Albert Rinn

Albert Rinn

To person
Date of birth	December 22, 1934
date of death	March 22, 2019
nation	Germany
discipline	Cross country
End of career	1962
Team (s) as coach
1974-1997	Regional Association of Bavaria
Last updated: March 28, 2019

Heinz Albert Rinn (born December 22, 1934 in Heuchelheim ; † March 22, 2019 in Schweinfurt ) was a German cyclist and cycling trainer.

Athletic career

Albert Rinn began cycling in Giessen at the age of 15 . In 1956 he became German champion in cyclo-cross racing . After 13 years of racing with 35 victories, he stopped active cycling.

Trainer and functionary

From 1963 Rinn became involved in RV 89 Schweinfurt as a youth leader. At the same time he worked closely with national trainer Otto Ziege as a supervisor for the national road team ; at the Tour de France 1968 he was assistant to the German team boss Hans Preiskeit . From 1969 he initially worked as a freelance trainer for the Bavarian Cycling Association, from 1974 as a permanent regional association trainer. Racing drivers Dieter Burkhardt , Dieter Flögel and Steffen Rein were among his protégés . He also made great efforts to train other coaches. After retiring as an association trainer, he supported the sports director of the Nürnberger team , Udo Sprenger, in his work from 1997 to 2000 .

Albert Rinn died on March 22, 2019 after a long and serious illness in Schweinfurt.

successes

1956

• German champion - cyclo-cross race

Web links

• Albert Rinn in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Manfred Marr: On the death of Albert Rinn. Bavarian Cycling Association, March 25, 2019, accessed on March 28, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Rinn died at the age of 84. In: rad-net.de. March 27, 2019, accessed March 28, 2019 .