Martin Goetze (cyclist)

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Martin Goetze becomes East German road champion in Frohburg in 1988.

Martin Goetze (born October 31, 1957 in Leipzig ) is a former racing cyclist who was active in the GDR .

Athletic career

Goetze was initially active in athletics and in 1973 turned to cycling in the BSG Aufbau Centrum Leipzig . In 1976 he was delegated to SC DHfK Leipzig, where he also trained with Klaus Ampler . In the spring of 1974 he suffered a fractured skull in a fall, which forced him to take a long break from competition. When he was able to race again after a long rehabilitation, he won a race in the men's BSG driver class as a teenager. He was particularly proud of this victory later. In 1979, Martin Goetze was the first GDR road racing champion. He was able to repeat this success three times - in 1980, 1985 and 1988. In addition, he won the national title in 1981 in the team time trial with the team of the SC DHfK Leipzig ( Uwe Raab , Andreas Petermann , Bodo Straubel ) and twice - in 1981 and 1983 - in the criterion . At the end of the 1979 season, he won the longest amateur race in Europe, Prague – Karlovy Vary – Prague.

In 1982 Goetze was removed from the squad of the SC DHfK Leipzig because of his unadjusted manner despite his successes. He then moved first to an army sports community, later to "TSG Gröditz " and continued to be successful. In 1987 he won the GDR best determination in the criterion and in two-man team driving after these disciplines were no longer held as official GDR championships.

In 1990 Wolfram Lindner appointed him to the team for the peace trip and won its last stage. This made him the last racing driver from the GDR to win a stage in the International Peace Tour. He switched back to his old club, the SC DHfK Leipzig.

Professional

After completing his training as a machine and system fitter, Goetze completed a degree in engineering for transport. Today Martin Goetze runs a bicycle shop in Leipzig and is one of the organizers of the "Ostseetour", a tour for everyone from Leipzig to the Baltic Sea within 24 hours that has been taking place since 2000.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b German Cycling Association of the GDR (Ed.): The cyclist . No. 28/1979 . Berlin 1979, p. 2 .
  2. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 37/1979 . Berlin 1979, p. 3 .
  3. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 1/1988 . Berlin 1988, p. 4 .
  4. ^ Rad Sport Kontakt GmbH (ed.): Rad-Bundesliga 1993 . Frankfurt am Main 1993, p. 17 .
  5. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 33/1980 . Berlin 1980, p. 1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Goetze, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig