Vlastimil Moravec
Vlastimil Moravec (born May 7, 1949 in Nové Město nad Metují , † April 15, 1986 in Brno ) was a Czechoslovak cyclist .
Athletic career
Moravec started cycling in Dobruška and later moved to Dukla Brno , the largest Czechoslovak cycling club. He took part in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal . He finished 13th in both the road race and the team time trial.
When he won the International Peace Drive in 1972, he was only two seconds ahead of Vladislav Nelyubin in the end result . This was the tightest overall result in the history of the race.
In 1981 he left Dukla Brno and ended his active career in 1985. He then became a coach at Dukla Brno.
death
On returning from training, Moravec collided with a truck that briefly blocked the entire road during a turning maneuver. Moravec died from the consequences of the accident. He had married his 2nd wife 10 days earlier, who was five months pregnant. A memorial stone commemorates Moravec at the site of the accident.
Sporting successes
year | success | run | |
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1970 | winner | Slovakia tour | |
1971 | winner | Overall rating | Poland - Ukraine |
3. | 11th stage, part b | Tour de l'Avenir | |
1972 | 3. | 3rd stage | Peace ride |
winner | 8th stage | ||
3. | 10th stage | ||
2. | 13th stage | ||
winner | Overall rating | ||
13. | Olympic Games , 100 km team time trial | ||
1973 | winner | GP ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom | |
1974 | winner | GP ZTS Dubnica nad Vahom | |
2. | 2nd stage | Peace ride | |
3. | 4th stage | ||
1975 | 3. | World championship, road, 100 km team time trial | |
2. | 1st stage | Peace ride | |
2. | 2nd stage | ||
2. | 12th stage | ||
2. | Korneuburg (Austria) | ||
1976 | 13. | Olympic Games , street | |
1977 | winner | 3rd stage | Peace ride |
3. | 4th stage | ||
3. | 5th stage | ||
2. | 7th stage | ||
1978 | 2. | 8th stage | Milk Race |
Individual evidence
- ↑ - history , accessed on March 25, 2012 (Czech)
- ↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 127 .
- ↑ www.listyjm.cz: 25th anniversary of the death of the peace victor Vlastimil Moravec (Czech), from May 4, 2011, accessed on May 8, 2020
Web links
- Vlastimil Moravec in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Vlastimil Moravec in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Moravec, Vlastimil |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nové Město nad Metují |
DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1986 |
Place of death | Brno |