Thaddäus Robl Explained

Birth Date:22 October 1877
Birth Place:Ohlstadt, Germany
Death Date:18 June 1910 (aged 33)
Death Place:Stettin, Germany
Sport:Cycling
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Thaddäus "Thaddy" Robl (22 October 1877 – 18 June 1910) was a German professional cyclist who was active between 1894 and 1910, initially in road racing,[1] later predominantly in motor-paced racing.From 1895 to 1898 he obtained several podium finishes in long-distance road races, the most emblematic of which is his 3rd place in the 1898 Bordeaux - Paris.[2]

In motor-paced racing he won five European titles (1901–1904, 1907) and the world championships in 1901 and 1902, he finished in third place in 1903.

After retiring from cycling he became passionate with flying the early planes. In a flight demonstration on 18 June 1910 in Szczecin (then German Empire) he fell from a height of about 75 meters. This was the first death of a civil pilot on the German ground. In 1947, a street in Munich was named after him.

Palmares

1895
  • 3rd, Wien - Salzburg[3]
  • 3rd, Triest - Graz - Wien[4]
  • 3rd, Straßburg - Basel - Straßburg[5]
  • 5th, Rund um Mitteldeutschland[6]
    1896
  • 2nd, German Motor-paced Championship, Hamburg
    1898
  • 2nd, Bol d'Or - Paris[7]
  • 3rd, Bordeaux - Paris
    1900
  • 2nd, Bol d'Or - Paris
    1901
  • 1st, Motor-paced World Championship, Friedenau
  • 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
    1902
  • 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
  • 1st, Motor-paced World Championship, Friedenau
    1903
  • 2nd, Motor-paced World Championship, Ordrup
  • 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
    1904
  • 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
    1905
  • 2nd, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
    1906
  • 3rd, Motor-paced European Championship, Dresden
    1907
  • 1st, German Motor-paced Championship, Breslau
  • 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Hannover
    1908
  • 1st, German Motor-paced Championship, Dresden
    1909
  • 3rd, Motor-paced European Championship, Berlin

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Thaddäus Robl . cyclingranking.com.
    2. Web site: Bordeaux - Paris 1898 . cyclingranking.com.
    3. Web site: Wien - Salzburg 1895 . cyclingranking.com.
    4. Web site: Triest - Graz - Wien 1895 . cyclingranking.com.
    5. Web site: Straßburg - Basel - Straßburg 1895 . cyclingranking.com.
    6. Web site: Rund um Mitteldeutschland 1895 . cyclingranking.com.
    7. Web site: Palmares Bol d'Or. memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.

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