of September. There the team four was fifth with him. Ampler finished seventeenth in the 4000 meter pursuit race. Fourteen days after the world championship, Ampler won the “International Cycling Week” on September 19 at the 59th edition of Rund um Berlin in 1959, 1960 and 1964 for the fourth time.

In 1966, Ampler fully concentrated on the track world championship in Frankfurt am Main, which began at the end of August, for which he started at the XIX. The Friedensfahrt did without and instead intensified the rail training. At the GDR championships in the 4000 m individual pursuit race, which took place on July 4th, Ampler won the final against Heinz Richter in a time of 5:15 minutes and was qualified as GDR champion and for the world championship. In the subsequent GDR tour , Ampler came in sixth overall. Subsequently, he contested four more races in the individual pursuit in Berlin, Gera and Leipzig, of which he was able to win three. He then traveled to Frankfurt, where he was eliminated in twelfth place in the round of 16 of the 4,000 m individual pursuit with a time of 5:03:85 min. At the end of the season, he finished second overall in the Tour of Bulgaria in September.

1967–1970: stagnation

In the winter of 1967 Ampler competed in the Tour of Algeria where he came second overall. After his return, the usual nomination races for the XX. International peace trip on the program, one of which he won. With a 22nd place overall, Ampler achieved the worst result of all of his participations in this tour. Only on the third stage from Poznan to Bydgoszcz did he manage to finish second on the podium. Then, as in previous years, Ampler concentrated on preparing for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships , in which, as in the previous year, he was to contest the 4000 m pursuit race. At the end of June 1967 held track preparation race Ampler was second in the individual pursuit and in the team classification. At the GDR championships in July, he was again second in the 4,000 m individual pursuit. In mid-July, Ampler competed in the XVII. GDR tour of which he was able to win the fourth and fifth stage, which made him fourth overall. On July 30th, Ampler reached fifth place in the individual round of the Wartburg at the GDR road championships in Eisenach . He then left for the World Championship, where Ampler was eliminated in the 4000 m pursuit race in fifteenth place (5: 08.45 min) in the round of 16. In the street singles, the best GDR driver was fourteenth.

The 14 stages of the 1968 Peace Tour in which Ampler achieved two daily victories.

Ampler spent the seasonal winter preparation in 1968 in the Algerian training camp. After his mandatory nomination as a driver for the XXI. Friedensfahrt , Ampler contested several domestic preparatory races with a view to this. In the peace voyage he decided two stages for himself. Ampler achieved the first victory in the fifth stage from Ilmenau to Aue (181 km) and the second triumph in the last stage from Radom to Warsaw (125 km). In the overall standings he was the third-best GDR driver after the overall winner Axel Peschel and Dieter Mickein (9th place) with 13th place. The other races served Ampler as preparation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in which he would take part alongside Hoffmann, Grabe and Peschel in the 100 km team race. The GDR selection will leave for Mexico at the end of September after Ampler was awarded the GDR's Medal of Merit on August 29 . The 100 km team race of the Ampler / Grabe / Hoffmann / Peschel four-man team took place in mid-October and ended with a disappointing thirteenth place, over 10 minutes behind winner Italy. Due to this disastrous performance, no more GDR drivers were registered for the still outstanding race in the street individual and as a consequence, the incumbent President of the DRSV Klaus Huhn resigned.

Ampler spent the season preparation for 1969 in Bulgaria. In the following four nomination races for the candidates of the XXII. Peace Ride in April, he did not get a top placement. In addition, he suffered an injury in a fall in the third race, which forced him to skip the last race. As a result of this handicapped, he reached fourth place in the preparatory race for the peace ride in the Potsdam area. The subsequent peace trip in May 1969 was still under the influence of the Prague Spring and for this reason only took place on the territories of the GDR and the People's Republic of Poland. In addition to captain Ampler, drivers Manfred Dähne, Dieter Gonschorek, Dieter Grabe, Bernd Knispel , Dieter Mickein and Axel Peschel competed for the GDR . The start of the first stage took place in the Warsaw "10th Anniversary Stadium", at which Ampler was unable to appear. In the fifth stage from Kędzierzyn to Wałbrzych over 202 km, which Mickein won, Ampler achieved the best result of this year's peace race with fourth place. After that, Ampler's performance stabilized among the top ten. He finished stage six on this very place; two more sixth places followed for him in the eighth and eleventh stages. After fifth place in the twelfth stage and seventh place in the fourteenth stage, he reached sixth place in the overall standings at the end of the peace race and was the third best GDR driver after Gonschorek (3rd place) and Mickein (5th place). After the return of the Peace Riders, he and his team were awarded the Artur Becker Gold Medal on June 26, 1969 .

After the peace ride, Amplers efforts again focused on the UCI Road World Championship , which was to take place in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1969. First, however, he contested the 25th Tour of Yugoslavia in July, where he was able to win the eighth stage and at the end of which he finished eleventh in the overall standings. Ampler drove to second place on July 22nd at the Buckow triangle race and in mid-August, Ampler won the bronze medal behind Mickein and Peschel in the street singles (179 km) of the GDR championships in Schleusingen . In the race around Waltershausen (169 km) on August 17th, he won ahead of Huster and Knispel. In the individual time trial of the amateurs held on August 24th as part of the UCI World Championship, Ampler was ranked 51st over the distance of 181.233 km. Things only went better for him again at the national races, where at the beginning of September he took part in the GDR championship in the 100 km team race in Lübben together with Knispel, Müller and Wagner in the SC DHfK I street four in a time of 2:11 : 19 h in front of Dynamo Berlin and SC Karl-Marx-Stadt won. Ampler scored another victory in the same month with his fifth triumph at the 63rd edition of Rund um Berlin. In the last two races of the year in Torgau at the Rund um den Brückenkopf he finished third and in the Rund um Sebnitz Ampler finished second.

