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Olaf Ludwig (born 13 April 1960 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[1] As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with Panasonic team. As a sprinter, the highlight of his career was winning the points classification in the 1990 Tour de France. Other highlights include the Olympic road race in Seoul in 1988, a record 38 stage victories in the Peace Race, winning the Amstel Gold Race in 1992, and podium placings in the Paris–Roubaix. He also won the 1992 UCI Road World Cup. In 1992 he won the Champs Elysees stage in the Tour de France and won the third Tour stage of his career the following year.[2]

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Olaf Ludwig

Ludwig in 2002
Personal information
Full name	Olaf Ludwig
Born	(1960-04-13) 13 April 1960 (age 62) Gera, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur team
1979–1989	SG Wismut Gera
Professional teams
1990–1992	Panasonic
1993–1997	Team Telekom
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Points classification (1990) 3 individual stages (1990, 1992, 1993) Stage races Peace Race (1982, 1986) One-day races and Classics Amstel Gold Race (1992) E3 Harelbeke (1991) Rund um den Henninger Turm (1994)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Individual road race 1980 Moscow Team time trial Representing  Germany World Championships 1993 Oslo Road race

His sprinting rivals included Mario Cipollini, Wilfried Nelissen and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.

In 1993 he joined Team Telekom, later T-Mobile Team. On retirement in 1996 he took up public relations for the team. He subsequently became principal team manager, but his involvement with the team finished at the end of 2006.

Major results

Books

Olaf Ludwig: Höllenritt auf der Himmelsleiter. Etappen meines Lebens. Herausgegeben von Helmut Wengel. RhinoVerlag, Arnstadt & Weimar 1997, ISBN 3-932081-18-8 (german)

References

Awards
Preceded by Jens Weißflog	East German Sportsman of the Year 1986	Succeeded by Torsten Voss
Preceded by Torsten Voss	East German Sportsman of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Andreas Wecker

На других языках

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- [en] Olaf Ludwig

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[es] Olaf Ludwig

Olaf Ludwig (Gera, 13 de abril de 1960) es un deportista alemán que compitió para la RDA en ciclismo en las modalidades de ruta y pista. En carretera fue profesional entre los años 1990 y 1997, durante los cuales consiguió 59 victorias.

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[fr] Olaf Ludwig

Olaf Ludwig (né le 13 avril 1960 à Gera-Thieschits) fut l'un des meilleurs cyclistes allemands durant les années 1980 et 1990. Ces principaux succès en tant qu'amateur furent deux victoires finales sur la Course de la Paix (1982 et 1986), dont il détient le record d'étapes (38 succès) et la médaille d'or de la course en ligne des Jeux olympiques de 1988. Durant sa carrière professionnelle, il gagna trois étapes du Tour de France, ainsi que le maillot vert du classement par points. En 1992, il remporta le classement final de la Coupe du monde. L'année suivante, il prit la troisième place de la course en ligne aux championnats du monde sur route. À la fin de sa carrière, il créa la société Olaf Ludwig Cycling GmbH, qui géra l'équipe T-Mobile jusqu'au 31 octobre 2006. Il exerça également diverses fonctions à la fédération allemande de cyclisme, au sein de l'équipe T-Mobile, et à l'Union cycliste internationale.

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[it] Olaf Ludwig

Olaf Ludwig (Gera, 13 aprile 1960) è un ex ciclista su strada, pistard e dirigente sportivo tedesco, tedesco orientale fino al 1990. Tra i dilettanti fu campione del mondo della cronometro a squadre nel 1981 e campione olimpico in linea a Seul 1988; professionista dal 1990 al 1997, vinse la classifica a punti al Tour de France 1990 e la Coppa del mondo 1992.

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[ru] Людвиг, Олаф

О́лаф Лю́двиг (нем. Olaf Ludwig; р. 13 апреля 1960 (1960-04-13), Гера, ГДР) — германский велогонщик-шоссейник.

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