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Oct 01, 1942 Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany 81 years old
German cyclist
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About Wilfried Peffgen
- Wilfried Peffgen (born 1 October 1942) is a retired German cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1983.
- He won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1976 and 1982, including three gold medals in 1976, 1978 and 1980.
- He also won eight European titles in 1971, 1973 and 1976–1981.As a road cyclist he competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and finished in sixth place.
- Next year he turned professional.
- During his career he took part in 188 six-day races, winning 16 of them and finishing 41 times in second and 29 in third place.
- He competed four times in Tour de France with Rudi Altig, in 1967, 1969, 1972 and 1973.
- He won the German National Road Race in 1972.After retirement he ran a bicycle shop in his native Cologne and until 2009 served as director of the six-day race of Dortmund.
