Karl Buchholz (cyclist)

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Karl Buchholz (born June 2, 1932 ; † October 26, 2017 ) was a German cyclist and local politician .

In 1959 and from 1961 to 1964 in a row, Karl Buchholz and his brother Oskar became world champions in cycling five times . The brothers were also German champions six times. After finishing his active career, he headed the local cycling club RSV “Blitz” Lauterbach as chairman for many years .

From 1965 to 1994 Buchholz sat for the CDU in Lauterbach's municipal council for almost 30 years . In his last term of office from 1989 to 1994 he also held the office of first deputy mayor. He was a transport company by profession.

Karl Buchholz was awarded the silver bay leaf and the state badge .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl Buchholz's memorial page. In: trauer.schwarzwaelder-bote.de. June 2, 1932. Retrieved November 11, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Indoor cycling statistics Germany. In: hallenradsport-statistiken.de. Retrieved November 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Georg Borho: Lauterbach: Deserved for home community - Black Forest messenger. In: Schwarzwäler Bote. October 27, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Radball legend Karl Buchholz is dead. In: SWR. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017 .
  5. ^ Farewell to Karl Buchholz. In: bdr-medienservice.de. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Buchholz, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1932
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 2017