Paul Neustedt
Paul Neustedt (born July 9, 1902 in Groß-Paschleben near Köthen , † between 1940 and 1945 in North Africa ) was a German cyclist and German cycling champion .
Athletic career
It was only at the age of 23 that Neustedt could afford his first racing bike. Before that he sometimes rode on borrowed bikes or his own bike designs. Paul Neustedt was German champion of the German Cyclists Union (DRU) in 1929 and 1930 , which was founded on January 25, 1920 in Hanover . With the Magdeburg Brennabor team , he also won the DRU championship in team time trial in 1930 . In the 1930s he was considered the DRU's strongest amateur . Then in 1926 the first significant victory in the race around the Petersberg, six more successes in road races followed in that season.
Neustedt was considered a great talent, but his trainer as well as the pacemaker Requis attested that he was not particularly ambitious, which also resulted from his irregular training. He only trained intensively immediately before the competitions. When he lost his job as a locksmith in 1930, he got a license as a professional driver. The beginning of the new profession was slow at first, in the course of 1931 the first victories in standing races were achieved . In October 1931 he was even able to defeat world champion Walter Sawall on the Halle an der Saale cycling track (on Böllberger Weg).
Neustedt made no secret of his critical attitude towards the Nazi regime . After being drafted into the Wehrmacht , he was immediately transferred to a punitive battalion in North Africa. There he also found death, the exact date remained unknown.
Web links
- Paul Neustedt in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Presidium of the Cycling Section of the GDR (ed.): Cycling Week . No. 4/1962 . Berlin, S. 16 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neustedt, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groß-Paschleben |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |