Erhard Pesch

Erhard Pesch (born December 5, 1941 in Neutitschein , Czechoslovakia ) is a former cyclist from the GDR .

Live and act

Born in Czechoslovakia , Pesch moved to Leipzig after the end of the war . He began cycling with the BSG Rotation Leipzig-Ost . Trainer Ernst Ihbe brought him to the SC Rotation Leipzig . In 1962 Pesch won the title in the 1000 m time trial at the GDR championships in track cycling , finished second in the tandem race with his teammate Wolfgang Tertschek and came third in the sprint . In the same year Pesch was awarded the title of Master of Sports . Until 1963 he held the GDR record in the 1000 m time trial with 1: 09.5 minutes before losing it to his teammate Erhard Hancke .

Three times in his career Pesch started for the GDR in international matches.

In 1966 he ended his active career.

literature

• They said goodbye to active sport . In: Deutscher Radsport-Verband der DDR (Ed.): Der Radsportler , from January 5, 1968, page 12, ISSN  0138-1393

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zwickau facing a difficult task . In: Neues Deutschland , vol. 18 (1963), issue 290 of October 22, 1963, page 6.