Olaf Ludwig

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Olaf Ludwig

Ludwig in 2002
Personal information
Full name Olaf Ludwig
Born (1960-04-13) 13 April 1960
Germany
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Major wins
Tour de France green jersey (1990)
Amstel Gold Race (1992)
Infobox last updated on
20 January 2008

Olaf Ludwig (born 13 April 1960 in Gera, Thuringia) is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[1] As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with Panasonic team. As a sprinter, the highlight of his career was winning the maillot vert (green jersey) in the 1990 Tour de France. Other highlights include the Olympic road race in Seoul in 1988, a record 38 stage victories in the Peace Race, winning the Amstel Gold Race in 1992, and podium placings in the Paris–Roubaix. He also won the 1992 UCI Road World Cup. His sprinting rivals included Mario Cipollini, Wilfried Nelissen and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.

In 1993 he joined Team Telekom, later T-Mobile Team. On retirement in 1996 he took up public relations for the team. He subsequently became principal team manager, but his involvement with the team finished at the end of 2006 .

Palmarès

1982
1st overall Peace Race
1983
1st overall Tour de l'Avenir
1986
1st overall Peace Race
1988
1st Summer Olympics Road Race
1990
Points Competition Tour de France (Maillot vert)
Points Competition Tour de Trump
1st, Stage 1
1st, Stage 2
1st, Stage 9
1991
1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
9th UCI World Ranking
1992 Panasonic
1st Amstel Gold Race
1st Four Days of Dunkirk
1st UCI Road World Cup Ranking
1st GP de Fourmies
1st, Stage 21 Tour de France
5th UCI World Ranking
1994
1st Rund um den Henninger Turm
1995
1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal
Awards
Preceded by
Jens Weißflog
East German Sportsman of the Year
1986
Succeeded by
Torsten Voss
Preceded by
Torsten Voss
East German Sportsman of the Year
1988
Succeeded by
Andreas Wecker

References

  1. Cycling4Fans - Portraits: Ex-Profis: Ludwig, Olaf

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