Wolfshohl started competing in cycling from 1953 at the age of 15 and won his first race in 1954.[2] In 1956 Wolfshohl became Junior Champion of West Germany. The head of the velodrome in Dortmund, Otto Wederlin, wanted to turn Wolfshohl into a great six day track rider but Wolfshohl preferred cyclo-cross and road racing.[3] Between 1957 and 1973, Wolfshohl took part fifteen times in the World Cyclo-Cross Championships where he won twelve medals. Three of these were gold.[4] The first time that he reached the podium in the World championships of cyclo-cross was the bronze medal in 1958 behind the Frenchman André Dufraisse and the Italian Amerigo Severini.
In 1960 and at the age of 21, he won the rainbow jersey in Tolosa, Spain. Initially Italian Renato Longo and Swiss Arnold Hungerbühler took a small lead in the race but halfway into the race, Wolfshohl bridged to the pair and then got away to win the gold medal. A year later he prolonged his title in Hanover. The course was said to have been made or designed especially for Wolfshohl. The UCI instructed that the course be made tougher but Wolfshohl was in great form and spent most of the race alone at the front. Longo came back to Wolfshohl in the second last lap but with an acceleration Wolfshohl dropped the Italian. In 1962 Wolfshohl was sick and could not finish the World Championship race.
In 1963 in Calais in France, Wolfshohl won his third and final world cyclo-cross title. In the first lap, Wolfshohl created a gap and got away to win the race. In the following years Wolfshohl focused more on road racing, using cyclo-cross in the winter. He competed and won medals in the World Championships but never the gold. In 1968 Wolfshohl had to return his silver medal at the Cyclo-cross World Championships because of a positive doping test.[2]
Wolfshohl became a professional road racer in 1960 by the Rapha-Gitane team. In 1962 he was beaten in a two-man sprint by Jef Planckaert in Liège–Bastogne–Liège. At that time Liège–Bastogne–Liège and La Flèche Wallonne were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais." Wolfshohl came seventh in La Flèche Wallonne and as a result won Le Weekend Ardennais in 1962. In the World Championships road race of that year, Wolfshohl finished fourth behind Jean Stablinski of France.[5] In 1963 Milan–San Remo Wolfshohl and Joseph Groussard sprinted for the win. The sprint was very close and at first Wolfshohl was declared the winner but then Groussard was declared the winner.
In the 1965 Vuelta a España while riding in the Mercier cycling team of defending champion Raymond Poulidor, Wolfshohl took the leaders jersey off his team leader on the eighth stage. Wolfshohl showed himself to be the strongest in the race and kept the leader's jersey to the finish where he won with six minutes advantage over Poulidor.[6] As a road racer, Wolfshohl also won two stages in the Tour de France, the West German road race championships and Paris–Nice. His win in Paris–Nice was by just three seconds over Ferdinand Bracke.[7]
In the 1968 Tour de France Wolfshohl won the yellow jersey after the 16th stage. In the 18th stage, Wolfshohl crashed on a descent and had to wait for his teammate. Wolfshohl would finish the race sixth.
In total he won 140 road races and 110 cyclo-cross races. He retired in 1975 and began a bike shop. From 1995 until 2000 he was involved in the organisation of the Rund um Köln. After his career, he worked in his own company (trade with bicycles) in Köln.[8]
^"Rolf Wolfshohl". Cycling hall of fame. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
^. La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
^"Rolf Wolfshohl eindwinnaar". Retrieved 23 March 2008.
^Kraus, Rainer (2016). Die Welt hat Pedale und Freunde, die sie treten (in German). Bielefeld: Delius Klasing. p. 153. ISBN978-3-667-10706-0.
