Kurt Stöpel

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Kurt Stöpel


fullname = Kurt Stöpel
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dateofbirth = birth date|1908|03|12
dateofdeath = death date and age|1997|06|11|1908|03|12
country = GER
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = German championship 1 stage Tour de France
updated = May 27, 2008

Kurt Stöpel (Berlin, 12 March 1908 – Berlin, 11 June 1997) was a German professional road bicycle racer. In the 1932 Tour de France, Stöpel won the second stage and was leading the general classification for one day, and finished in second place in the final general classification. He was the first German to wear the yellow jersey, and the first German to finish on the podium in Paris.

Palmarès

;1931:Stage 12 Deutschland Tour;1932:Tour de France:::Winner stage 2::Wearing yellow jersey for one day::Second place general classification;1934:GER national road race champion:Rund um Köln

External links

*cyclingwebsite|6793

Persondata
NAME=Stöpel, Kurt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1908-03-12
PLACE OF BIRTH=Berlin
DATE OF DEATH=1997-06-11
PLACE OF DEATH=Berlin