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 Willi and Rudi Altig (1966) | |
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| Born | 17 January 1935 Mannheim, Germany |
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Willi Altig (born 17 January 1935) is a German former professional racing cyclist. [1] He rode in the 1960 and 1966 Tour de France. [2] [3] He is the older brother of cyclist Rudi Altig.
Rudi Altig was a German professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. After his retirement from sports he worked as a television commentator.
The 1966 Tour de France was the 53rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 21 June and 14 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,329 km (2,690 mi).
The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 28 June and 20 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,117 km (2,558 mi). The participant teams were no longer national teams, but were once more commercially sponsored. The race was won by Eddy Merckx who absolutely dominated the rest of the field. As an example in 1967 nine riders finished within 20:00 of the winner, in 1968 nineteen riders were within 20:00 but in 1969 the 10th place rider was +52:56, the 20th place rider was +1:17:36 and only Roger Pingeon finished inside 20:00 of Merckx.
Willy Trepp is a retired Swiss track cyclist. He won two silver and one bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships of 1959–1961, behind Rudi Altig. He also rode in the 1960 Tour de France.
Pierre Everaert was a French professional racing cyclist between the years 1955 and 1966. He rode in eight editions of the Tour de France, with a highest general classification of 32nd and a best stage finish of second, both in the 1960 edition.
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