Kurt Stöpel

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Kurt Stöpel
Personal information
Full name	Kurt Stöpel
Born	(1908-03-12)March 12, 1908 Berlin, Germany
Died	June 11, 1997(1997-06-11) (aged 89) Berlin, Germany
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
German championship 1 stage Tour de France
Infobox last updated on May 27, 2008

Kurt Stöpel (Berlin, 12 March 1908 – Berlin, 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.

Palmarès

1931

Stage 12 Deutschland Tour

1932

Tour de France:

Winner stage 2

Wearing yellow jersey for one day

Second place general classification

1934

Germany national road race champion

Rund um Köln

External links

Kurt Stöpel profile at Cycling Archives

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 30605225 LCCN: no2004092600 ISNI: 0000 0000 6313 3514 GND: 129030961 BNF: cb16088695r

Persondata
Name	Stöpel, Kurt
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1908-03-12
Place of birth	Berlin
Date of death	1997-06-11
Place of death	Berlin

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