Adolf Huschke

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The memorial for Huschke at the accident site in Sachsenhausen

Adolf Huschke (born October 14, 1891 in Berlin ; † August 29, 1923 in Sachsenhausen ) was a German racing cyclist , brother of Richard Huschke and grandfather of Thomas Huschke .

Together with his brother Richard, Adolf Huschke was one of the most successful German road racing drivers before and after the First World War . Both were members of the Berlin association BBC Germania . In 1911 he won around Berlin and around Cologne , in 1921 the German road cycling championship and Dresden-Berlin-Dresden and in 1922 and 1923 Berlin-Kottbus-Berlin . In addition, he won the Germany Tour in 1922 and also took part in six-day races.

On August 29, 1923, Adolf Huschke had a fatal accident near Berlin . A memorial to him was unveiled on August 31, 1924 near the accident site in Sachsenhausen near Oranienburg , which is still preserved today.

literature

  • Hans Borowik : 300 racing drivers in one volume . Berlin 1937

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RC Charlottenburg (ed.): RC Charlottenburg. 125 years of cycling in Charlottenburg . Berlin 2008, p. 41 .

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Huschke, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin ,
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 1923
Place of death Oranienburg