Richard Huschke and his brother Adolf were one of the most successful German road racing drivers before and after the First World War . Both were members of the Berlin association BBC Germania. He was a professional from 1911 to 1929. In 1922 and 1925 he was German road champion . In 1924 he won the 12th Berlin six-day race together with Franz Krupkat . The two drove the unbroken record of 4,544.2 km.
In the 1920s, “King Richard” was so popular that bicycle companies printed emergency money with his portrait. Huschke died as a result of prostate surgery.
literature
Hans Borowik : 300 racing drivers in one volume. Berlin 1937
Individual evidence
^ RC Charlottenburg (ed.): RC Charlottenburg. 125 years of cycling in Charlottenburg . Berlin 2008, p.41 .
Until 1994 the championships were organized separately for amateurs and professionals. This list shows the professional champions up to 1994, to the amateur results → German champions in road racing (amateurs)