The stages of the 1970 Peace Ride. It was Ampler's last participation as an amateur cyclist on this tour.

In 1970 the GDR cycling association was at a loss as to how the practiced training methods could be optimized in order to remain internationally competitive. Ampler called this dogmatic state of affairs a "trainerless" period. For this reason he decided to become a trainer himself in order to be able to contribute his experience to the development of cycling. Following this goal, after the end of his driving career, which was already established before the start of the season, he wanted to start studying sports at the German University of Physical Culture (DHfK) from September 1970 , which he did. First of all, in January and February 1970, the winter preparations began with a few races on the winter track in Berlin's Seelenbinder-Halle. He then flew in March 1970 with the GDR team on the Algeria tour. The tour was canceled after the tenth stage due to unfavorable weather conditions and after it was resumed, Ampler was overall eighth in the second part of the tour. After his return to the GDR, Ampler forced a kidney infection to pause. In the three qualifying races for the XXIII. Friedensfahrt he finished eighth in the first race from Berlin to Leipzig (185 km) and fourth in the race around Wiederau (147 km). He reached fifth place in the 50 km individual race near Bad Schmiedeberg and at the end of April he was nominated as captain of the peace team.

Good results for Ampler failed to come in the Friedensfahrt. A fifth place in the thirteenth stage was his best result. In the overall standings he finished eleventh; the team finished fourth. Ampler then took part in the Grand Prix de l'Humanité over three stages in Le Havre at the end of May 1970 . In the first stage, a 4.5 km time trial, he finished sixth; It was enough for him to finish 17th in the second stage over 148 km and in the last stage he was tenth after 116 km. Ampler celebrated his last victory as an amateur on June 7, 1970 in the road race around Langenau over 165 km with a time of 3:59:18 h ahead of Knispel and Huster. In the run-up to the GDR road championships at the beginning of September 1970, Ampler was officially retired as a driver and was awarded the golden badge of honor of the GDR cycling association for his services.

1971–1990: reporter and trainer

Klaus Ampler (right) in December 1974 as a road cycling trainer in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin .
Ampler 1977 (left) as a trainer at the XXX. Peace ride on the occasion of Siegbert Schmeißer's victory in the 9th stage from Cottbus to Dresden over 149 km.

After his driving career, Ampler accompanied the XXIV Peace Trip as a reporter in 1971 . and wrote the accompanying comments on the tour for the newspaper Neues Deutschland. In 1972 he worked for the XXV. Peace trip as a referee. After his diploma at the DHfK , his diploma thesis included the topic "Results of an 8-year sport-methodical-physiological longitudinal study with a competitive athlete" [based on himself as a subject of study] active at SC DHfK. This meant that he looked after his own athletes at SC DHfK Leipzig and, in his capacity as a discipline trainer, those of the national team. The latter was in charge of the Tour of Poland and Belgium that year and in August 1973 of the Tour of the GDR . In 1974 Ampler was the trainer at XXXIII. Peace ride active, which was able to achieve two stage wins. In August 1974, the GDR foursome won the bronze medal with him as a coach at the road world championship in Montreal . In 1975 Ampler competed in the XXVIII. Friedensfahrt again in the role of a trainer, with Hans-Joachim Hartnick winning the first stage. At the road world championship in 1975 , the GDR team four was sixth with him as a coach. In 1976 he led Hans-Joachim Hartnick at XXIX. Peace ride to overall victory. and Gerhard Lauke to third place overall. Another highlight of the year was the gold medal won for Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (TSC Berlin) in the 1000 m time trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In 1977 Ampler again looked after the national team and the GDR drivers at the XXXI. Peace ride ; last time in 1978. After that, he was mainly used as a club coach at SC DHfK. In 1979 he led the street four of the GDR ( Drogan / Hartnick / Petermann / Boden ) to gold at the World Road Championships in 100 km team driving. At the same time, in 1979 his son Uwe began to train in the youth class at SC DHfK.

At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , the GDR street foursome under Amplers won the silver medal. At the SC DHfK he promoted the up-and-coming talent Bodo Straubel , who later became world champion in 1983 Uwe Raab . and Jan Schur . The sporting highlight in 1981 was the victory of the team four in the 100 km team driving at the Road World Championship in Prague . In 1982 Ampler helped the SC DHfK protégé Bernd Drogan to the world championship title at the road world championship in Goodwood . 1983 was the "great moment" of GDR cycling. From this year Ampler looked after his son Uwe in the men's class of the SC DHfK and his other student Uwe Raab ("Molle") won at this year's XXXVI. Friedensfahrt three stage victories (overall winner Falk Boden (GDR)) and at the subsequent road world championship in Altenrhein the world championship title in the road individual for cyclists. In 1984, "Molle" won the GDR championship title in the street singles under Amplers' influence and the SC DHfK ( Herzog / Schur / Wittek / Grosser ) street four also won the 100 km team race. Due to the Olympic boycott at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles , which the GDR had joined, no further international successes were possible in 1984. Another honor was bestowed on Ampler in September 1984 when he was honored with the Labor Banner (Level I).

