Richard Huschke

Richard Huschke (1921)

Richard Huschke (born August 6, 1893 in Berlin ; † January 11, 1980 in Calw ) was a German racing cyclist , brother of Adolf Huschke .

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 .
↑ Spiegel Online (January 21, 2010)

personal data
SURNAME	Huschke, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin ,
DATE OF DEATH	January 11, 1980
Place of death	Calw

[1] RC Charlottenburg (ed.): RC Charlottenburg. 125 years of cycling in Charlottenburg . Berlin 2008, p. 41 .

[2] Spiegel Online (January 21, 2010)