Emil Dörflinger
Emil Dörflinger (* 1881 ; † September 5, 1963 in Strasbourg ) was a Swiss cyclist .
Emil Dörflinger was a professional cyclist from 1900 to 1914; at 1.92 meters he was unusually tall. His height earned him the nickname "long Emil" among his fellow racing drivers. He had previously completed an apprenticeship as a businessman, but then went to Berlin with his brother-in-law Karl Käser, against the resistance of his father , to train as a racing driver. In the course of his sports career, he was Swiss sprint champion seven times ; he won a total of nine national titles. In 1905 he finished ninth in the six-day race in New York together with the Frenchman Antoine Dussot . He was also successful as a tandem driver : in the team with the Frenchman Victor Dupré , Dörflinger remained unbeaten for two and a half years.
In 1915 Dörflinger was arrested in Berlin, charged as a spy for France and sentenced to death. The Swiss government asked for his pardon and he was released months later. After his release, he reported the catastrophic conditions in the prison camps.
Professional
After his release from captivity, he lived in Strasbourg and worked there as a representative for a chocolate company.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Walter Bosshardt / Henry Eggenberger: Rennfahrer-Schicksale , Zurich 1950, p. 17
- ↑ a b Peter Schnyder (Ed.): Oerlikon race track . AS Verlag, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-909111-95-4 , p. 74 .
- ↑ imageshack.us
Web links
- Emil Dörflinger in the database of Radsportseiten.net
1892, 1893, 1895, 1896 Théodore Champion | 1894 Emile Kübler | 1897, 1898, 1899 Henri Henneberg | 1900 Jean Gougoltz | 1901, 1902, 1904–1906, 1908, 1910 Emil Dörflinger | 1903 Jean Aegerter | 1907 Oscar Schwab | 1909, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916 Henri Rheinwald | 1911 Emil Ingold | 1914, 1926 Oscar Egg | 1917–1925, 1927–1930, 1940–1943 Ernst Kaufmann | 1931–1933 Emil Richli | 1934–1939 Sepp Dinkelkamp | 1944 Werner Wägelin | 1946 Hans Hagenbusch | 1947–1955, 1958, 1960–1964 Oscar Plattner | 1957, 1959 Armin von Büren | 1956 Peter Tiefenthaler | 1965–1967 Fritz Pfenninger | 1977 Fritz Jost | 1978 Urs Freuler | 1979–1981, 1984 Heinz Isler | 1982, 1983, 1985–1987 Andreas Hiestand | 1988, 1989 Rocco Travella | 1991 Roy Salveter | 1990, 1992, 1993 Rolf Furrer | 1994–1998 Roger Furrer | 1999 Claudio Treig | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006–2009 Patrik Merk | 2010 Alain Lauener | 2011, 2015 Gaël Suter | 2012 Franco Marvulli | 2013 Jan Keller | 2014 Tristan Marguet | 2016 Jan-André Freuler | 2017, 2018, 2019 Marc Frossard
(In years without information, the championship was not held, from 1977 "open".)
- ↑ The championship was held as an omnium, consisting of sprint and keirin.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dörflinger, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1881 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1963 |