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]