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Rolf Wolfshohl born 27 December 1938 is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo cross racing cyclist from Germany Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo cross for winning the world championship three times and in road racing for winning the 1965 Vuelta a Espana He won the German National Road Race in 1968 1 Rolf WolfshohlWolfshohl in 2008Personal informationFull nameRolf WolfshohlBorn27 December 1938 1938 12 27 age 84 GermanyTeam informationDisciplineCyclo cross RoadRoleRetiredAmateur team1957 1959 Professional teams1960 1962Rapha Gitane1963 1964Peugeot BP1965 1966Mercier BP Hutchsinson1967 1969Bic1970 1971Fagor Mercier1972Rokado1973 1974Ho Ra1975RokadoMajor winsWorld Cyclo cross champion 1960 1961 amp 1963 Vuelta a Espana 1965 West German cyclo cross champion 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 amp 1973 West German Road Race champion 1963 1968 Medal record Men s cyclo crossRepresenting GermanyWorld Championships1960 Tolosa Elite Men s Race1961 Hanover Elite Men s Race1963 Calais Elite Men s Race1959 Geneva Elite Men s Race1965 Cavaria Elite Men s Race1967 Zurich Elite Men s Race1969 Magstadt Elite Men s Race1972 Prague Elite Men s Race1958 Limoges Elite Men s Race1966 Beasain Elite Men s Race1970 Zolder Elite Men s Race1973 London Elite Men s Race Contents 1 Biography 2 Major results 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditWolfshohl started competing in cycling from 1953 at the age of 15 and won his first race in 1954 2 In 1956 Wolfshohl became Junior Champion of West Germany The head of the velodrome in Dortmund Otto Wederlin wanted to turn Wolfshohl into a great six day track rider but Wolfshohl preferred cyclo cross and road racing 3 Between 1957 and 1973 Wolfshohl took part fifteen times in the World Cyclo Cross Championships where he won twelve medals Three of these were gold 4 The first time that he reached the podium in the World championships of cyclo cross was the bronze medal in 1958 behind the Frenchman Andre Dufraisse and the Italian Amerigo Severini In 1960 and at the age of 21 he won the rainbow jersey in Tolosa Spain Initially Italian Renato Longo and Swiss Arnold Hungerbuhler took a small lead in the race but halfway into the race Wolfshohl bridged to the pair and then got away to win the gold medal A year later he prolonged his title in Hanover The course was said to have been made or designed especially for Wolfshohl The UCI instructed that the course be made tougher but Wolfshohl was in great form and spent most of the race alone at the front Longo came back to Wolfshohl in the second last lap but with an acceleration Wolfshohl dropped the Italian In 1962 Wolfshohl was sick and could not finish the World Championship race Wolfshohl on a 1972 UAE stamp In 1963 in Calais in France Wolfshohl won his third and final world cyclo cross title In the first lap Wolfshohl created a gap and got away to win the race In the following years Wolfshohl focused more on road racing using cyclo cross in the winter He competed and won medals in the World Championships but never the gold In 1968 Wolfshohl had to return his silver medal at the Cyclo cross World Championships because of a positive doping test 2 Wolfshohl became a professional road racer in 1960 by the Rapha Gitane team In 1962 he was beaten in a two man sprint by Jef Planckaert in Liege Bastogne Liege At that time Liege Bastogne Liege and La Fleche Wallonne were run on successive days as Le Weekend Ardennais Wolfshohl came seventh in La Fleche Wallonne and as a result won Le Weekend Ardennais in 1962 In the World Championships road race of that year Wolfshohl finished fourth behind Jean Stablinski of France 5 In 1963 Milan San Remo Wolfshohl and Joseph Groussard sprinted for the win The sprint was very close and at first Wolfshohl was declared the winner but then Groussard was declared the winner In the 1965 Vuelta a Espana while riding in the Mercier cycling team of defending champion Raymond Poulidor Wolfshohl took the leaders jersey off his team leader on the eighth stage Wolfshohl showed himself to be the strongest in the race and kept the leader s jersey to the finish where he won with six minutes advantage over Poulidor 6 As a road racer Wolfshohl also won two stages in the Tour de France the West German road race championships and Paris Nice His win in Paris Nice was by just three seconds over Ferdinand Bracke 7 In the 1968 Tour de France Wolfshohl won the yellow jersey after the 16th stage In the 18th stage Wolfshohl crashed on a descent and had to wait for his teammate Wolfshohl would finish the race sixth In total he won 140 road races and 110 cyclo cross races He retired in 1975 and began a bike shop From 1995 until 2000 he was involved in the organisation of the Rund um Koln After his career he worked in his own company trade with bicycles in Koln 8 Major results Edit1958 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 3rd Bronze World cyclo cross championship 1959 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 2nd Silver World cyclo cross championship 1960 1st Gold World cyclo cross championship 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 1961 1st Gold World cyclo cross championship 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 1962 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 1st GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa 1st Tour of the Basque Country 1963 1st Gold World cyclo cross championship 1st West German Road Race championship 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 1st Grand Prix du Parisien 1965 1st Overall 1965 Vuelta a Espana 2nd Silver World cyclo cross championship 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 1966 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 3rd Bronze World cyclo cross championship 1967 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship Tour de France Winner stage 15 dd 2nd Silver World cyclo cross championship 1968 1st West German Road Race championship 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 6th Overall Tour de France 1st Paris Nice 1969 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 2nd Silver World cyclo cross championship 1970 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 3rd Bronze World cyclo cross championship Tour de France Winner stage 20A dd 1971 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 1972 2nd Silver World cyclo cross championship 1973 1st West German Cyclo Cross championship 3rd Bronze World cyclo cross championshipReferences Edit National Championship Road Elite Germany Cycling Archives Retrieved 13 September 2014 a b Rolf Wolfshohl had more strings to his bow WK Veldrijden 2006 Retrieved 23 March 2008 Rolf Wolfshohl Memo de wielersite net Archived from the original on 24 July 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2008 Rolf Wolfshohl Retrieved 23 March 2008 Rolf Wolfshohl Cycling hall of fame Retrieved 23 March 2008 General Information 1965 La Vuelta com Archived from the original on 11 June 2011 Retrieved 23 March 2008 Rolf Wolfshohl eindwinnaar Retrieved 23 March 2008 Kraus Rainer 2016 Die Welt hat Pedale und Freunde die sie treten in German Bielefeld Delius Klasing p 153 ISBN 978 3 667 10706 0 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rolf Wolfshohl Rolf Wolfshohl at Cycling Archives Official Tour de France results for Rolf Wolfshohl History world championship cyclo cross Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rolf Wolfshohl amp oldid 1136062141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
