GDR road cycling championships 1960
With the GDR road cycling championships in 1960 , the title holders in the individual road race for men and women and in the 100 km team time trial for men were determined. Gustav-Adolf Schur and SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt won the men ’s competition, Karin Hansel won the women’s championship .
Individual championships
Men
The championship was held on July 31st on the Schleizer Dreieck , usually a motorsport racetrack. The circuit, peppered with numerous climbs, had a length of 7.631 kilometers and had to be driven through 22 times. The 168 kilometers were completed in scorching heat, so that after the eleventh lap half of the field of over 70 drivers had given up. Then a 14-strong top group formed, in which Klaus Ampler from SC DHfK Leipzig and Claus Hilbert ( SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt ) set the pace. On lap 14 Ampler attempted to break away alone, which gave him a lead of 40 seconds. Just one lap later, four more drivers followed, led by Gustav-Adolf Schur . With three laps to go, three drivers fell behind, and Schur and his team-mate Bernhard Eckstein were aiming for the goal alone. On the home stretch Schur Eckstein didn't give a chance and won his fifth individual title, the fourth in a row. The pursuers did not cross the finish line until 2:14 minutes later, led by Klaus Ampler, one of the most active during the entire race.
| driver | team | Time (h) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gustav-Adolf Schur | SC DHfK Leipzig | 4:43:50 |
| 2. | Bernhard Eckstein | SC DHfK Leipzig | same time |
| 3. | Klaus Ampler | SC DHfK Leipzig | 4:46:04 |
| 4th | Wolfgang Braune | SC DHfK Leipzig | 4:46:07 |
| 5. | Horst Oldenburg | SC unit Berlin | all the same time |
| 6th | Lothar Höhne | SC Rotation Leipzig | |
| 7th | Egon Adler | SC Rotation Leipzig | |
| 8th. | Erich Hagen | SC DHfK Leipzig | |
| 9. | Günter Schumann | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 10. | Johannes Schober | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| ... | |||
Women
On the same day as the men, the women held their road championship on the Schleizer Dreieck, in which they only had to cover 54 kilometers. As with the men, Karin Hansel from Freiberg was able to defend her title. After a solo trip, she won with an 18-second lead over the two drivers of SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt Renate Krämer and Elfriede Vey .
| driver | team | Time (h) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karin Hansel | BSG unit Freiberg | 1:43:20 |
| 2. | Renate Kramer | SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:43:38 |
| 3. | Elfriede Vey | SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt | same time |
| 4th | Jentsch | SC DHfK Leipzig | 1:56:33 |
| 5. | Elisabeth Kleinhans | BSG locomotive Magdeburg | 1:56:42 |
| ... | |||
100 km team time trial
The new title holder in the team time trial was determined on September 18 on a route between Cottbus and Hoyerswerda . There were fewer teams this time than in previous years, as several top drivers were on their way to competitions abroad or were on vacation. After half the distance it became clear that this time the SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt could not be beaten. At the turning point, the four Bismut drivers Manfred Weißleder , Johannes Schober , Peter Härtel and Dieter Wiedemann already had a lead of almost two minutes over the defending champion SC Rotation Leipzig , which the quartet was continuously expanding. At the finish the Karl-Marx-Städter had dethroned the previous year's champions with a lead of 2:42 minutes. The fact that the second team of SC Wismut came in third made it clear what a large reservoir of top drivers the club had.
| team | Time (h) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt I | 2: 16: 56.6 |
| 2. | SC Rotation Leipzig | 2: 19: 39.0 |
| 3. | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt II | 2: 20: 41.0 |
| 4th | SC DHfK Leipzig | 2: 22: 27.7 |
| 5. | ASK forward Leipzig | 2: 22: 52.0 |
| 6th | SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2: 25: 57.4 |
| ... | ||
literature
- Deutsches Sportecho , issues from August 1, 1960
- New Germany , September 19, 1960 edition