Fritz Theile
Friedrich "Fritz" Theile (born October 28, 1884 in Berlin ; † June 4, 1911 in Zehlendorf near Berlin ) was a German racing cyclist .
Fritz Theile was one of the popular local heroes of Berlin at track bike races before the First World War . The trained optician began his cycling career in 1902 as a sprinter , but in 1905, like many of his colleagues, switched to standing races because these were more lucrative. In 1909 he was the driver with the highest earnings on German cycle tracks (41,800 Reichsmarks annually ).
In the following years Theile won numerous races, known as the “Grand Prix” or the “Goldenes Rad”. In 1910 he was European champion of the stayers, ahead of Robert Walthour and Fritz Ryser . In the same year he finished third in the German championship. In the same year he was also third in the unofficial " Upper World Championship ".
Theile was considered a Berlin original and was known for both its pronounced appetite and its ability to drink. He lived in a shed on the grounds of the Steglitz bicycle race track , which he prepared himself with the help of other racing cyclists and where he also laid out a small garden. The "Villa Theile" was a popular meeting place for the cycling scene at that time.
In 1911 Fritz Theile had a fatal accident in a race on the cycling track in Zehlendorf near Berlin. Thousands followed his coffin, a little later in the cemetery in Wilmersdorf b. Berlin unveiled a grave monument for him.
literature
- Fredy Budzinski : Fritz Theile . Biographies of famous racing cyclists 22. Berlin 1911
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sport-Album der Rad-Welt 1909 , Berlin 1910, p. 114
- ↑ Sport-Album der Rad-Welt 1911 , Berlin 1912, p. 51
Web links
- Fritz Theile in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theile, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Theile, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1911 |
| Place of death | Zehlendorf b. Berlin |