In 1985 Ampler traveled to the United States to train the GDR team for the Colorado Tour, which was part of the Coors International Bicycle Classic . The best GDR driver was Olaf Jentzsch with a stage win and 23rd place in the overall standings . The following year, Ampler implemented the experience gained from visiting the World Championship course for the 1986 road world championship in Colorado Springs , when he helped his son Uwe to win the world championship in the amateur road singles. At the same time, the GDR team (Ampler / Kummer / Raab / Radtke ) won the bronze medal in the 100 km team event. In 1987 Ampler led his son to his first overall victory at the XL. Peace ride . Both Amplers were able to repeat this performance the following year at the Peace Trip in 1988 , while Ampler Senior had acted as a studio guest or co-commentator for GDR television during the tour . At the subsequent Summer Olympics in Seoul , Ampler was again used in the role of GDR team coach, where the team four gold and Olaf Ludwig won the individual race of the amateurs. In recognition of his services in preparation for the games, Ampler was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold in mid-November 1988.

In 1989 Ampler led his son to the third overall victory at the XLII. Peace ride . At the subsequent road world championship in Chambéry , the four-man Boden / Kummer / Landsmann / Schur also won. Subsequently, in the autumn of 1989, Ampler accompanied the GDR delegation Ampler / Boden / Kummer / Ludwig / Schur to the Commonwealth Bank Tour over twelve stages to Australia, one of which Schur was able to win. When the team returned at the end of October 1989, the GDR was already in the midst of political and social upheaval, which soon spread to competitive sports and revealed the tense economic situation in the SC DHfK. In order to face the financial misery, Ampler took part in the consideration of having the best drivers in the club switch to the paid professional league. He himself also switched to professional sport after having achieved everything as a driver and coach in the amateur field. There Ampler took over the training support of his son and Uwe Raab at the Dutch racing team PDM . His last job in the GDR competitive sport included looking after the GDR professional selection at the UCI World Championship in Utsunomiya, Japan in late summer 1990 when Kummer reached 25th place and his son 33rd place. After reunification , Ampler continued to work for a short time as a trainer at SC DHfK, but the club was already suffering from the increasing "loss of talent". With the last "sell-out" of the drivers, Ampler's activity there ended.

Further career and death

Ampler learned from the manager of the PDM racing team that he was planning to open a bicycle wholesaler in Leipzig. Ampler took up this idea, took care of the premises and opened a bicycle shop in Rückmarsdorf . In 1996 the trade went bankrupt . He then worked as a salesman in a health food store . In the meantime, Ampler continued to ride his bike for health reasons and was a guest of honor at various cycling events. At the same time, he organized and attended the events of the Tour de France every year from 1998 and accompanied his son to various bike races. In the years 2000 to 2002 he worked for the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) as a co-moderator of the peace trip. In 2001 he was a short-term advisor in the Wiesenhof team ; However, after internal quarrels, resigned in the same year. In 2004 the MDR produced with him the film series "Klaus Ampler's Memories", which were filmed in the GDR Museum in Podelwitz . In November 2004, Ampler received the sports crown for his life's work at the International Congress Center in Dresden on the occasion of the Saxon sports gala. The laudation was given by his former protégé Uwe Raab.

In 2005 he published his autobiography under the title Sweat - My Life for Cycling . In the same year Ampler fell ill with Alzheimer's disease , whereupon his wife took care of him at home. As a result, he had to start inpatient care in Leipzig in March 2011. Ampler died in May 2016 as a result of this illness.

Doping use

A possible involvement of Amplers in connection with the use of doping during his cycling career has not yet been adequately examined due to a lack of publications in the history of sports. However, a State Security document dated July 21, 1965 indicates that Ampler's illness during the 1965 peace voyage was due to an overdose of Pervitin .

It is also known that the first doping attempts in cycling were practiced in the GDR since the end of the 1950s and early 1960s, which later culminated in the state plan topic 14.25 , systematic doping in GDR competitive sport. Further indications of doping income in Ampler's environment are the high levels of amphetamines determined by Lothar Appler, who drove instead of Ampler at the 1961 World Championship and collapsed after the race.

As a trainer at the SC DHfK Leipzig, Ampler was seen as reluctant to deal with supporting resources (UM), even though he worked closely with the relevant section doctors or working groups in this area. The sports historian Giselher Spitzer concludes from the documents available to him that Ampler did not award any such funds, but seems to have known about doping.

Achievements and Statistics

Road World Championships

World Championship results
year discipline placement
1965 100 km team time trial 5
1966 4000 m single pursuit 12
1967 4000 m single pursuit 15th
1967 Amateurs street singles 14th
1969 Amateurs street singles 51

Peace rides

Placements in peace trips
stage 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970
1. 4th 5 66 53 4th 65 36 21st
2. 4th 10 1 ** (GDR) 1 ** (GDR) 47 8th 43 49
3. 2 1 ** (GDR) 48 12 2 52 14th 46
4th 7th 41 18th 10 20th 22/ 1 * 51 26th
5. 4th 1 47 51 21st 36 4th 70
6th 17th 12 42 5 57 58 14th 37
7th 4 ** (GDR) 53 16 33 18th 33 43 20th
8th. 11 1 7th 17th 46 17th 62 34
9. 48 32 21st 43 8th 55 14th 29
10. 2 37 38 15th 70 32 32 36
11. 3 ** (GDR) 34 13 2 8th 64 6th 49
12. 11 1 46 32 29 26th 22nd 37
13. 10 2 7th 36 15th 19th 16 5
14th 20th 2 22nd 8th 35 12/ 1 * 7th 50
15th - 27 - 15th 75 - 12 38
16. - - - - 35 - - -
Total space 7th Overall victory 16. 10. 22nd 13. 6th 11.

