Ehrenfried Rudolph

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Ehrenfried Rudolph, 2011

Ehrenfried Rudolph (born August 14, 1935 in Krefeld ) is a former German cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Already in 1957 it became clear that Ehrenfried Rudolph, who was born in Krefeld, would become a rail specialist when he had managed to become German champion for the first time at the age of 22 (in tandem driving with Willy Franssen ). In 1961 he won a sprint title , while in 1962 he won three championship titles: in the sprint, in the 1000 meter time trial and again in the tandem race, together with Hans-Peter Kanters . In the same year he won the world championship title for amateurs in the team pursuit (with Bernd Rohr , Klaus May and his club colleague from RC Dust Cloud Krefeld, Lothar Claesges ).

Ehrenfried Rudolph (left) with Bruno Walrave , 1970

In the 1962/1963 winter railway season, he competed in his first six-day races as a professional driver, and in 1963 he took second place in the sprint at the German railway championships. Among the professionals, he advanced to become a standing specialist and was third in the German standing championships the following year. In the following years he almost exclusively competed in standing races, but also numerous six-day races at home and abroad. As a road driver, he seldom started, winning two races there: in 1961 as an amateur at Köln-Schuld-Frechen and in 1970 at a professional criterion in Krefeld behind Dernys .

By 1969, Rudolph was four times German champion. In 1966 he was runner-up, behind pacemaker Georges Grolimund . At the World Track Championships in Leicester in 1970 , he was world champion of the pros, behind pacemaker Bruno Walrave . With the six-day season 1972/1973 he ended his career at the age of 37.

After the end of his active cycling career, he set the pace himself . In 1984 he led the German cyclist Ralf Stambula to third place at the World Track Championships in Barcelona .

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SURNAME Rudolph, Ehrenfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Krefeld