German championships in track cycling

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Women's foursome in championship jersey with medals (2016)
Championship Medals (2016)
First German cycling champion: August Lehr

German championships in track cycling have been held since 1884. The German champions are determined in the various disciplines of track cycling , divided into professionals and amateurs until 1992, and in the elite since 1993 . In 2016, the 130th edition took place according to the official census of the Association of German Cyclists .

The first German championship took place in Leipzig in 1884 on the occasion of the establishment of the German Cyclists Association . Julius Huber from Munich , who completed 10,000 meters in 19: 58.6 minutes, became the “master driver of German and Austria” . The first championships for amateurs were held in Munich in 1890 on high bikes , tricycles and low bikes . The first title holder was August Lehr , who later became world champion on the penny farthing, who also became German professional champion in 1895.

Since then, championships have been held almost annually - with the exception of the war and post-war years - but have extremely different structures. In some years the races for professionals and amateurs were held separately, then again the races for stayers (since 1961) or the championship in two-man team driving , so that there were sometimes up to five national championships at different locations. Before the First World War , foreign cyclists who had their permanent residence in Germany or who had been resident in Germany for at least six months were allowed to take part in German championships.

From 1895 “ endurance races ” (standing races) were held and until 1898, multi-seaters moved by human power were used as lead machines, from 1899 to 1902 two-seaters and from 1905 motorcycles with a single driver.

GDR track cycling championships for men were held from 1949 to 1989, for women from 1961 to 1989. From 1976 to 1990, there were additional GDR championships on the winter track for men and from 1986 to 1990 for women.

The championship program has expanded over time. Since 1976, German championships for track cycling have also been held for women, and there are also national championships for different age groups, from schoolchildren to Masters . The championships of the all- around competition Omnium of the elite, which has been part of the Olympic program since 2012, are held separately from the other disciplines (as of 2016).

Current disciplines

Men (professionals, from 1993 Elite / open)

Previous disciplines

Men (amateurs, until 1992)
Women

Currently (2016) women and men contest the same disciplines, with the exception of the two-man team driving , which in Germany - unlike in some other countries - has so far been carried out by men (as of 2017).

literature

  • Wolfgang Schoppe / Werner Ruttkus: Step by step. From 13 decades of history of the Association of German Cyclists. Pegasus & Partner, Füssen 2011, ISBN 978-3-929371-23-9 .

References and comments

  1. ↑ The counting of the championships by the BDR is based on the championship in sprint for professionals. However, the figures given could not be verified.
  2. ↑ Schoppe / Ruttkus, step by step , statistics DVD: German Rail Championships, p. 78 (pdf)
  3. ↑ Schoppe / Ruttkus, step by step , p. 12
  4. ↑ Schoppe / Ruttkus, Step by Step , Statistics DVD: German Rail Championships, p. 46 (pdf)
  5. ↑ a b c Schoppe / Ruttkus, step by step , statistics DVD:
  6. ↑ This "Omnium" (all-around competition) is not identical to the Omnium that has been used since 2011 and is an Olympic discipline.