* Race in two half-stages.
** Team time trial.

GDR tours

year Total space Victories
1959 56. -
1961 2. -
1962 Overall victory 3 stage wins
1963 Overall victory 4 stage wins
1965 6th -
1966 6th -
1967 4th 2 stage wins
1968 24. -

Selected results

Klaus Ampler drove a total of 248,169 km during his active amateur days from 1956 to 1970.

Selected results 1952–1970
date place event result Remarks
June 1, 1952 Altenhagen Children's day bike race winner Student without a license
June 1, 1953 Altenhagen Children's day bike race Second Student without a license
Aug 1954 Altenhagen Cycle race for Thanksgiving winner Student without a license
Aug 1955 Altenhagen Cycle race for Thanksgiving winner Student without a license
May 1956 Greifswald Greifswald – Ribnitz – Greifswald winner Youth license
May 1956 Rostock Rostock district champion in street singles District master Youth license
June 17, 1956 Rostock Rostock district championship District Master Youth license
Sep 1956 Rostock Great Rügen Prize Second Youth license
Oct 1956 Neustrelitz Neustrelitz circuit race Second Youth license
Jan. 27, 1957 Rostock Rostock district championship Third Youth license
Feb 10, 1957 Erfurt GDR championship cyclo-cross Second Youth license
Apr 28, 1957 Wismar Circuit race Wismar winner Youth license
June 2, 1957 Berlin Berlin – Cottbus – Berlin winner Youth license
June 16, 1957 Wismar District championship Rostock winner Youth license
29 Sep 1957 Neustrelitz Circuit race Neustrelitz winner Youth license
Nov 17, 1957 Potsdam Cyclo-cross races on the Ravensberg Second Youth license
Dec 15, 1957 Wismar Cross-country through the Köppernitztal winner Youth license
1958 Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg – Teterow – Neubrandenburg winner Youth license
1958 Malchow Circuit race Malchow winner Youth license
1958 Wittenberg Circuit race Wittenberge Second Youth license
May 18, 1958 Bad Doberan Doberan bathing race winner Youth license
June 1958 Usedom Bathing race Heringsdorf – Ahlbeck Second Youth license
June 29, 1958 Magdeburg Harz tour Second Youth license
Aug 3, 1958 Ückermünde Circuit race Ückermünde winner Youth license
May 31, 1959 Mountains District championship Rostock winner Men performance class III
June 7, 1959 Ahlbeck 5th swimming pool race on Usedom winner Men performance class II
June 13, 1959 Rostock Around the Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Platz Third Men performance class II
June 14, 1959 Rostock Around the Vögenteich winner Men performance class II
June 21, 1959 Waltershausen All about the rubber factory winner Men performance class II
June 28, 1959 Reichenbach Great Renak Prize winner Men performance class I (and continuing)
Aug 8, 1959 Potsdam Stage of the GDR tour Second
Aug 8, 1959 Potsdam GDR tour 56th place
23 Aug 1959 Berlin Around Berlin winner
Aug 28, 1959 Pleven Team time trial national sport games winner
Aug 30, 1959 Pleven Individual race national sport games Second
Sep 20 1959 Sebnitz Around Sebnitz winner
26 Sep 1959 Forest All around the top winner
Oct. 4, 1959 Rostock Around the Vögenteichplatz winner
Oct 8, 1959 Haldensleben Cup of the city of Haldensleben Third
Jan. 26, 1960 Sohag Egypt tour Stage second
Jan. 27, 1960 Assint Round trip Third stage
Jan. 28, 1960 Minjeh Egypt tour Stage winner
Jan. 30, 1960 Gisheh Egypt tour Stage second
Feb 3, 1960 Chebin Egypt tour Stage winner
Apr 3, 1960 Potsdam Circuit racing winner
Apr 14, 1960 Leipzig Around the city district West Third
Apr 18, 1960 Wismar Circuit racing Second
May 1, 1960 Chub Road racing winner
May 8, 1960 Venusberg Selection race Second
May 12, 1960 Waltershausen Circuit racing Second
May 26, 1960 Erfurt Around the Hainleite Third
June 15, 1960 Gotha Circuit racing Third
June 19, 1960 Ilmenau Circuit racing Second
July 7, 1960 Rostock Baltic Sea Week 7th overall ranking
July 31, 1960 Schleiz German road championships Third
Aug 2, 1960 Leipzig Young World Grand Prix Second
4th Sep 1960 Berlin Around Berlin winner
Sep 24 1960 Haskovo Bulgaria tour Stage second
26 Sep 1960 Burgas Bulgaria tour Third stage
