Thaddäus "Thaddy" Robl (22 October 1877 – 18 June 1910) was a German professional cyclist who was active between 1894 and 1910, initially in road racing,[1] later predominantly in motor-paced racing. From 1895 to 1898 he obtained several podium finishes in long-distance road races, the most emblematic of which is his 3rd place in the 1898 Bordeaux - Paris.[2]
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| Born | 22 October 1877 Ohlstadt, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In motor-paced racing he won five European titles (1901–1904, 1907) and the world championships in 1901 and 1902, he finished in third place in 1903.[3][4]
After retiring from cycling he became passionate with flying the early planes. In a flight demonstration on 18 June 1910 in Szczecin (then German Empire) he fell from a height of about 75 meters. This was the first death of a civil pilot on the German ground. In 1947, a street in Munich was named after him.[5]
Palmares edit
- 1895
- 3rd, Wien - Salzburg[6]
- 3rd, Triest - Graz - Wien[7]
- 3rd, Straßburg - Basel - Straßburg[8]
- 5th, Rund um Mitteldeutschland[9]
- 1896
- 2nd, German Motor-paced Championship, Hamburg
- 1898
- 2nd, Bol d'Or - Paris[10]
- 3rd, Bordeaux - Paris
- 1900
- 2nd, Bol d'Or - Paris
- 1901
- 1st, Motor-paced World Championship, Friedenau
- 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
- 1902
- 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
- 1st, Motor-paced World Championship, Friedenau
- 1903
- 2nd, Motor-paced World Championship, Ordrup
- 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
- 1904
- 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
- 1905
- 2nd, Motor-paced European Championship, Leipzig
- 1906
- 3rd, Motor-paced European Championship, Dresden
- 1907
- 1st, German Motor-paced Championship, Breslau
- 1st, Motor-paced European Championship, Hannover
- 1908
- 1st, German Motor-paced Championship, Dresden
- 1909
- 3rd, Motor-paced European Championship, Berlin
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Thaddäus Robl". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Bordeaux - Paris 1898". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ Thaddäus (Thaddy) Robl. radsportseiten.net
- ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
- ^ Martin Schreck Thaddäus Robl und die Radrennbahn Milbertshofen. kulturvergnuegen.de
- ^ "Wien - Salzburg 1895". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Triest - Graz - Wien 1895". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Straßburg - Basel - Straßburg 1895". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Rund um Mitteldeutschland 1895". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Palmares Bol d'Or". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.