GDR road cycling championships 1956
At the road cycling championships in 1956 , Erich Hagen from SC DHfK Leipzig and the team time trial from SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt were the new champions of the GDR in the decision in the individual road race . In the women's championship held for the first time, Freiberg Elfriede Vey won .
Individual championship (men)
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The individual road driver championship was held in two races. The placements have been converted into points. There were 20 points for first place, then 19, 18 etc.
1st run, June 24, 1956
The first run of the individual road championship was held as a 100 km time trial. The route ran from Stendal to Wolmirstedt and back. In rainy weather 53 drivers took to the start, among them was the defending champion Horst Tüller from SC Einheit Berlin . In addition to the adverse weather conditions, the active participants were also handicapped by the poor road conditions. The road surface consisted of fine grit, which caused numerous tire damage when it was damp. Horst Tüller, who had to change tires twice, was the one who suffered. Since he was using outside help, he was disqualified after he was still in the front at the turn. Only 29 drivers got through the race. The fastest time was set by ex-Magdeburg Gustav-Adolf Schur , who was only 25 kilometers from the Wolmirstedt turning point. The driver, who is now starting for SC DHfK Leipzig , won with a lead of just under five minutes over his teammate Rolf Töpfer , who had worked his way up from fifth place after the turning point.
| driver | team | Time (h) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gustav-Adolf Schur | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 30: 43.3 | 20th |
| 2. | Rolf Töpfer | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 35: 41.5 | 19th |
| 3. | Helmut Stolper | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2: 36: 43.0 | 18th |
| 4th | Erich Hagen | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 38: 32.5 | 17th |
| 5. | Johannes Schober | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2: 39: 05.5 | 16 |
| 6th | Heinz Zimmermann | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 39: 34.9 | 15th |
| 7th | Wolfgang Grupe | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 39: 57.3 | 14th |
| 8th. | Voigt | BSG Stahl Riesa | 2: 39: 57.4 | 13 |
| 9. | Günter Oldenburg | SC unit Berlin | 2: 40: 21.6 | 12 |
| 10. | Roland Henning | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 40: 54.2 | 11 |
| ... | ||||
2nd run, July 29, 1956
In the second and decisive race of the individual road championship, 65 drivers had to cover 230 kilometers in the 51st “ Around Berlin ”. This time the weather was dry but hot, and the track left a lot to be desired because of the numerous potholes. Two closed rail gates and material defects on the racing bikes had a significant impact on the course of the race. One of the sufferers this time was the winner of the first run, Gustav-Adolf Schur, who damaged his rear wheel after 57 kilometers due to a fall and was handicapped as a result of the race. It took him five minutes to get his bike going again, but he couldn't get to the front of the field. This had formed at kilometer 98 with the drivers Rudi Kirchhoff , Benno Funda and the unknown Hans-Joachim Bohr from SC Einheit Berlin . Various groups tried in vain to catch up with the trio, which later shrank to a duo when Funda could no longer keep up the pace. A closing railway barrier later slowed Bohr out so that Kirchhoff could drive towards the goal on his own. He won the race just under a minute ahead of the unlucky Bohr. As in the first run, Erich Hagen crossed the finish line in fourth place and thus achieved the number of points 34, which none of his competitors could beat. With this, Hagen won the individual road championship in 1956.
| driver | team | Time (h) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rudi Kirchhoff | SC Dynamo Berlin | 6:05:16 | 20th |
| 2. | Hans-Joachim Bohr | SC unit Berlin | 6:06:12 | 19th |
| 3. | Benno Funda | SC unit Berlin | 6:07:00 | 18th |
| 4th | Erich Hagen | SC DHfK Leipzig | 6:07:08 | 17th |
| 5. | Heinz Fiedler | SC DHfK Leipzig | 6:07:08 | 16 |
| 6th | Johannes Schober | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6:08:21 | 15th |
| 7th | Horst Zeidler | BSG Turbine Gaswerke Berlin | same time | 14th |
| 8th. | Siegfried Wustrow | SC DHfK Leipzig | same time | 13 |
| 9. | Wolfgang Braune | SC DHfK Leipzig | 6:11:30 | 12 |
| 10. | Armin Bacon | SC unit Berlin | 6:11:30 | 11 |
| ... | ||||
Final score
| driver | team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erich Hagen | SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 |
| 2. | Johannes Schober | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 31 |
| 3. | Rolf Töpfer | SC DHfK Leipzig | 28 |
| 4th | Gustav-Adolf Schur | SC DHfK Leipzig | 28 |
| 5. | Heinz Fiedler | SC DHfK Leipzig | 23 |
| 6th | Rudi Kirchhoff | SC Dynamo Berlin | 20th |
| 7th | Hans-Joachim Bohr | SC unit Berlin | 19th |
| 8th. | Siegfried Wustrow | SC DHfK Leipzig | 19th |
| 9. | Benno Funda | SC unit Berlin | 18th |
| 10. | Helmut Stolper | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18th |
| ... | |||
Individual championship (women)
The first GDR road cycling championship was held on July 29, 1956. Seven riders took part, the superior winner over a distance of 50 kilometers was Elfriede Vey from Freiberg , two minutes ahead of Hildegard Schreyer from Potsdam .
| driver | team | Time (h) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elfriede Vey | BSG unit Freiberg | 1:44:30 |
| 2. | Hildegard Schreyer | SG Dynamo Potsdam | 1:46:50 |
| 3. | Helga Szukowski | SG Dynamo Berlin | 1:48:55 |
| 4th | Karin Hansel | BSG unit Freiberg | same time |
| 5. | Steffi Posern | BSG construction Altenburg | same time |
| 6th | Brigitte Erdmann | BSG Wismut Süd Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:49:12 |
| 7th | Erika Fuchs | BSG locomotive Magdeburg | 1:50:13 |
Team time trial (men)
On Wednesday, July 25, 1956, the GDR championship in the 100 km team time trial was held on the eastern Berlin motorway ring between Schwanebeck and the turning point in Königs Wusterhausen . The race took place in stormy and rainy weather. Last year's champion SC Einheit Berlin was unlucky, after 40 kilometers Armin Speck fell, shortly afterwards Werner Malitz suffered a tire damage and then fell later. At the turning point, the team from SC DHfK Leipzig was in the front, on the return trip the drivers from SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt Lothar Meister I , Lothar Meister II , Helmut Stolper , Johannes Schober , Bernhard Trefflich and Manfred Reichmann proved to be the faster Team and won the championship title with a lead of 25.4 seconds over the Leipzigers.
| team | Time (h) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2: 18: 21.2 |
| 2. | SC DHfK Leipzig I | 2: 18: 46.6 |
| 3. | SC unit Berlin | 2: 21: 06.3 |
| 4th | SC DHfK Leipzig II | 2: 21: 34.3 |
| 5. | SC Dynamo Berlin | 2: 21: 49.4 |
| ... | ||
literature
- Deutsches Sportecho , issues from June and July 1956
- Neues Deutschland , issues from June and July 1956
- Cycling week , No. 26/56 and 31/56