Ernst Ihbe

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Ernst Ihbe (born December 20, 1913 in Erlbach , Vogtland , † August 30, 1992 in Leipzig ) was a German racing cyclist . In 1936 he became Olympic champion with the tandem .

Athletic career

Ernst Ihbe was a trained chemist . He started for the RC Wettiner in Leipzig. After some good successes, he was appointed to the German National Team Bahn founded by Willi Frenzel in 1933, although he was unable to contest some selection races due to illness. From 1934 he formed a tandem with Carl Lorenz . At the Open British Championships in 1934 Lorenz drove in the first lap, but both lost. In the repechage Ihbe moved forward, and since the two not only won the repechage but also the British championship, Ihbe stayed in front until the end of their career together. The two athletes won two German championship titles together, Ihbe was also a German champion over 25 kilometers. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , Ihbe and Lorenz won the gold medal together. In 1933 he won his first title as German champion, winning the 25 kilometer race. In September he was appointed to his first international start (Copenhagen). After winning the national tandem title with Lorenz in 1934, he also won in 1935 (this time with Karsch). The race was held over the unusual distance of 5000 meters with points scoring.

His conscription to the military interrupted his career from 1939 to 1945. After his return from captivity , Ihbe tried his hand at becoming a professional in 1945 without much success.

Professional

He later worked as a cycling trainer for various clubs in Leipzig, where he a. a. at the SC Rotation Leipzig led Wolfgang Tertschek and Erhard Pesch to GDR championship titles. From 1965 he was a district trainer in Halle. In this capacity he looked after the later world champion Axel Grosser and the later Olympic champion Klaus-Jürgen Grünke for several years , until he moved to Berlin at the age of 19.

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  1. ↑ a b Express-Verlag (ed.): Illustrierter Radsportexpress . No. 6/1949 . Berlin, S. 42 .
personal data
SURNAME Me, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Erlbach
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1992
Place of death Leipzig