Otto Altweck

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Otto Altweck
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Born (1937-03-28) 28 March 1937 (age 86)
Munich, Germany
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Otto Altweck (born 28 March 1937) is a German racing cyclist. [1] He rode in the 1959 Tour de France. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Otto Altweck". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "Tour de France 1959". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "46ème Tour de France 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.