Rudi Mirke

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Rudolf "Rudi" Mirke (born June 16, 1920 in Breslau ; † December 10, 1951 in Berlin ) was a German racing cyclist .

In 1943 - in the middle of the Second World War - Rudi Mirke became the German "war champion" for amateurs in street races, and one year later German champion. After the war Mirke became a professional and turned to the more lucrative track cycling . In 1946 (with Harry Saager ) and 1947 (with Hans Preiskeit ) he was German champion in two-man team driving . From 1947 to 1949 Mirke came third in the German Sprint Championship three times in a row . In 1947 and 1948 he rode for the German cycling team Rabeneick, where he met the winner of the Germany Tour 1938 and Tour de France participant Hermann Schild .

Mirke also started in 14 six-day races , most of them together with Preiskeit. In December 1951, he fell in the Berlin six-day race on the narrow track in the sports hall at the radio tower ; a few days later he died of his injuries in hospital.

In 1949 Rudi Mirke played in the film " Um ein Nasenlänge " (with Theo Lingen , Hans Moser , Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack ); The director was EW Emo . The film was subtitled "A funny film about the six-day race". Mirke played himself alongside other well-known six-day racing drivers such as Ferdinando Terruzzi and Hans Preiskeit .

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  1. ↑ To the length of a nose on imdb.de

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SURNAME Mirke, Rudi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mirke, Rudolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1951
Place of death Berlin