Week of international cycling in the GDR

The GDR International Cycling Week was an annual racing series in the GDR. It consisted of several one-day races and criteria . The overall winner was the cyclist who took part in all the races and achieved the lowest total driving time. The leader in each case wore the yellow jersey, the leader in the junior competition wore the white jersey.

The first edition took place in 1968.

Results

year	winner	Second	Third	run
1968	Lothar Appler	Olavi Ulm	Erhard Hancke
1969	Axel Peschel	Klaus Ampler	Horst Wagner
1970	Dieter Gonschorek	Elio Parise	Axel Peschel	Around Berlin Torgau Wolfen (23 Sep) Hainichen (Sep 25) Around Sebnitz (27 Sep)
1971	Michael Milde	Dieter Gonschorek	Bernd Knispel
1972	Wolfgang Loetzsch	Michael Schiffner	Karel Valenta	Around Berlin Criterion in Ludwigsfelde Pankow Arnstadt Erfurt Around Sebnitz
1973	Dieter Gonschorek	Michael Schiffner	Wolfram Kühn	Around Berlin (Sep 15) Criterion in Ludwigsfelde (Sep. 16) Schleusingen (Sep. 18) Erfurt (September 19) Dresden (Sep. 21) Around Sebnitz (23 Sep)
...
1975	Rainer Salan

Individual references / comments

1. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 30/1974 . Berlin 1974, p. 1 .
2. ↑ Der Radsportler, Sept. 2, 1973, page 3, rivals from eight countries , publisher: Deutscher Radsport-Verband der DDR
3. ↑ Der Radsportler, September 4th, 1973, page 2, the first double winner in Sebnitz , publisher: German Cycling Association of the GDR
4. ↑ In 1974 the week of international cycling in the GDR was not held. See the DRSV's calendar (Der Radsportler 1/1974, page 2).
5. ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 35/1975 . Berlin 1975, p. 3 .

literature

• Der Radsportler, October 2, 1972, page 1, the numbers speak for themselves , publisher: German Cycling Association of the GDR, Berlin, 1972