Winfried Bölke
German cyclist (1941–2021)
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Winfried Bölke (25 May 1941 – 26 January 2021) was a German cyclist.
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Died26 January 2021 (aged 79)
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Bölke at the 1963 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 May 1941 Genthin, Saxony, Prussia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 January 2021 (aged 79) Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He rode for West Germany. In 1963, he won the national championships and a bronze medal at the world championships in the road race for amateurs. Next year, he turned professional and won the Tour de Picardie and one stage at the Volta a Catalunya. In 1965–1967, he won all national road race championships,[1] as well as one madison title in 1967. In the following three years, he won the road races of Maaslandse Pijl (1968), Saint-Raphael (1969), Kaistenberg (1970) and Porz (1970). He continued competing professionally until 1973.[2]
