Alfred Quiver

Alfred Köcher (born January 5, 1874 in Berlin ; † September 14, 1940 there ) was a German racing cyclist .

Athletic career

Alfred Köcher was one of the most versatile German cyclists in the 1890s. In 1895 he won the cycling races around Central Germany , Warsaw-Kalisch-Warsaw (517 km) , Leipzig-Berlin-Leipzig-Dresden-Leipzig (500 km) and Dresden-Berlin . From 1894 to 1896 he was the holder of the twelve-hour road record. Then he went over to the professionals.

Twice, in 1896 and 1898, he was German road master, and in 1898 German master of the standing . In 1897 he set a world record over three kilometers behind the multi-seater lead (3: 31.2 minutes). From 1896 to 1898 he was also German champion over the 100 kilometers on the track.

The quiver, described as small and skinny, was a particular crowd-pleaser in Berlin. In 1891, the trained construction technician and enthusiastic sailor joined the Friedenau cycling club and started cycling, initially on the pennywheel . In 1900 he resigned from active cycling.

Honors

In the years before the First World War, the “Alfred Köcher Prize” was awarded on the Berlin “Olympia-Bahn” .

Individual evidence

^ The German cyclist , September 18, 1940

literature

Sport-Album der Rad-Welt , 3rd year, 1904, p. 67f.

Web links

Alfred Köcher in the Radsportseiten.net database

personal data
SURNAME	Quiver, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 5, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	September 14, 1940
Place of death	Berlin

[1] The German cyclist , September 18, 1940