Tour of Germany 1955
Final result after the 8th stage | ||
winner | Rudi Theissen | 45:06:37 h (34.892 km / h) |
Second | Franz Reitz | + 4:50 min |
Third | Hennes Junkermann | + 5:37 min |
Fourth | Heinz Müller | + 12:30 min |
fifth | Horst Holzmann | + 22:57 min |
Sixth | Manfred Donike | + 23:40 min |
seventh | Günther Pankoke | + 29:29 min |
Eighth | Hans Preiskeit | + 33:49 min |
Ninth | Matthias Pfannenmüller | + 37:19 min |
Tenth | Valentin Petry | + 39:38 min |
Sprint scoring | Rudi Theissen | 25 p. |
Second | Heinz Müller | 24 p. |
Third | Horst Holzmann | 19 p. |
Mountain scoring | Hans Preiskeit | 16 p. |
Second | Günther Pankoke | 13 P. |
Third | Hennes Junkermann | 12 p. |
The Tour of Germany , a predecessor of the later Germany Tour , took place from June 5 to 12, 1955 . It led from Kassel over 1,574 kilometers to Frankfurt am Main . The tour was held in eight stages.
There were 35 drivers in five German works teams with exclusively German drivers at the start. 21 starters reached the finish line, with the winner covering the distance at an hourly average of 34.892 km / h.
The leader of the tour wore a green jersey. As in the last edition of the tour three years ago, the stages were named after sponsors. In addition, for the first time there was a kind of advertising column that was also supported by moped drivers and, in addition to the mountain classification, a sprint classification for the first time. They drove over the route with a lead of about 20 minutes on the cyclists. In the destinations of the stages, with the exception of Wiesbaden , races for amateurs over 60 to 180 kilometers and for young people between the ages of 14 and 18 were held.
Because only German drivers started, there was a German winner for the first time since 1949. Rudi Theissen secured the lead in the overall standings with a victory on the first stage. Theissen was also ahead in the sprint classification. The mountain classification won Hans Preiskeit .
Stages
Stages | Day | Start finish | Sponsor of the stage | km | Stage winner | Overall first |
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1st stage | June 5th | Kassel - Hanover | Continental | 228 | Rudi Theissen | Rudi Theissen |
2nd stage | 6th of June | Hanover - Brackwede | Rabeneick | 187 | Franz Reitz | Rudi Theissen |
3rd stage | June 7th | Brackwede - Cologne | Farmer | 220 | Herbert Ebbers | Rudi Theissen |
4th stage | 8th June | Cologne - Wiesbaden | Union Fröndenberg | 170 | Valentin Petry | Rudi Theissen |
5th stage | June 9th | Wiesbaden - Neckarsulm | NSU | 185 | Heinz Müller | Rudi Theissen |
6th stage | June 10th | Neckarsulm - Nuremberg | Bosch | 228 | Günther Pankoke | Rudi Theissen |
7th stage | June 11th | Nuremberg - Schweinfurt | express | 176 | Heinz Müller | Rudi Theissen |
8th stage | June 12 | Schweinfurt - Frankfurt am Main | Bismarck | 180 | Hans Preiskeit | Rudi Theissen |
Web links
- Tour of Germany 1955 on cycling4fans.de
- Tour of Germany 1955 in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Results in the CycleBase database