Mathias Vierke

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Mathias Vierke (* 11. October 1958 in Leipzig ) is a former German cyclist and DDR -Master in cycling .

Athletic career

Vierke started cycling at SSG Holzhausen and became a member of the ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder in November 1973 .

In the youth field he has already won a championship title in the team time trial. At the Children's and Youth Partakiad in 1975 he won the individual road race. In the men's class he was again GDR champion with his club in 1978 (with Ulrich Bormann, Detlef Kletzin and Thilo Fuhrmann ) and 1979 (with Falk Boden , Andre Kluge and Volker Schondau). In 1980 and 1982 he was runner-up with his team. In 1976, he was seventh in the UCI Road World Championships of juniors . From 1976 to 1983 he was a member of the GDR national team, but was not used in the International Peace Drive and the UCI Road World Championships , although he was a candidate for several times. One reason for this was that he refused to become a member of the SED , which was expected from top athletes in the GDR at the time.

Vierke started several times in country tours of the amateurs, for example in Bulgaria , Poland , Slovakia , Turkey and seven times in the GDR tour (with a stage win). In the latter race, 13th place was his best result in 1979. Internationally, 4th place stood out at the Tour of Poland in 1983. With his overall victory at the "Grand Prix of the Socialist Countries" in 1979, which was driven out in several road races, he achieved greater success in the individual road races. In 1984 he ended his career, also for private reasons, as he wanted to have more time for his family.

Professional

Mathias Vierke completed an apprenticeship as a motor vehicle fitter. After finishing his career, he works as a self-employed person in the service industry in his hometown of Leipzig.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Taubmann, Johannes Zimoch, Wilfried Schulz (eds.): Stand up again and again . Spotless-Verlag (cooperation), Berlin 2007, ISBN 3-937943-03-X , p. 263 .
  2. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 37/1979 . Berlin 1979, p. 3 .
personal data
SURNAME Vierke, Mathias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist (GDR)
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig