Olaf Ludwig - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Apr 13, 1960 Gera, Thuringia, Germany 64 years old

East German racing cyclist

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About Olaf Ludwig

  • Olaf Ludwig (born 13 April 1960 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a former German racing cyclist.
  • His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.
  • As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with Panasonic team.
  • As a sprinter, the highlight of his career was winning the points classification 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.

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