Josef Křivka

Josef Křivka (born May 22, 1932 in Spojil , † 1971 in Prague ) was a Czech cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Athletic career

Křivkas (often written as Krivka in German media) first notable result was second place in the traditional Prague – Karlovy Vary – Prague race (the longest European road race for amateurs with 262 to 280 kilometers ) in 1953 behind Jan Kubr . A year later he won the national road race championship, breaking the dominance of Jan Veselý , who had won the championship race every year since 1946. He was also runner -up in the Tour of Slovakia (as in 1958). In 1955 he was runner-up in the cyclo-cross race . At the International Peace Tourhe was at the start six times and had his best overall result with 12th place in 1959 . He was also able to win a stage in 1955 . In 1957 he won Prague – Karlovy Vary – Prague .

Honors

The Pardubice cycling club has been organizing a commemorative race for Josef Křivka since 1974 (the first winner was Michal Klasa ), which is currently (as of 2020) still being held.

Web links

Josef Křivka in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Václav Vodička: MEMORIÁL JOSEFA KŘIVKY. In: memorialjosefakrivky.cz. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (Czech).
↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 244 .

personal data
SURNAME	Křivka, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Krivka, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 22, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Spojil
DATE OF DEATH	1973
Place of death	Prague

[memorial-MEMORI&A-1] Václav Vodička: MEMORIÁL JOSEFA KŘIVKY. In: memorialjosefakrivky.cz. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (Czech).

[2] Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 244 .