Fritz Ruland
Fritz Ruland (born January 11, 1914 in Cologne ; † January 7, 1999 there ) was a German racing cyclist .
In 1936 Fritz Ruland won as an amateur Rund um Berlin , Rund um die Hainleite and was third in the German road championship. As a result, he was nominated for the start in the road race at the Olympic Games in Berlin . In this race he had a puncture one and a half kilometers from the finish line: by the time he repaired it, the spectators and judges had already gone home. At the road world championships in Bern two weeks later , he finished 23rd.
Then Ruland became a professional, initially for the Diamant team, later for Adler and Bauer . In 1938 Ruland started the Tour de France , but gave up after the second stage. In 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1947 he took part in the Tour of Germany , but was unable to place in the front.
Ruland died in 1999 a few days before his 85th birthday. His grave is located in the old Ehrenfeld part of Cologne's Melaten cemetery.
Web links
- Fritz Ruland in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Fritz Ruland in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Fritz Ruland in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruland, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1999 |
| Place of death | Cologne |