Kurt Stöpel

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Kurt Stöpel

Personal information
Full name	Kurt Stöpel
Date of birth	March 12, 1908(1908-03-12)
Date of death	June 11, 1997 (aged 89)
Country	Germany
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
German championship 1 stage Tour de France
Infobox last updated on:
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.

[edit] Palmarès

[edit] External links

• Kurt Stöpel profile at the Cycling Website

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