Oskar Tietz

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Memorial plaque for Germany's oldest road race in Zossen

Oskar Tietz (born October 18, 1895 in Berlin ; † May 16, 1975 ) was a German racing cyclist .

Oskar Tietz, who cycled as a professional from 1922 to 1936, won the Berlin six-day race three times in his career . He also came second five times. He achieved further successes in the six-day races in Frankfurt and Munich . In 1925 he won Rund um Berlin . His greatest success on the road was third place in the overall ranking of the Tour of Germany in 1930 . During the tour he led the overall standings on four stages, but in the end had to admit defeat to Hermann Buse and Kurt Stöpel . In 1930 he competed in the Tour de France , but retired after a fall on the 9th stage.

successes

1923

1926

1927

1929

1930

  • 3rd place overall ranking Tour of Germany

1931

1932

1933

Professional

Before the Second World War, Oskar Tietz worked as a newspaper driver for a few years; he resumed this activity in Berlin after 1945. He remained connected to cycling as a consultant and regular visitor from races until his death.

Trivia

Tietz caused a stir at the time of his six-day races when he often circled the track during the morning neutralizations and smoked cigars.

Web links

Commons : Oskar Tietz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Association of German Cyclists (ed.): Cycling . No. 42/1970 . Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof, Cologne 1970, p. 23 .
  2. ^ General Secretariat of the Cycling Section of the GDR (ed.): Illustrated Radrennsport . No. 4/1950 . Berlin 1950, p. 13 .
personal data
SURNAME Tietz, Oskar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin , Germany
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1975