Alex Fricke

Alex Fricke (born July 21, 1905 in Hanover ; † 1955 ) was a German racing cyclist .

Life

Alex Fricke began his cycling career as an amateur road racer with RV Pfeil Hannover within the German Cyclist Union . He later moved to RV Zugvogel Hannover. He later moved to RV Zugvogel Hannover.

In 1924 he became German road master of this association.

In 1925 Fricke became a professional, signed up to Mifa and from then on shifted his focus to track cycling . In 1926 he was third in the German championship in the professional sprint and won the title in Frankfurt the following year, ahead of Paul Oszmella from Cologne . In 1926, Fricke also started in the Berlin six-day race , which he was unable to finish due to several falls.

In 1927, Fricke won the title of German master pilot.

In 1928, Fricke proved his strength with an "International Aviation Criterion" on his home track in Hanover:

"Fricke saved the honor of his hometown in a brilliant way by beating the two world champions Michard and Kaufmann , currently the fastest drivers in the world, a result the Hanoverians can be proud of."

- Illustrated cycling sport (quoted from Euhus, Spoke Sport , p. 151)

In 1930 Fricke opened a delicatessen shop in Hanover and ended his active cycling career the following year. He later worked in the automotive industry and also tried to lease the Hannoversche Radrennbahn. He suffered a heart attack when he was 50.

literature

Walter Euhus : Spoke sport . Hanover's historic cycling . Langenhagen 2001, ISBN 3-9807011-0-7 , p. 150f.

Web links

Alex Fricke in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

^ Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 10/1962 . Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof, Cologne 1962, p. 15 .
↑ ^a ^b Walter Euhus: Particularly successful Hanoverian cyclist in Karin Brockmann, Stefan Mann brothers , Walter Euhus, Thomas Schwark : Hannover rides a bike: History - Sport - everyday. Exhibition by the Hanover Historical Museum, Hanover 1999; Kuhle, Braunschweig 1999, ISBN 978-3-923696-90-1 , pp. 89-93; here: p. 91

personal data
SURNAME	Fricke, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 21, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover
DATE OF DEATH	1955

[1] Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 10/1962 . Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof, Cologne 1962, p. 15 .

[Erfolg!-2] Walter Euhus: Particularly successful Hanoverian cyclist in Karin Brockmann, Stefan Mann brothers , Walter Euhus, Thomas Schwark : Hannover rides a bike: History - Sport - everyday. Exhibition by the Hanover Historical Museum, Hanover 1999; Kuhle, Braunschweig 1999, ISBN 978-3-923696-90-1 , pp. 89-93; here: p. 91