International Afri-Cola Tour of Germany 1961
Final result after the 7th stage | ||
winner | Friedhelm Fischerkeller | 40:26:51 h (36.702 km / h) |
Second | Hennes Junkermann | + 2:16 min |
Third | Piet Rentmeester | + 3:03 min |
Fourth | Raymond Impanis | + 3:10 min |
fifth | Sigi Renz | + 4:11 min |
Sixth | Rudi Altig | + 11:00 min |
seventh | Armand Desmet | + 11:38 min |
Eighth | Willy Schroeders | + 12:07 min |
Ninth | Louis Proost | + 12:30 min |
Tenth | Jaap Kersten | + 12:47 min |
Team evaluation | Faema | 121: 47: 28 h |
Second | torpedo | + 8:49 min |
Third | Afri-Cola-Rabeneick | + 26:34 min |
The international Afri-Cola Germany Tour , a predecessor of the later Germany Tour , took place from April 28 to May 4, 1961 . It led from Cologne back to Cologne over 1,484.5 kilometers. The tour was held in eight stages, including an individual time trial . There was also a 44 kilometer long criterion in Kellmünz , which, however, was not included in the overall ranking.
59 drivers took part in eleven international company teams. 42 starters reached the finish line, with the winner covering the distance with an hourly average of 36.702 km / h.
Friedhelm Fischerkeller secured the tour victory with his victory on the first stage. Horst Oldenburg couldn't change anything with his four stage wins and finished the tour as 15th in the final ranking. The trip was overshadowed by the death of the Italian Alessandro Fantini , who fell on the sixth stage on arrival in Trier and died of serious injuries two days later.
Stages
Stages | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Overall first |
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1st stage | April 28 | Cologne - Bad Schwalbach | 195 | Friedhelm Fischerkeller | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
2nd stage | April 29 | Bad Schwalbach - Schweinfurt | 209.5 | Raymond Impanis | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
3rd stage (a) | April, 30th | Schweinfurt - Nuremberg | 125 ( EZF ) | Horst Oldenburg | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
3rd stage (b) | April, 30th | Nuremberg - Munich | 185 | Horst Oldenburg | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
4th stage | 1st of May | Munich - Kellmünz | 131 | Alessandro Fantini | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
criteria | 1st of May | Kellcoin | 44 * | Rolf Roggendorf | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
5th stage | 2.May | Villingen-Schwenningen - Landau | 197 | Louis Proost | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
6th stage | May 3rd | Landau - Trier | 225 | Horst Oldenburg | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
7th stage | May 4th | Trier - Cologne | 217 | Horst Oldenburg | Friedhelm Fischerkeller |
* Result was not included in the overall rating
Web links
- International Afri-Cola Tour of Germany 1961 on cycling4fans.de
- International Afri-Cola Tour of Germany 1961 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Results in the CycleBase database