Bruno Salzmann

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Bruno Salzmann Road cycling
Bruno Salzmann
Bruno Salzmann
To person
Nickname The wounderchild
Date of birth July 2, 1883
date of death unknown
nation Germany
discipline Track cycling
End of career 1921
Team (s)
1902 to 1913
Most important successes

UCI Track World Championships
1901 : silver Amateurs' standing races

Last updated: July 22, 2018

Bruno Salzmann (born July 2, 1883 in Heidelberg ; † 20th century) was a German track cyclist .

Bruno Salzmann was the son of an entrepreneur. When he was seven years old, the family moved to Amsterdam for professional reasons , where he grew up and competed for the first time as a cyclist against his parents' wishes. He was called the child prodigy because of his noticeably slim figure . In 1901 he accompanied his friend, the Dutch cyclist Piet Dickentman , to Berlin to take part in the World Track Championships at the Friedenau cycling track . When pacemaker race of amateurs , he was vice-champion. "Child of well-to-do parents, undoubted talent, Dickentman's protection - all of this saved him from years of tinkering through the provinces and the detour via aviation."

After the world championships, Salzmann turned professional, again against the resistance of his parents. All of the great success failed to materialize, but he won numerous grand prizes , especially in the Netherlands, where he was popular. In 1905 Salzmann tried to set a new hour record on the Leipzig sports field . He was doing well in the interim times, but then his lead machine had a defect and Salzmann fell and was seriously injured. Between the years 1907 and 1911 he was in sixth place in terms of income among the German long-term drivers. He remained a professional cyclist until 1913 and unsuccessfully attempted a comeback in 1921. He married and moved to Nuremberg, where he worked for a bicycle factory.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Toni Theilmeier: The wild, daring hunt. The rise of professional standing sport in Germany. The early years up to 1910 (= series of publications on bicycle history. Volume 6). Kutschera, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-931965-23-5

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SURNAME Salzmann, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelberg
DATE OF DEATH 20th century