Dietrich Thurau

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Dietrich Thurau
Dietrich Thurau
Competitor for Flag of West Germany West Germany
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver 1977 San Christóbal Elite Men's Road Race
Silver 1979 Valkenburg Elite Men's Road Race

Dietrich ("Didi") Thurau (born 9 November 1954 in Frankfurt) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. His biggest career achievements include winning the one-day classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his home country's Deutschland Tour and surprising the field at the 1977 Tour de France by capturing four stages and holding the yellow jersey from the prologue for 19 days. Thurau did win the maillot blanc as best young rider although he lost the overall lead to eventual winner Bernard Thévenet.

Thurau was German pursuit champion three times and won 29 six-day races.

[edit] Major achievements

1975
Tour de Picardie
GP de Fourmies
1976
1st, Points classification, Vuelta a España
Flag of Germany German Road Race Champion
1977 – TI-Raleigh
5th overall – Tour de France
Winner Prologue, stages 2, 5b, 16 and 22a
Maillot jaune for 19 days (after Prologue through Stage 15a)
Maillot blanc (Best Young Rider)
3rd, Maillot vert
1978
Züri-Metzgete
3rd overall – Tour of Belgium
Étoile de Bessèges
1979
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
1st overall and Prologue (ITT) win – Deutschland Tour
10th overall – Tour de France
1st, Stage 19
Six Days of Munich (with Patrick Sercu)
1984
Six Days of Bremen (with Albert Fritz)
1986
Six Days of Bremen (with Josef Kristen)
Six Days of Munich (with Danny Clark)
1987
Six Days of Bremen (with Danny Clark)
Six Days of Munich (with Urs Freuler)

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Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Germany Gregor Braun
German Sportsman of the Year
1977
Succeeded by
Flag of Germany Eberhard Gienger