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Olaf Ludwig

 
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Olaf Ludwig
Ludwig in 2002
Ludwig in 2002
Personal information
Full name Olaf Ludwig
Date of birth April 13, 1960 (1960-04-13) (age 49)
Country Germany
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Major wins
Tour de France green jersey (1990)
Amstel Gold Race (1992)
Infobox last updated on:
20 January 2008

Olaf Ludwig (born April 13, 1960 in Gera) is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. [1] As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with the Dutch Panasonic team. As a sprinter, the highlight of his career was winning the maillot vert (green jersey) in the 1990 Tour de France. Other highlights include the Olympic road race in Seoul in 1988, a record 38 stage victories in the Peace Race, winning the Amstel Gold Race in 1992, and podium placings in the Paris-Roubaix. He also won the 1992 UCI Road World Cup. His sprinting rivals included Mario Cipollini, Wilfried Nelissen and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.

In 1993 he joined Team Telekom, later T-Mobile Team. On retirement in 1996 he took up public relations for the team. He subsequently became principal team manager, but his involvement with the team finished at the end of 2006 .

Palmarès

1982
1st overall – Peace Race
1983
1st overall – Tour de l'Avenir
1986
1st overall – Peace Race
1988
Olympic flag.svg1st – Summer Olympics Road Race
1990
Jersey green.svgPoints Competition – Tour de France (Maillot vert)
Points Competition – Tour de Trump
1st, Stage 1
1st, Stage 2
1st, Stage 9
1991
1st – E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
9th – UCI World Ranking
1992 – Panasonic
1st – Amstel Gold Race
1st – Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
1st – UCI Road World Cup Ranking
1st – GP de Fourmies
5th – UCI World Ranking
1994
1st – Rund um den Henninger Turm
1995
1st – Veenendaal-Veenendaal
Awards
Preceded by
Jens Weißflog
East German Sportsman of the Year
1986
Succeeded by
Torsten Voss
Preceded by
Torsten Voss
East German Sportsman of the Year
1988
Succeeded by
Andreas Wecker
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Italy Maurizio Fondriest
UCI Road World Cup Champion
1992
Succeeded by
Italy Maurizio Fondriest


References

  1. ^ Cycling4Fans - Portraits: Ex-Profis: Ludwig, Olaf

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