27 Sep 1960 Varna Bulgaria tour Third stage
May 7, 1961 Rostock Around the Vögenteich winner
May 7, 1961 Poessneck Around the Saale valley winner
May 1961 Gresten Vienna – Gresten – Vienna Stage winner
May 1961 Vienna Vienna – Gresten – Vienna Overall winner
June 8, 1961 Anstadt Around the Schönbrunn Second
June 11, 1961 Leipzig LVZ press race winner
June 15, 1961 Altenburg All about the technical center winner
June 17, 1961 Greifswald Circuit racing winner
June 18, 1961 Greifswald Road racing winner
July 10, 1961 Rostock Baltic Sea Week Stage winner
July 11, 1961 Wismar Baltic Sea Week Third stage
July 12, 1961 Rostock Baltic Sea Week Stage second
July 14, 1961 Greifswald Baltic Sea Week Stage winner
July 15, 1961 Rostock Baltic Sea Week Overall winner
Aug 13, 1961 Merseburg Around Buna winner
Aug 18, 1961 cottbus GDR tour Stage second
Aug 18, 1961 Zittau GDR tour Stage winner
Aug 19, 1961 Aue GDR tour Stage second
Aug 20, 1961 Jena GDR tour Stage second
23 Aug 1961 Kyffhauser GDR tour Third stage
Aug 25, 1961 Potsdam GDR tour Second overall
Sep 15 1961 Oradea Romania tour Stage winner
22 Sep 1961 Romania Romania tour Ninth overall
Nov 29, 1961 Leipzig Hour of Bolzer winner Leipzig winter railway
May 25, 1962 Kumla International Sweden Week Stage fourth
5th June 1962 Langendorf Around the Phönix lignite plant winner
June 7, 1962 Torgau Around the bridgehead winner
June 10, 1962 Mill District championship road individual Third
June 23, 1962 Amstadt Around the Schönbrunn winner
June 24, 1962 Ilmenau All about the glassworks Third
June 28, 1962 Leipzig LVZ press race Second
June 1962 Spice up Circuit racing winner
Aug 5, 1962 Neugersdorf German championship road individual winner
Aug 12, 1962 Blankenburg Harz Mountain Prize of the grandstand Second
Aug 14, 1962 Nordhausen GDR tour Stage winner
Aug 16, 1962 Plauen GDR tour Stage winner
Aug 18, 1962 Zittau GDR tour Stage second
Aug 19, 1962 Goerlitz GDR tour Stage winner
22 Aug 1962 Schönebeck GDR tour Overall winner
Aug 26, 1962 Reichenbach Renak Prize winner
Sep 2 1962 Potsdam Around Potsdam winner
Sep 11 1962 Torgau Around the bridgehead Second
Sep 14 1962 Time Around the Goethepark Third
16 Sep 1962 Berlin Around Berlin Second
Sep 20 1962 Luebben International team time trial Third
23 Sep 1962 Sebnitz Around Sebnitz Third
Oct 7, 1962 Rostock Cinder track race winner
Apr 7, 1963 Leipzig Berlin – Leipzig Third
Apr 20, 1963 Time Circuit racing winner
Apr 21, 1963 Altenburg Circuit racing Third
Apr 25, 1963 Hainichen Circuit racing winner
June 6, 1963 Luebben German championship in team driving winner
June 9, 1963 Mittweida German championship in road singles winner
July 27, 1963 Bad Langensalza GDR tour Stage winner
July 29, 1963 Aue GDR tour Stage winner
July 30, 1963 Annaberg-Buchholz GDR tour Stage winner
July 31, 1963 Löbau GDR tour Stage winner
Aug 2, 1963 Merseburg GDR tour Overall winner
23 Aug 1963 Schwerin Around the Pfaffenteich winner
Sep 1963 Umea Sweden tour Stage winner
Sep 1963 Sundsvall Sweden tour Stage second
Sep 1963 Uppsala Sweden tour Stage winner
Sep 1963 Uppsala Sweden tour Third overall
Apr 26, 1964 Hainichen Circuit racing Second
June 21, 1964 Dresden Around the Dresdner Heide winner
June 24, 1964 Karl Marx City 4000 m chase Second
Aug 9, 1964 Potsdam Around Potsdam Second
6 Sep 1964 Lauchhammer All about the lignite combine winner
13 Sep 1964 Berlin Around Berlin winner
Sep 24 1964 Luebben German championship team driving Third
27 Sep 1964 Rostock Around the Vögenteich winner
28 Sep 1964 Rostock 3rd swimming pool race winner
Oct 4, 1964 Big Inselberg German mountain championship Sixth
March 28, 1965 Ahrensfelde Berlin season opener Third
Apr 9, 1965 Wandlitz Individual time trial Third
Apr 11, 1965 Leipzig Around Leipzig winner
Apr 29, 1965 Berlin Around Spindlersfeld Third
June 15, 1965 Markkleeberg District championship team driving winner
June 16, 1965 Leipzig Olympic Prize 4000 m individual pursuit winner
July 9, 1965 Mountains Baltic week Stage second
July 9, 1965 Rostock Baltic week Stage second
July 10, 1965 Rostock Baltic week Stage winner
