Hans Wagner (cyclist)

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Hans Wagner , called "Hanne", (born September 12, 1924 in Berlin ) is a former German cyclist who predominantly competed in track races.

Athletic career

He was a member of SC Einheit Berlin (forerunner of SC Dynamo Berlin ) and a long-time member of the GDR national railway team .

Wagner began cycling in 1942. In 1946 he released his license as a professional driver in order to be able to compete in races, but allowed himself to be reamateurised when amateur clubs were again approved by the Allies.

In addition to track races, he mainly contested criteria . He also started the GDR tour in 1950 and finished the 1825-kilometer tour in 42nd place after he had asserted himself in 11th place until half-time.

However, the railway remained his domain. At the opening of the winter track in East Berlin ( Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle ) on November 19, 1951, he won the opening race, the sprint competition . He also set the first official track record on the 171 meter long winter track, in which he drove 11.2 seconds in the lap record. Wagner triumphed twice on this track at the traditional 1001 laps with Heinz Wahl and Ronny Maraun (the races were held with three drivers per team in those years).

He won a GDR championship title in a two-man team race with Heinz Wahl in 1957 on the Fredersdorf cycling track . In this discipline he was able to place himself in second and third place several times with different partners until 1956.

He ended his career in 1959 with another 20 wins this season. His palmares totaled more than 250 victories.

Professional

Wagner was a trained baker and also worked as a journeyman, later he became an employee of the Berlin magistrate and then a cycling trainer in Berlin. In the last few years of his career, he was an educator in a Berlin children's and youth sports school.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Presidium of the Cycling Section of the GDR (ed.): Cycling Week . 51/1959 edition. No. 51/1959 . Sportverlag, Berlin 1959, p. 4 .
  2. ^ A b German Cycling Association of the GDR (Ed.): The cyclist . No. 48/1981 . Berlin 1981, p. 1 .
personal data
SURNAME Wagner, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wagner, Hanne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin