Stefan Mascha

Stefan Mascha (born January 18, 1932 in Vienna ) is a former Austrian cyclist .

Athletic career

Mascha was one of the formative drivers in Austria in the 1950s. He was considered a strong driver for stage races . He won the Austrian Tour of Austria twice : in 1959 ahead of Constant Goosens from Belgium and in 1961 ahead of Martin Van Den Bossche, also from Belgium. In 1957 and 1958 he was third. On the Tour of Austria in 1956, he became the Grossglockner King , ie he was the first to cross the Grossglockner on the stage.

In the Tour of Yugoslavia in 1956 he came second and in 1957 third. He won the Burgenland Tour in 1960 and was on the podium several times in the stage race Vienna-Rabenstein-Gresten-Vienna ( Uniqua Classic ). In 1950 Mascha from Vienna moved with other top drivers to the newly founded club Puch Graz . There he found an environment perfectly attuned to cycling: his own mechanics, his own masseurs, a company doctor who, among other things, worked out the right menu plan for training and competition. In return, the prizes that were won in the races were auctioned off, and the proceeds were divided according to performance, including to helpers and supervisors. For example, the moped that Mascha received as a prize on the Tour of Austria in 1959. For the Tour of Austria in 1961 he had to take extra vacation (the cycling team was no longer heavily promoted as before) because Puch did not release him. After winning the tour, he immediately ended his career.

Professional

Mascha trained as a carpenter . After his career he worked for the state energy company Steweag .

Web links

Stefan Mascha in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

^ Christian Glaner: Triumphs and Tragedies . Part 2. Bad Vöslau 2009, p. 170 .
↑ ^a ^b Argus Steiermark - Die Radlobby: Unbeatable in the 50s: Die Ase von Puch - ARGUS Steiermark - DIE BIKE LOBBY. In: graz.radln.net. Accessed March 31, 2020 .
↑ Argus Steiermark - The bike lobby: Happy birthday, Glocknerkönig! - ARGUS Steiermark - THE BIKE LOBBY. In: graz.radln.net. January 18, 2012, accessed March 31, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Masha, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 18, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna

[1] Christian Glaner: Triumphs and Tragedies . Part 2. Bad Vöslau 2009, p. 170 .

[radln-566718-2] Argus Steiermark - Die Radlobby: Unbeatable in the 50s: Die Ase von Puch - ARGUS Steiermark - DIE BIKE LOBBY. In: graz.radln.net. Accessed March 31, 2020 .

[radln-176688-3] Argus Steiermark - The bike lobby: Happy birthday, Glocknerkönig! - ARGUS Steiermark - THE BIKE LOBBY. In: graz.radln.net. January 18, 2012, accessed March 31, 2020 .