July 11, 1965 Rostock Baltic week Stage winner
July 15, 1965 Halle (Saale) Fixed Press Prize of Freedom winner
July 18, 1965 Calf / mildness Around the Kalbischer Werder Second
July 20, 1965 Leipzig 4000 m single pursuit winner
July 1965 Luebben German championship team driving Third
July 29, 1965 Helsingborg International circuit race Second
Aug 4, 1965 Gera German Championship 4000 m individual pursuit winner
Aug 6, 1965 Crimmitschau World Cup qualification race winner
23 Aug 1965 Time GDR tour Third stage
Aug 25, 1965 Johanngeorgenstadt GDR tour Stage second
Aug 25, 1965 Johanngeorgenstadt GDR tour 6th overall ranking
16 Sep 1965 Dresden 4000 m single pursuit winner
19 Sep 1965 Berlin Around Berlin winner
Apr 3, 1966 Berlin Around Spindlersfeld winner
Apr 8, 1966 Werdau Around Werdau winner
Apr 9, 1966 Leipzig Grand Prize of the ND Third
May 19, 1966 Erfurt Around the Hainleite winner
May 24, 1966 Uppsala Swedish cycling week Stage winner
May 1966 Örebro Swedish cycling week Stage second
June 19, 1966 Torgau Around the bridgehead winner
June 21, 1966 Leipzig Second criterion Second
June 22, 1966 Leipzig 4000 m single pursuit winner
4th July 1966 Berlin German championship 4000 m individual pursuit winner
July 13, 1966 Rostock GDR tour Stage second
July 14, 1966 Greifswald GDR tour Stage second
July 15, 1966 Schwedt GDR tour Stage second
July 18, 1966 Bernburg GDR tour Sixth overall
July 29, 1966 Berlin Selection race Second
Aug 1, 1966 Gera 4000 m individual pursuit of the 1st Gera Summer Film Festival winner
Aug 6, 1966 Leipzig Selection race winner
22 Aug 1966 Berlin International match between England and GDR winner
Sep 10 1966 Brno Country comparison CSSR against GDR individual persecution Third stage
Sep 18 1966 Sofia Bulgaria tour Stage second
19 Sep 1966 Somakov Bulgaria tour Stage second
Sep 20 1966 Plovdiv Bulgaria tour Stage winner
21 Sep 1966 Kardzhali Bulgaria tour Stage winner
26 Sep 1966 Russian Bulgaria tour Stage winner
29 Sep 1966 Sofia Bulgaria tour Second overall
Apr 15, 1967 Leipzig Peace Ride Qualification winner
Apr 17, 1967 Hall Peace Ride Qualification Second
Apr 30, 1967 Potsdam Around Potsdam winner
May 1, 1967 Karl Marx City Around the castle pond winner
July 6, 1967 Gera Individual tracking winner
July 6, 1967 Gera Team pursuit winner
July 12, 1967 Leipzig GDR championship individual pursuit Second
July 22, 1967 Meiningen GDR tour Stage winner
July 23, 1967 Falkenstein GDR tour Stage winner
July 26, 1967 Fürstenwalde GDR tour Fourth
July 30, 1967 Eisenach GDR championship road individual fifth
Aug 3, 1967 Luebben International Olympic Prize winner
Sep 9 1967 Berlin Around Berlin 7th place
Oct 19, 1967 Mexico city Pre-Olympic team time trial Third
Oct 1967 Mexico city Pre-Olympic individual time trial Third
March 1968 Algiers Single race Second
Apr 19, 1968 Berlin Peace Ride Qualification winner
Apr 21, 1968 Leipzig Peace Ride Qualification winner
July 22, 1968 Wittenberg GDR tour Third stage
July 25, 1968 Luebbenau GDR tour 24. Overall ranking
Aug 28, 1968 Leipzig Road race Olympic preparation winner
Sep 1968 Mexico city Olympic Games team time trial 13th place
June 22, 1969 Langenau Around Langenau winner
5th July 1969 Banja Luka Yugoslavia tour Stage winner
July 10, 1969 Ljubljana Yugoslavia tour Eleventh overall ranking
20th July 1969 Buckow Buckower triangle race Second
Aug 10, 1969 Schleusingen GDR championship road individual Third
5th Sep 1969 Leipzig GDR Championship Individual Pursuit (Leipzig) Third
6 Sep 1969 Luebben GDR championship team driving winner
13 Sep 1969 Berlin Around Berlin winner
Sep 15 1969 Torgau Grand Prix of the city of Torgau Third
March 1970 Biskra Algeria Tour I Third stage
March 1970 Tenes Algeria Tour II Stage second
March 1970 Algiers Algeria Tour II Eighth overall ranking
Apr 19, 1970 Again Peace Ride Qualification Vieter
Apr 20, 1970 Bad Schmiedeberg Peace Ride Qualification fifth
May 30, 1970 Le Havre Grand Prix L'Humanite 10. Overall ranking
June 7, 1970 Langenau Around Langenau winner
June 16, 1970 Luebben Team time trial Second
June 28, 1970 Blankenburg criteria Third

