Heinz Betz

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Heinz Betz
Rund um Koln 2018 097.jpg
Betz in 2018
Personal information
Born (1954-09-29) 29 September 1954 (age 67)
Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1977–1979Sigloch
1978 Willora–Piz Buin–Mairag
1979–1981 Kondor
1984–1986Maredo-Centurion

Heinz Betz (born 29 September 1954) is a German former professional racing cyclist. He most notably won the bronze medal in the points race at the 1980 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He also competed on the road, notably riding in the 1980 Giro d'Italia. [1]

His brother Werner was also a professional cyclist.

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References

  1. "Heinz Betz". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 October 2021.