Richard Scheuermann

Peter Günther , Richard Scheuermann, Paul Guignard and Arthur Stellbrink (from left to right) before the start of the race in Cologne, in which Scheuermann had a fatal accident.

Richard Scheuermann (born December 29, 1876 in Neumarkt near Breslau ; † September 8, 1913 in Cologne ) was a German pioneer of professional cycling .

Life

After an apprenticeship as a tailor , Richard Scheuermann completed a two-year military service. From 1896 he drove his first bike races as an amateur . After several victories and prizes, he decided in 1899 to become a professional cyclist . Scheuermann specialized in the two categories of flying and standing races , but was also a sought-after partner for tandem riding . At the age of 28, contemporary cycling chroniclers described him as a “veteran of the racecourse ”. In terms of income, he was ranked third among the most successful German long-term drivers at home and abroad. Scheuermann died in 1913 after a fall on September 7, 1913 in a race with world champion Paul Guignard at the Riehler Rennbahn in Cologne. Guignard's pacemaker Gus Lawson was also killed in this fall ; Scheuermann's pacemaker Emil Meinhold was critically injured. Richard Scheuermann was buried on September 13th in the Pohlanowitz cemetery in Breslau .

Sporting successes

(Selection)

• 1900 4th place 100 km championship of Europe
• 1901 3rd place European championship over 2000 m, 3rd place world championship in Friedenau, tandem driving with Walter Rütt
• 1902 1st place Grand Tandem Prize in Leipzig with Otto Meyer, 1st place tandem premium driving in Leipzig
• 1904 1st place international match, Copenhagen, tandem with Willy Arend
• 1905 1st place in the main driving and in the premium driving on April 1st in Steglitz, 1st place in the GP von Steglitz with Bader in the tandem race
• 1908 1st place world championship in Steglitz
• 1909 1st place Central German Derby, Magdeburg
• 1910 1st place championship of Germany, 1st place 'Der Zürileu', Zurich, 1st place Grand Bergischer Herbstpreis, Barmen and 2nd place GP von Chany
• 1911 1st place Grand Autumn Prize in Cologne, 2nd place World Championship in Dresden, 2nd place GP of Europe, Leipzig, 3rd place Championship of Germany and 3rd place Championship of Europe, Breslau

literature

• Sport album of the cycling world. 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 11th year, ZDB -ID 749618-7 .
• Fredy Budzinski : Richard Scheuermann. A biography. Published by the publisher d. "Bike World". Rad-Welt, Berlin 1913 ( biographies of famous racing drivers 23).

Web links

• Richard Scheuermann on cycling4fans.de