Fonts

  • Klaus Ampler: Sweat - My life for cycling. Autobiography. MedienService Gunkel & Creutzburg, Gotha 2005, ISBN 3-9808816-9-5 .

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ DNB, catalog of the German National Library: Magdeburg
  2. ↑ Klaus Ampler passed away. In: rad-net.de. May 7, 2016, Retrieved May 8, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 241.
  4. ^ Klaus Gallinat, Olaf W. Reimann:  Ampler, Klaus . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
  5. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 80.
  6. ↑ a b Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 9–20.
  7. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 8-20., 152.
  8. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . Born in 1967, No. 17 . Berlin April 28, 1967, p. 9 .
  9. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 20–24.
  10. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 33.
  11. ↑ Amplers hard work was rewarded. Cloudburst slowed the Schur chase group in “Around Berlin” / World Champion was 21. In: Neues Deutschland . August 24, 1959, p. 4.
  12. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 36-37.
  13. ↑ National athletes from seven countries at the start. First gold medal for the GDR. In: New Germany. August 30, 1959, p. 8.
  14. ↑ Klaus Ampler won "Around Sebnitz." In: Neues Deutschland. September 21, 1959, p. 4.
  15. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 40.
  16. ↑ Grenzlandpreis for Ampler. In: New Germany. October 12, 1959, p. 4.
  17. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 43.
  18. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A picture of the life of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 30–33.
  19. ↑ Ampler won the inaugural race. In: New Germany. April 4, 1960, p. 3.
  20. ↑ A world championship victory. In: New Germany. April 15, 1960, p. 8.
  21. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 45.
  22. ↑ Schur before Höhne and Ampler. In: New Germany. May 28, 1960, p. 8.
  23. ^ GDR cycling triumph in Dortmund. In: New Germany. May 30, 1960, p. 3.
  24. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 35–36.
  25. ↑ Berlin against Poznan 1-0. In: Neues Deutschland. June 17, 1960, p. 7.
  26. ↑ Adler won the Baltic Sea Tour. In: New Germany. July 8, 1960, p. 8.
  27. ↑ Täve Schur German Master. In: New Germany. August 1, 1960, p. 4.
  28. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 39–41.
  29. ↑ Ampler repeated last year's victory. In: New Germany. September 5, 1960, p. 3.
  30. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 41–42.
  31. ↑ Double success for Bulgaria. In: New Germany. October 3, 1960, p. 1.
  32. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 47.
  33. ↑ The Peace Ride Candidates. In: New Germany. January 9, 1961, p. 1.
  34. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 47-48.
  35. ↑ The Peace Ride Candidates. In: New Germany. January 3, 1961, p. 6.
  36. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 49.
  37. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 50-51.
  38. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. p. 46.
  39. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 53.
  40. ↑ MacKenzie superior sculler. In: New Germany. June 25, 1961, p. 8.
  41. ↑ Three women's track victories in England. In: New Germany. July 3, 1961, p. 4.
  42. ↑ Ampler won the Baltic Sea Tour. In: New Germany. July 16, 1961, p. 8.
  43. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: Täve won his fourth tour. In: New Germany. August 26, 1961, p. 6.
  44. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 55.
  45. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 56-57.
  46. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 58.
  47. ↑ a b Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 60.
  48. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. p. 48.
  49. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 61-65.
  50. ↑ This is our team. In: New Germany. April 22, 1962, p. 1.
  51. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 66-68.
  52. ↑ The best and the anniversary trip. In: New Germany. May 21, 1962, p. 4.
  53. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 81.
  54. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: The road foreman is called Ampler. In: New Germany. August 6, 1962, p. 4.
  55. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A portrait of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 49–52.
  56. ↑ Klaus Ampler overall winner. In: New Time. August 24, 1962, p. 5.
  57. ↑ Oeftger: Klaus Ampler pulled all of it. In: Berliner Zeitung. September 3, 1962, p. 4.
  58. ↑ Bodo Radtke, Adi Klimanschewsky, Günter Teske: Höhne was ahead of Ampler sprint winner. In: Berliner Zeitung. September 17, 1962, p. 4.
  59. ↑ Adi Klimanschewsky: Valuable Berlin triumph. In: Berliner Zeitung. September 24, 1962, p. 4.
  60. ↑ Friedensfahrt candidates nominated. In: New Germany. November 23, 1962, p. 12.
  61. ^ Klaus Ullrich, Dieter Wales, Werner Klein: GDR before Poland and USSR. In: New Germany. May 12, 1963, p. 8.
  62. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Dieter Wales, Werner Klein: Klaus Ampler drove into Kosice alone. In: New Germany. May 14, 1963, p. 6.
  63. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Dieter Wales, Werner Klein: Klaus Ampler close to the yellow. In: New Germany. May 18, 1963, p. 6.
  64. ↑ a b Chicken: The story of the peace journey. P. 74.
  65. ^ Ullrich: Klaus Ampler. A picture of the life of the peace victor in 1963. pp. 55–56.
  66. ^ Klaus Ullrich, Dieter Wales, Werner Klein: Klaus Amplers great days. In: New Germany. May 24, 1963, p. 8.
  67. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 102-104.
  68. ↑ Ampler defends championship title. In: New Germany. June 8, 1963, p. 6.
  69. ^ High honors from the Council of State. In: New Germany. June 27, 1963, p. 8.
  70. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 104-106.
  71. ↑ The best of the best. In: New Germany. December 18, 1963, p. 8.
  72. ↑ Ampler before Höhne. In: New Germany. June 22, 1964, p. 5.
  73. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 116-118.
