Winfried Bölke Explained

Birth Date:25 May 1941
Birth Place:Genthin, Saxony, Prussia, Germany
Death Place:Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Winfried Bölke (25 May 1941 – 26 January 2021) was a German cyclist.

Career

He rode for West Germany. In 1963, he won the national championships and a bronze medal at the world championships in the road race for amateurs. Next year, he turned professional and won the Tour de Picardie and one stage at the Volta a Catalunya. In 1965–1967, he won all national road race championships,[1] as well as one madison title in 1967. In the following three years, he won the road races of Maaslandse Pijl (1968), Saint-Raphael (1969), Kaistenberg (1970) and Porz (1970). He continued competing professionally until 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Germany . 13 September 2014 . Cycling Archives.