Georg Stach

Georg Stach (born July 15, 1912 in Berlin , † December 31, 1943, killed in World War II ) was a German racing cyclist .

At the age of 18, Stach won the 180 km Berlin – Schwedt – Berlin race. In 1931 he won the Great Street Prize in Hanover and was a member of Arminia Berlin's master team in street team driving (together with Risch, Stache, Panke, Puttkammer and Graefe). In 1932, Stach won the one-day race between Berlin and Leipzig . In 1933 he won the Rund um die Hainleite , was ninth in the Tour of Hungary and also ninth in the road world championship in Paris .

In 1934 Georg Stach came third as a professional at Rund um Köln , and in 1935 he took the same place at Berlin – Cottbus – Berlin and Rund um Berlin . After he had finished third at the German road championships in 1935 , he became German "war champion" on the road in 1940. Stach also drove standing races ; so he was in 1941 fifth in the German Stayer Championships.

In 1935 Georg Stach took part in the Tour de France as a solo rider at his own expense , but had to give up on the last stage after finishing fourth in two earlier stages.

Georg Stach was seriously injured near Königs Wusterhausen in World War II and died as a result.

References and comments

1. ↑ There are various details about the time and place of death. The cyclist (October 2nd, 1970, p. 6, you ask - the cyclist answers ) writes at the time of death " ... died in the last day of the Second World War in a field hospital near the capital. " The Illustrierte Radsport-Express , January 6, 1948, states December 31, 1943.
2. ↑ Der Radsportler , October 2nd, 1970, page 6, you ask - Der Radsportler answers , publisher: Deutscher Radsportler der DDR
3. ↑ "Results of the German Championships" , Stayer.de (PDF; 94 kB)
4. ^ Graunke / Lemke / Rupprecht: Giganten der Landstrasse , Munich 1993, p. 48.

Web links

• Georg Stach in the Radsportseiten.net database