Klaus-Peter Thaler

Klaus-Peter Thaler
Personal information
Full name Klaus-Peter Thaler
Born 14 May 1949 (1949-05-14) (age 62)
Eckmannshausen, Germany
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road, Cyclo-cross
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1977
1978-1979
1980
1981
1982
1983-1988		 Teka
TI-Raleigh
Teka
Puch-Wolber
Puch-Eorotex
Individual sponsor
Major wins
World champion cyclo-cross 1985 and 1987
Infobox last updated on
4 May 2007

Klaus-Peter Thaler (born 14 May 1949 in Eckmannshausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) was a professional cyclist between 1976 and 1988, successful in road-racing and cyclo-cross. He was world cyclo-cross champion twice as amateur and twice as professional[1] and German champion eight times.

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Biography

Thaler studied at the University of Siegen.[2] In 1976, Thaler entered the Olympic Games, in the road race. He finished in ninth place.[3] He turned professional one year later.

In the 1978 Tour de France, Thaler lead the race for two days,[4] after his team won the team time trial.[5]

Thaler organises the Tour of Hope bicycle charity ride, and was given the Pierre de Coubertin medal for that in 2005.[6]

Major victories

Source:[7]

Tours de France

Source:[8]

References

  1. ^ WK veldrijden
  2. ^ Alumni:Klaus Peter Thaler
  3. ^ Sports reference: Peter Thaler
  4. ^ Ex-Weltmeister Thaler feiert 60. Geburtstag
  5. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ears publisher. p. 113. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=V8mlwItBhhcC&pg=PA113. 
  6. ^ The Rotarian, January 2006
  7. ^ Klaus-Peter Thaler profile at Cycling Archives
  8. ^ The Tour - Klaus-Peter Thaler
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Roland Liboton
Albert Zweifel		 World cyclo-cross champion (2)
1985
1987		 Succeeded by
Albert Zweifel
Pascal Richard