  74. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 120.
  75. ↑ Ampler won “Around Berlin”. In: New Germany. September 14, 1964, p. 1.
  76. ↑ A worthwhile look. In: New Germany. September 28, 1964, p. 6.
  77. ↑ Football selection in the USSR. In: New Germany. September 29, 1964, p. 8.
  78. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 125-128.
  79. ↑ track title for Klaus Ampler. In: New Germany. August 7, 1965, p. 6.
  80. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 130.
  81. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: Fifth place after a great fight. In: New Germany. September 3, 1965, p. 8.
  82. ^ Elisabeth and Hannelore in the semi-finals. In: New Germany. September 7, 1965, p. 1.
  83. ↑ Solo trip from Ampler. In: New Germany. September 20, 1965, p. 6.
  84. ↑ 18-year-old defeated Exmeister. In: New Germany. July 8, 1966, p. 8.
  85. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 135.
  86. ↑ female basketball players at the EM. In: New Germany. September 30, 1966, p. 8.
  87. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. Pp. 132-138.
  88. ^ GDR cyclists in front. In: New Germany. April 8, 1967, p. 8.
  89. ^ Klaus Ullrich: Klaus Ampler first winner. In: New Time. April 16, 1967, p. 11.
  90. ^ GDR team in blue jersey. In: New Germany. May 13, 1967, p. 8.
  91. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 148.
  92. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 149.
  93. ^ "Dead Race" in the time trial. In: New Germany. July 23, 1967, p. 6.
  94. ^ Huster-Ampler duel. In: New Time. July 25, 1967, p. 8.
  95. ^ Klaus Ullrich: In addition to the overall victory, another stage victory for Peschel. In: New Germany. July 27, 1967, p. 8.
  96. ^ Klaus Ullrich: After the "Violets" also title for grave. In: New Germany. July 31, 1967, p. 4.
  97. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: In the morning he was third, in the evening he was eliminated. In: New Germany. August 25, 1967, p. 8.
  98. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: Ampler at the front for a long time. In: New Germany. September 3, 1967, p. 7.
  99. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 157.
  100. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: When Ampler got serious, the decision was made. In: New Germany. May 13, 1968, p. 7.
  101. ↑ Ampler's grand finale. In: New Germany. May 25, 1968, p. 8.
  102. ↑ Medal of Merit for athletes and officials. In: New Germany. August 30, 1968, p. 8.
  103. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: Again the Dutch surprised Sweden and Italy. In: New Germany. October 16, 1968, p. 8.
  104. ^ Klaus Ullrich: Petterssons beaten. In: New Time. October 17, 1968, p. 3.
  105. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 169.
  106. ↑ Horst Schiefelbein: Wesemann had the greatest reserves. In: New Germany. April 21, 1969, p. 7.
  107. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: Grab sprint winner in Potsdam. In: New Germany. April 28, 1969, p. 7.
  108. ↑ Friedensfahrtmannschaft of the GDR. In: New Time. April 25, 1969, p. 2.
  109. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 170.
  110. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: Now Dieter Mickein in the yellow jersey. In: New Germany. May 16, 1969, p. 6.
  111. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: Gonschorek won the longest stage. In: New Germany. May 17, 1969, p. 6.
  112. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: My 225th stage. In: New Germany. May 20, 1969, p. 6.
  113. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: Now Danguillaume in the yellow jersey. In: New Germany. May 22, 1969, p. 6.
  114. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: Dieter chased Jean off for a minute. In: New Germany. May 23, 1969, p. 6.
  115. ↑ Klaus Ullrich, Horst Schiefelbein, Wolfgang Behrendt, Bernhard Eckstein: Again a Belgian: Scheers alone. In: New Germany. May 25, 1969, p. 8.
  116. ^ Artur Becker Medal for Peace Drivers and Junior Footballers. In: New Germany. June 27, 1969, p. 5.
  117. ↑ 8th stage for Ampler. In: New Germany. July 8, 1969, p. 4.
  118. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 179.
  119. ↑ Briefly noted. In: New Time. July 22, 1969, p. 8.
  120. ^ Klaus Ullrich: Dieter Mickein winner of the heat championship. In: New Germany. August 11, 1969, p. 7.
  121. ↑ Klaus Ampler sprint winner. In: New Germany. August 18, 1969, p. 7.
  122. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: For Leif Mortensen to silver still gold. In: New Germany. August 25, 1969, p. 7.
  123. ↑ DHfK-Vierer became GDR champions in the 100 km team driving. In: New Germany. September 8, 1969, p. 7.
  124. ^ Fifth victory for Klaus Ampler. In: New Germany. September 14, 1969, p. 8.
  125. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 182.
  126. ↑ Briefly noted. In: New Time. September 17, 1969, p. 5.
  127. ↑ Briefly noted. In: New Time. September 23, 1969, p. 8.
  128. ↑ Ampler: My life for cycling. Sweat. P. 183.
  129. ↑ Axel Peschel won. In: New Time. April 14, 1970, p. 8.
  130. ↑ Miersch before Gonschorek. In: Berliner Zeitung. April 19, 1970, p. 7.
  131. ↑ Herbert Günther: The cards were put on the table. In: New Germany. April 20, 1970, p. 8.
  132. ^ Herbert Günther: Fastest of the candidates: Peschel. In: New Germany. April 21, 1970, p. 7.
  133. ↑ They carry our hope. In: New Time. April 26, 1970, p. 1.
  134. ↑ Klaus Ullrich: Axel Peschel risked a lot and won the GDR stage. In: New Germany. May 25, 1970, p. 8.
  135. ↑ Enthusiasm at the final with a Polish triumph. In: Berliner Zeitung. May 27, 1970, p. 8.
  136. ↑ Axel triumphed in France. In: Berliner Zeitung. June 2, 1970, p. 7.
  137. ↑ Outward travel duo asserted themselves to the finish. In: New Germany. June 9, 1970, p. 5.
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personal data
SURNAME Ampler, Klaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neptune (nickname); Neppi (nickname); Neppe (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienburg , Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 2016
Place of death Leipzig