Nentscho Christow
Nentscho Christow ( Bulgarian Ненчо Христов ; born December 17, 1933 in Varna , Bulgaria ; † May 3, 2002 ) was a Bulgarian cyclist and national champion in cycling .
Athletic career
As a member of the army, he began cycling. He took part in the peace run several times (in 1955 he was 18th) a total of five times at the start of the tour and won a stage, in 1959 he was able to place himself at the front with 6th place.
- In 1955 and 1957 he was national road racing champion
- In 1956 he won the Tour of Egypt .
- His most successful year was 1957: winner of the Tour of Bulgaria and winner of the Peace Tour .
- In 1959 he won the Tour of Yugoslavia .
When he won the Peace Drive in 1957, he started on a bike from the French company La Perle . His victory was in jeopardy several times because he had broken fork three times. The Bulgarian mechanic then borrowed a fork from the German company Diamant from the GDR team , with which Christow finally won the race.
Professional
After his active cycling, he became the coach of the Bulgarian cycling team.
Individual evidence
- ↑ dnevnik.bg: Почина Ненчо Христов , Bulgarian , accessed August 25, 2012
- ↑ Cycling website Friedensfahrt 1955
- ↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 232 .
- ^ Organization office of the XVI. Friedensfahrt (Ed.): XVI Course de la Paix . Berlin 1963, p. 14 .
Web links
- Nentscho Christow in the Radsportseiten.net database
- [1] , [2] Museociclismo
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Christow, Nentscho |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ненчо, Христов (Bulgarian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Varna , Bulgaria |
DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 2002 |