Raul Hellberg

Raul Hellberg (born December 15, 1900 in Porvoo , † October 30, 1985 ibid) was a Finnish cyclist and entrepreneur .

Raul Hellberg was the dominant Finnish cyclist from the 1920s to the 1930s. He won a total of 24 national titles, in road races and in the individual time trial on the road as well as in the sprint , individual and team pursuit on the track . In 1930 and 1932 he was Scandinavian time trial champion, in 1927 and 1934 second.

In 1928 Hellberg started in the road race at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam and finished tenth. He was known for his single-minded training (based on ideas from Paavo Nurmi ) as well as for improving his material. In summer and winter he drove the Porvoo- Helsinki- Porvoo route (around 103 kilometers) every day . Like many successful Finnish cyclists, he started for the Porvoon Akilles club .

In 1926 Raul Hellberg founded Raul Hellberg Oy , a wholesaler for bicycles and accessories. In 1964 he was awarded the title of " Kommerzienrat " ( Kauppaneuvos ) in Finland . The company he founded still exists today.

Individual evidence

↑ nic.fi

Web links

Raul Hellberg in the Radsportseiten.net database

Raul Hellberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Raul Hellberg on kansallisbiografia.fi

personal data
SURNAME	Hellberg, Raul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 15, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Porvoo
DATE OF DEATH	October 30, 1985
Place of death	Porvoo

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