Klaus Jördens
Klaus Jördens (born November 26, 1947 in Hanover ) is a former German cyclist and national champion in cycling .
Athletic career
Jördens started with regular sports in soccer and handball . In the winter of 1964 he came to cycling by visiting a cyclo-cross race in Hanover. Immediately afterwards he became a member of the Green-White Association of 1925 Hanover .
As early as 1965 he had his first major success with the victory in the Dusika youth tour . Although he also drove road races (including the British Milk Race in 1971 ) and track races, the cross-country race remained his specialty. In 1974 he was the German amateur champion ahead of Ekkehard Teichreber . Several times he was on the podium as a medal winner at the German championships.
Professional
Jördens completed an apprenticeship as an electrician . Later he was responsible for cross-country races and mountain bike races as a national cross-country trainer in the Association of German Cyclists (BDR) .
Web links
- Klaus Jördens in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Association of German Cyclists (ed.): Cycling . No. 2/1966 . Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof, Cologne 1966, p. 14 .
- ↑ Kristin Kunze: Langenhagener is considered a great hope for cycling. In: haz.de. July 28, 2011, accessed May 12, 2020 .
1967–1969 Karl Stähle | 1970–1972 Wolfgang Renner | 1973, 1975–1976 Klaus-Peter Thaler | 1974 Klaus Jördens | 1977, 1979 Dieter Uebing | 1978 Ekkehard Teichreber | 1980–1981 Raimund Dietzen | 1982 Jörgfried Schleicher | 1983 Frank Ommer | 1984–1988 Mike Kluge | 1989–1991 Georg Bickel | 1992 Ralph Berner |
Until 1992, separate championships for amateurs and professional drivers were held. In 1993 this separation was lifted.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jördens, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |