Kurt Stöpel Explained

Kurt Stöpel
Fullname:Kurt Stöpel
Birth Date:12 March 1908
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Death Place:Berlin, Germany
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:German championship
1 stage Tour de France

Kurt Stöpel (12 March 1908  - 11 June 1997) was a German professional road bicycle racer. In the 1932 Tour de France, Stöpel won the second stage and was leading the general classification for one day, and finished in second place in the final general classification. He was the first German to wear the yellow jersey, and the first German to finish on the podium in Paris. He won the German National Road Race in 1934.[1]

Major results

1931
  • Stage 12 Deutschland Tour
    1932
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 2
  • Wearing yellow jersey for one day
  • Second place general classification
    1934
  • national road race champion
  • Rund um Köln

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Germany . 11 September 2014 . Cycling Archives.