Cycling mourns
German Vuelta winner Wolfshohl (85) is dead
The cycling scene mourns the loss of Rolf Wolfshohl. The German died on Wednesday at the age of 85.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Wolfshohl was one of the most successful athletes in German cycling history. Born in Cologne, he won the Vuelta a Espana in 1965 and triumphed in the Paris-Nice long-distance race three years later. In addition, "Le Loup" (The Wolf, note) won two Tour de France stages and wore the yellow jersey for two days.
"Heart for France"
Wolfshohl enjoyed great recognition in France in particular, which he also paid back to the country: "The composure of the French has always impressed me, I have a heart for France."
One of the darker sides of his career was a positive doping test, which resulted in a four-week ban in 1968. Even after his retirement from professional sport, the German had to cope with a few strokes of fate. His son had a serious fall at the 1984 German Championships, was paralyzed as a result and died in 2011 at the age of 51. Now Wolfswohl himself has also bid farewell to this world ...
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