Olympic Champion: Olaf Ludwig

In the eighties, Olaf Ludwig was regarded as the eastern Eddy Merckx:

Olaf Ludwig
  • Born on 13 April, 1960, in Gera (Germany)
  • Olympic champion 1988, Seoul
  • World champion 1981
  • Twofold champion of the Peace Race 1982 and 1986
  • 36 stage wins at the Peace Race "Course de la Paix"
  • Twofold Sportspersonality of the Year of the GDR 1986 and 1987
  • Tour de France - Threefold stage winner (1990 to 1992) and winner of the "Green Jersey" (1990)
  • World champion 1992
  • Winner of the Amstel Gold Race 1992
  • Winner of the race "Rund um den Henninger Turm" 1994
  • Winner of the Six-day racing in Berlin 1997
Olaf Ludwig


Olaf Ludwig at the Bulgarian Cyclingtour:

Olaf Ludwig accompanies the daily cycling tours and shares his expert knowledge as competitive athlete and professional bicycle racer with the whole team - about the technicque, the suitable clothings, the tactics of bicycle racing, and more.



# Short video Olaf Ludwig