Paul Schwarz (cycling official)

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Paul Schwarz (* 1882 in Berlin ; † April 23, 1966 ) was a German cyclist and cycling organizer as well as an official in cycling .

Life

Schwarz got his enthusiasm for cycling from his father, who owned the Berlin-Zehlendorf cycling track . During the races on this track, he got to know many of the world's best racing cyclists of his time. After completing his training, he initially took on the role of organizer from his father on a temporary basis. He himself was active as an amateur on the track and on the road , then switched to the pacemaker camp .

In 1904, he had his father's railway expanded into a modern cement railway with a length of 320 meters and elevated curves. He managed to get world stars of his time such as Walter Rütt , Willy Arend , Thaddäus Robl or Louis Darragon to the start regularly. Later he leased another well-known track in Berlin-Treptow , the so-called “Nudeltopp”, which almost always held sold-out races under his direction. Other railways such as in Forst , Braunschweig and Bamberg, among others, were under his sporting direction.

After the First World War he organized sporting events in Cologne , Hanover and Nuremberg . The UCI track world championships of the stayers in 1927 in Elberfeld were also largely under his organizational preparation. He also appeared as an organizer in six-day races.

Schwarz was also director of the Dortmund Westfalenhallen , he was considered the discoverer of the Gustav Kilian and Heinz Vopel team .

For many years after the First World War he was chairman of the Association of German Cycling Organizers . Erich Möller was one of his successors in this function .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Association of German Cyclists (ed.): Cycling . No. 19/1966 . Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof, Cologne 1966, p. 18 .
  2. ↑ Gerd Rensmann: Alone you are nothing, as a team everything. The iron Gustav tells from his life . Verlag Sportwerbung Steinbrecher, Bork 1967, p. 8 .
  3. ^ History. In: vder.de. March 18, 1900. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Black, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist and official
DATE OF BIRTH 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 1966