Rudiger Perka

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Rüdiger Perka (* 1962 in Cottbus ) is a former German racing cyclist and GDR cycling champion .

Athletic career

Perka started in the GDR for the SC Cottbus club . He won the GDR championship in 1983 in the team time trial on the road with his teammates Jan Gloßmann , Frank Jesse and Detlef Ernst . He took part in the GDR tour four times ; his best result was 33rd place in 1982 . In 1981 he was able to finish third behind the winner Bodo Straubel in the longest road race in the GDR Berlin – Cottbus – Berlin . He also finished the Lausitz Tour in 3rd place. Internationally, he won the stage race for the Romania Cup in 1983 with two stage wins. He was also able to win several races on the track, but his main focus was on road races .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 27/1982 . Berlin 1982, p. 3 .