Johannes Pundt
Johannes Pundt (born July 7, 1864 in Neuhaus (today in Angermünde ), † December 1943 in Berlin ) was a German racing cyclist .
Johannes Pundt was one of the first German racing cyclists. In the beginning, he achieved his success on the penny farthing . On the Niederrad, Pundt, member of the Berlin “BBC Germania”, in 1885 and 1886 the first German aviator champion , was officially called the race for the DRB championship in fast cycling on two-wheelers . He won the “Kaiserpreis” over ten kilometers several times, one of the most important prizes in cycling at the time. In 1889, despite a defect, he won the Berlin-Hamburg race organized by THS Walker with a two and a half hour lead.
On the first German record list of 1885, Pundt ranked first over three distances - 1000, 4000 and 5000 meters - in front of Danish drivers who wanted to set their records in Mexico. In 1892 he participated as an accompanying cyclist in the distance ride Berlin – Vienna, Vienna – Berlin 1892 and suggested a similar event for cyclists, which was carried out the following year as a distance bike ride Vienna – Berlin . In 1887 Pundt signed up as a one-year volunteer with the 2nd Guards Regiment in Berlin.
The Brennabor plants became aware of Pundt, he was hired and eventually managed their branch in Berlin as commercial director. From 1904 he also competed in motorcycle races for the company. Johannes Pundt was known for his marketing ideas, which were unusual at the time: every 10,000th buyer of a racing program at the Friedenau cycling track received a gold-plated Brennabor bike. He became an honorary member of his club and in 1938 was one of the founding members of the "German Cycling Club", a club for former and active racing drivers.
In December 1943, Johannes Pundt died in Berlin at the age of 79 when he tried to save his honorary awards from the burning house after a bomb attack.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Gronen / Walter Lemke: History of the bicycle and cycling , Eupen 1978, p. 77
- ↑ Johannes Pundt on cycling4fans.de
literature
- 125 years of cycling in Charlottenburg , ed. v. RC Charlottenburg, Berlin 2008, p. 39
Web links
- Johannes Pundt in the database of Radsportseiten.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pundt, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuhaus |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin |