Karl-Heinz Marsell

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Karl-Heinz Marsell (born August 1, 1936 in Dortmund ; † September 23, 1996 there ) was a German track cyclist .

Karl-Heinz Marsell was discovered as a cycling talent in the “First Step for Young Cyclists” competition organized by the Westfälische Rundschau . In 1954 he won the German youth championship in road racing . From 1955 to 1966 he was a professional racing driver; he was active almost exclusively as a stalker . His greatest success was winning the world championship title in Zurich in 1961 . He was European champion and German champion of professional standing three times each. At the UCI track world championships in 1964 , he finished third. Four times between 1957 and 1961 Marsell also won the prestigious “Great Stayer Christmas Prize” in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle .

At the 1961 World Cup, Marsell won despite some adversity: During training, his pacemaker August Meuleman had problems with the motor of the pacemaker machine. According to him, it was discovered that someone had thrown mints in the petrol tank with the intention of sabotaging them. From now on, Meuleman's machines were locked in the hotel garage. In addition, the journalist of the Radsport magazine criticized in advance that the German champion had "once again" poured "ten glasses of beer behind the bandage" shortly before the race.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ To rest at thirty , Der Spiegel v. August 31, 1970 on spiegel.de
  2. ^ Presidium of the Cycling Section of the GDR (Ed.): Cycling Week . No. 50/1954 . Sportverlag, Berlin, p. 7 .
  3. ↑ European championships before 1995 are considered unofficial as there was no official European cycling association before.
  4. ^ Cycling , August 29, 1961

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SURNAME Marsell, Karl-Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1996
Place of death Dortmund